resume

Basics

Current Position Graduate Student Researcher
Email narmph@umich.edu

Education

  • 2023.08 - Present

    Ann Arbor, Michigan

    PhD
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Mechanical Engineering
  • 2023.08 - Present

    Ann Arbor, Michigan

    M.S.
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Movement Science
  • 2021.08 - 2023.05

    Berkeley, California

    B.S.
    University of California, Berkeley
    Mechanical Engineering

Work

  • 2021.06 - 2023.06
    Undergraduate Research Associate
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    Design of mold for the fabrication of scintillating PTFE material, dark box components for use in testing scintillating PTFE material, and vertical circuit to modify the electromagnetic field in the detector
    • Mechanical Design
    • Circuit Design
    • Fabrication
    • Finite Element Analysis
  • 2019.06 - 2019.08
    Electronics Lab Design and Implementation Intern
    Tarana Wireless
    Designed floor plans for three new telecommunication equipment labs and a new rack and lab bench configuration for the new labs. Fulfilled IT requests for RF laboratory installation and maintenance
    • CAD
    • Server Maintenance
    • Electronics Installation
    • Design

Volunteer

  • 2024.04 - Present

    Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Outreach Chair
    Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Council
  • 2024.04 - Present

    Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Public Relations Chair
    Women and Gender Minorities in Mechanical Engineering
  • 2022.08 - 2023.05

    Berkeley, California

    Super User
    CITRIS Invention Lab

Awards

  • 2023.11.01
    Rackham Merit Fellowship
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    The RMF is a funding partnership between Rackham and the graduate program that includes tuition, stipend, health, and dental coverage, during each fall and winter semester, with select summer stipend and benefits.
  • 2021.10.01
    McNair Scholarship
    University of California, Berkeley
    Received funding for my work at LBNL, gave a presentation at the McNair 2022 Symposium at UCLA, and will be published in The Berkeley McNair Research Journal
  • 2021.10.01
    ME Scholar
    University of California, Berkeley
    Hand-picked group of incoming MechE students at UC Berkeley chosen by the MechE counselor for a weekly seminar involving a stipend, research presentations by faculty, and career/academic planning
  • 2019.10.01
    NSF S-STEM Scholar
    Cabrillo College
    SPECS Scholarship Program supports academically talented, financially disadvantaged students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in engineering professions: minorities, women, and first-generation students

Skills

Mechanical Engineering
Machine Learning
Embedded Systems
Mechanical Design
Controls
Movement Science
Clinical Gait Analysis
Gait Modeling
Impedance Estimation
IMU Signal Processing

References

Professor Elliott Rouse
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Professor Hannah Stuart
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Peter Sorensen
Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Labs in the Physics Division.

Interests

What I do for fun
Reading
Plant Care
Baking/Cooking
Climbing
Quilting
Swimming

Other work

  • 2022.08 - 2023.07
    Library Student Employee
    Doe/Moffit Library Circulation Desk
    Sorted and shelved returned books, assisted patrons with finding books and using library resources, and checked out books to patrons.
    • Shift Manager
    • Customer Service
    • Library Systems
  • 2022.01 - 2022.08
    Kitchen Manager at Kingman Hall
    Berkeley Student Cooperative
    Managed food ordering, kitchen cleanliness, and workshifts for a kitchen serving 50 people.
    • ServSafe Certified
  • 2018.01 - 2019.01
    Assistant Pastry Chef
    Gabrialla Cafe
    Worked under the head pastry chef at Gabriella Cafe, helping with preparing deserts and occasionally doing prep for the other chefs.
    • Baking
    • Food Preparation
    • Customer Service