[2013 Applicant Profiles and Results]

Undergrad Institution: University of Maryland, College Park
Major(s): Mechanical Engineering
Minor(s): Physics
GPA in Major: 4.0
Overall GPA: 3.96
Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: Top
Type of Student: White/Hispanic domestic male

GRE Scores:
Q: 166
V:  165
W:  4.0

Research Experience:

-REU at UC Berkeley working on a test platform for a bio-inspired climbing robot (Summer 2011)

-REU at University of Michigan on analyzing walking performance of micro-robots using a dynamics simulation (Summer 2012). Conference paper in progress (1st or 2nd author probably).

-3 semesters at undergrad institution on experiments/dynamics simulation to improve efficiency of jumping milli-robots. Gave poster presentation at an undergraduate research conference.

-2 semesters and continuing at undergrad institution on analyzing and testing the effectiveness of using a dynamic tail to steer a walking robot. Paper accepted for publication in an international robotics conference (1st author). Will complete and defend a thesis on this research for my university's engineering honors program.

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Full merit scholarship awarded by my university, Goldwater National Scholarship, Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Semester of tutoring experience freshman year, TA for introduction to engineering design course fall of senior year.

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Strong performance on two projects designing/testing robots, strong letters of rec from faculty research advisors, including one well known in the field of robotics.

Applying to PhD program (when possible), interested in robotics research:

University of Maryland, College Park - Mech. Eng. - Waiting
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Mech, Eng. - Interview (Notified 1/14/2013)

UC Berkeley - Mech. Eng. - Interview (Notified 12/19/2012)
Harvard - SEAS Mech. Eng. - Waiting
University of Pennsylvania - Mech. Eng. - Waiting

Stanford - Mech. Eng. - Waiting

Northwestern - Mech. Eng. - Waiting

Carnegie Mellon - Robotics - Waiting