About me

I specialize in developing physics-based models for processes. I validate my models with real-world experimental data gathered myself or by collaborators, and with my software engineering expertise I develop software packages and web frontends that make these models accessible to non-experts. Building on these strengths and with industrial collaboration, the Wheeler Lab will take process and product models from pencil and paper to operational practice.

I am a:

• chemical engineer
• Julia enthusiast
• PhD candidate
• aspiring professor
• proud father
• fluent Italian speaker without any Italian heritage
• distance runner (Spring 2026 marathon in 3:26:47, running alone; half marathon best of 1:16, most recently a 1:29)

I also like:

• poetry (Dante Alighieri, Robert Frost, writing my own)
• Nintendo games (Legend of Zelda, Pokemon, indies)
• board games (Dominion, Bang!, Villainous, Wingspan…)
• anime (Demon Slayer, Frieren, Spy x Family, Horimiya, etc.)
• novels (Brandon Sanderson, Terry Pratchett, fantasy, sci-fi)