Highschool and Middle School Projects

Assassin's Creed inspired 3 barreled, nitrocellulose powered cannon capable of shooting fireballs or projectiles.

Synthesis of ultra-pure zinc sulfide using H2S for doped ZnS phosphorescent materials.

Performed sand casting and lost wax casting of Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, ZAMAC, Brass, Lead, and Silver

Starting from a mineral, crushing, and chemically extracting any possible gold content, quantitative analysis with a very sensitive technique involving tin.

Experimented with 4 methods of blackening: nitrate and nitrite melt bath, hydroxide and nitrate solution, ferric chloride solution, and controlled oxidation at elevated temperatures.

Brought back forgotten bubble lamps and made them into a desktop piece. Numerous factors such as nucleation, vacuum level, glass shape, ampoule sealing, localized heating, illumination had to be addressed.

Built a thrust measuring setup and experimented with different nozzle compositions, geometries, fuel packing and formulation

Experimented with numerous signal flare compositions to achieve a target burn rate, light color and intensity.

Synthesized and extracted numerous organic and inorganic fluorescent and phosphorescent compounds.

Designed and fabricated a refillable, CO₂-pressurized, throttle-controlled flamethrower prototype. Applied metal fabrication, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics; engineered for 20 bar but operated conservatively at ~3 bar. Implemented rigorous safety protocols throughout design, testing, and operation. 

Synthesized ferric ammonium citrate and practiced cyanotype.

Isolated 21 elements from various compounds.

Using hydrazine hydrate and other reducing agents, I was able to produce a copper mirror as an alternative to silver or tin.