Haley Holcomb
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, June 2024
UC Santa Barbara
3.91 GPA
Tau Beta Pi Treasurer
Harold and Mary Miller Scholarship Recipient
Email: haleyholcomb@ucsb.edu
Engineering Experience
September 2022 - Present
May 2022 - Present
August 2023 - September 2023
Coastal Oceanography & Autonomous Systems (COAST) Lab
Undergraduate Researcher
UC Santa Barbara
Configuring, repairing, and developing programs critical to the communication between various oceanographic equipment.
Microfluidics Lab & Innovation Workshop
Workshop Wizard
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)
Leading training classes on various types of 3D printers, CNC and manual machines, laser cutters, waterjet cutters, microfluidics/PDMS processing tools, and on lab safety. Collaborating with university researchers and start-up companies to design and fabricate parts with these tools.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI)
UNOLS-MATE Intern
R/V Atlantis
Worked with the AUV Sentry team aboard the R/V Atlantis to deploy the deep submergence vehicle in support of research on hydrothermal plumes. Participated in the integration of numerous complex sensing systems, assisted with vehicle maintenance, took watchstanding shifts to send real-time commands, and conducted post-dive data recovery and processing to pinpoint ideal coordinates to sample hydrothermal vent plumes. Lived at sea for the duration of the cruise.
Technical Skills
Programming
MATLAB, Python, C++, MOOS-IvP, ROS, G-code, LaTeX, and machine learning algorithms
Software
COMSOL, SOLIDWORKS, LabVIEW, TeraTerm, PuTTY, HSMWorks, and FlashCut
Command-line Interfaces
Proficient in using command-line interfaces for macOS, Windows, and Linux
Field Work
AUV watchstanding, AUV launch/recovery procedures, data processing, radio communication, deck safety protocols, securing equipment for sea, operation and maintenance of oceanographic instruments, basic seamanship, scuba diving
Manufacturing
Expert with marine cable fabrication, soldering, laser cutters, waterjet cutters, FDM, SLA, and Polyjet 3D printers, PDMS processing tools for microfluidic chip fabrication, and with CNC and manual machining practices
Embedded Systems
Design of embedded systems using the Arduino programming environment. Serial and UDP communications
Relevant Coursework
Mechanical Engineering
Statics, Introduction to Machine Shop, Basic Electrical and Electronic Circuits, Strength of Materials, Engineering Graphics: CAD and Conceptual Design, Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics I-II, Thermosciences I-III, Vibrations, Mechatronics, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Design I-II, Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design Project I-III, Multidisciplinary Capstone Design I-III, Introduction to Multiphysics Simulation, Hydrodynamic Instability and Turbulence
General Engineering
Control System Design, Machine Learning, Introduction to the Structure and Properties of Materials, Ethics in Engineering, Engineering Approaches to Solve Wicked Problems and Global Challenges, Introduction to Programming, Mathematics of Engineering
Physics
Basic Physics I-VI with additional lab courses
Math
Calculus with Applications I-II, Linear Algebra with Applications, Differential Equations
Chemistry
General Chemistry I-II with additional lab courses