Independent Student Research · 2023 – Present
Research Projects.
Three active research threads — one medical, one aerospace, one linguistic. All started from genuine curiosity. None of them were assigned homework.
Active Research
Three Ongoing Projects.
ITP Rapid Diagnostic Test
ITP — Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura — is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks its own blood platelets. Left undiagnosed, it causes severe bruising, internal bleeding, and in serious cases, life-threatening haemorrhage. The diagnosis process is brutal: 15–20 different blood tests, all run to rule out everything else first. People wait 7–8 years for a name for what's happening to their body. I designed a test that skips all of that.
- Works on the same principle as a lateral flow assay (pregnancy test format) — one strip, one clear result, no lab equipment required
- Detects the specific immune markers that confirm the body is producing antibodies against its own blood platelets
- Designed to deliver a result in minutes, not weeks
- Target manufacturing cost is a fraction of the current multi-test diagnostic pathway
Pixel-Based Shadow Lattice Solar Sail
A propulsion and attitude control system for spacecraft using photonic pressure — no fuel required. The design uses a liquid crystal pixel lattice to dynamically modulate opacity across the sail surface, enabling fine-grained control over how light pressure is distributed. Essentially: steer a spacecraft with light, using pixels.
- Dynamic opacity modulation via liquid crystal pixel lattice — enables real-time attitude control without mechanical systems
- Photonic pressure distribution for propellantless attitude control and trajectory adjustment
- Ultra-thin polyimide substrate with vapour-deposited aluminium coating for reflectivity and mass efficiency
Harappan Script Theory
The Indus Valley / Harappan script remains one of the few truly undeciphered writing systems in the ancient world. This research applies computational and linguistic methods to the known inscription corpus, looking for structural patterns that might reveal the language's underlying grammar and syntax — without assuming it has to follow the rules of languages we already know.
- Semantic cluster analysis of grapheme frequency distributions across the inscription corpus
- Material-informed morphological variation — studying how writing style changes across soft versus hard substrates
- Dialectal divergence mapping within the Indus Valley logistical network
- Computational reconstruction of non-linear syntactical sequences
Research Interests
What I'm Drawn To.
Currently accepted into the SHIP+NSRI Research Cohort for 2025–26. All three research projects above are independent — no supervision required, no permission asked.