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Education & Publications

Coursework, summer research programs, and published work.

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Chantilly High School

Chantilly, Virginia

Brendan in a suit and striped tie on an open lawn

Summer Programs & Research Training

Selective programs at Purdue, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins.

June — August 2026

Summer Science Program (SSP), Biochemistry Track

Sponsored by MIT · Hosted at Purdue University

Selected as 1 of 35 researchers from a pool of 5,000+ applicants. Spent 330+ hours modeling and experimenting on CDC14 serine phosphatase toward a novel antifungal inhibitor, wrote a full-length research paper, and presented a poster to an audience of 80+.

June — August 2025

Stanford Summer Session

Stanford University

Intro to Statistics for Biology with Prof. Madeline Louise Schroth-Glanz (5 credits, A) and Introduction to Biotechnology with Prof. Jae Chung (3 credits, A).

July — August 2023

Center for Talented Youth (CTY)

Johns Hopkins University

Principles of Engineering Design. Received an A.

June — July 2026

Global Health Leaders Conference

Johns Hopkins University

Selected with a sub-10% acceptance rate. Investigated recurring global health issues with Johns Hopkins, UNC, Harvard, and Duke faculty and presented work on VerdureVeil and the growing drought crisis.

Publications

Blueberry leaves laid out on foil with the handwritten occlusive composition notes

The Effect of Occlusives on the Transpiration Rates in Vaccinium corymbosum

The Curieux Academic Review · December 2025

An independent study measuring how different occlusive agents affect leaf transpiration and water retention in highbush blueberry, using controlled mass-loss protocols and statistical comparison across treatment conditions.

Read the paper (page 425)

Three articles covering VerdureVeil were also published online in 2026.

Patent Pending

Fabrication and Physicochemical Characterization of a Novel Glycerol-Plasticized Chitosan-Starch Biopolymer Composite

Status
Patent pending
Recognition
1st Place, Virginia & Invention DC state level
Focus
Puncture resistance and durability in a biodegradable film

Let’s connect.

Research, engineering and community collaborations.

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