Honors & Awards


  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (2019-2024)
  • Research Excellence Award, Rice Engineering Alumni Association (2018)
  • Outstanding Junior Award, Rice Engineering Alumni Association (2018)
  • Louise J. Walsh Academic Scholarship in Engineering, Rice University (2017-2019)
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa (2019-Current)
  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi (2017-Current)

Education & Certifications


  • Bachelor of Science, William Marsh Rice University, Mechanical Engineering (2019)

Lab Affiliations


All Publications


  • A quantitative assessment of the model form error of friction models across different interface representations for jointed structures MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING Porter, J. H., Balaji, N., Little, C. R., Brake, M. W. 2022; 163