16/yo
Vancouver, Canada
TKS & UTP Student
Motorsport Engineering
Aerodynamics
Robotics
Hi! I'm Darien, welcome to my personal website!
I attend UBC's University Transition Program, a specialized program condensing high school into just 2 years, and TKS, a prestigious program with a 10–15% acceptance rate, where my focus is on motorsport engineering—specifically aerodynamics and CFD technology. I conduct projects around researching the application of CFDs in F1 and have built models for fluid dynamics testing.
I co-founded the GritLabs public speaking and debate program, and I'm a longtime member of my local Gavel Club, where I serve as Vice President of Membership.
Outside of all of that, I love trivia and history.
I love motorsports, automotive engineering. I've been watching Formula 1 since I was a kid (Mercedes fan), I also love WRC (Rovanpera is my goat). I find that almost everything I do all comes back to engineering.
An article exploring how computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is shaping the future of Formula 1 aerodynamics, with a focus on comparing modern CFD models with wind tunnel testing. Discusses the challenges CFD models currently face, and how F1 has applied CFDs to testing. Check out the article here!
Modeled and ran fluid dynamics testing on a replica of the 2009 Williams FW31 front wing. Built and tested in Solidworks CAD & CFD Check out the article here! Check out the video here!
Coded, from scratch, a simple CFD capable of calculating and solving the lid-driven-cavity fluid dynamics problem, using Chorin Projection Method and Navier-Stokes. My LinkedIn post about it GitHub Code
A smart irrigation system using an Arduino-based soil moisture sensor to optimize water usage and improve agricultural efficiency. Update 1
A machine learning program that aims to predict F1 races through analysis of past F1 telemetry data, serves as a F1 telemetry viewer as well. Check out my first prototype!
A small-scale prototype of an RC boat powered by solar energy, designed for the 2025 Physics Olympics prebuild challenge.
Working alongside IKEA, my group created "Sven", a conversational AI assistant that provided a human-like customer support experience to IKEA customers, with the aim of reducing labour costs for the IKEA support team. Check out our slide deck!
I'm incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to work with many companies, clubs, and programs!
