About Me
Hello, I'm Chiara Wu
Welcome to my website! I am a passionate mechanical engineering student with a keen interest in fluids and heat transfer. Through my projects, I aim to gain experience in application by using my theoretical knowledge and multidisciplinary skills to tackle real engineering problems. I am dedicated to continuously learning and growing my skillset to be able to find and optimize the most efficient engineering designs.
Skills
SolidWorks, FEMAP, NASTRAN, GD&T, Matlab, Visual Basic
Experience
2024 - Present
Cal Poly Pomona ME Department
Designing and analyzing a self-balancing biomechatronic foot composed of custom series elastic linear actuator, O-drive, and linkage system using Solidworks and FEA.
2023 - 2023
Club Member, CPP FSAE
Designed an assembly of a camber gauge adapter tailored to the size of student race car wheels.
2024 - Present
Club Assistant, ASI CPP
Coordinating across 5 financial departments to provide finance-related customer service to 150+ university clubs. Following SOPs and processing disbursements and travel requests to reduce workload across departments.
2023 - 2023
Club Member, CPP Robotics
Integrated hardware into a robot capable of playing soccer.
2023 - Present
Structures Lead, BLADE
Lead the design and analysis of miniature satellite structure using SolidWorks. Presented design reviews to club officers and industry professionals from design process to end product. Implementing data encryption onto a satellite for wider applications in space cybersecurity.
2019 - 2022
Lab Assistant, Molefarming Laboratory
Performed research in cell culture, DNA, and protein analysis. Designed a website for biotech company using Squarespace.