Research

Questions with a method behind them.

Lab work at Duke, a combustion experiment written up to publication standard, and a modeling paper. Each page lists the problem, what I did, the result, and the scope of my role.

Current

In the lab now

2026

DEVOL and BMI OrganBank

Undergraduate Research Intern, Organ perfusion, Duke Surgery

An autonomous dialysis circuit for ex vivo kidney perfusion, with a patent application in progress.

Organ Perfusion
Transplant Medicine
Patent Pending
Embedded Systems
CAD

Completed

Finished and documented

2026

Propane-Air Flashback Experiment

Apparatus design and data analysis, Duke ME 331 Thermodynamics

Built a flashback rig from components and measured laminar flame speed across 13 tests with full error propagation.

Combustion
Safety-Critical Systems
Experimental Design
Uncertainty Analysis
Technical Writing

2023

M3 MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge

Modeler and writer, National modeling competition

Top 20% of global entrants, a first for my school, plus a published paper on e-bike adoption.

Quantitative Modeling
Public Policy Analytics
MATLAB
Problem Structuring
Technical Writing

Published

In print

SSRN, 2023

Ride Like the Wind Without Getting Winded

Quantitative modeling on the growth and effects of electric bikes in the 21st century. Co-authored.

Read on SSRN

Duke Pratt, Oct 2026

AI-Driven Product for Builders

Duke’s coverage of the summer product sprint, including the tolerance and design-review tool I built.

Read the article

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