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Sherry Tao

Sherry Tao

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Intern at the San Diego Low Speed Wind Tunnel | Recent UCSD Aerospace Engineering Graduate

  • Education

    • Mt Carmel High School

      2016 - 2020
      High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Academic League, Amateur Radio, Catalyst for Success, Chemistry Club, Computer Science Club, First Tech Challenge (FTC), Science Olympiad, SWE NEXT, Wind Ensemble

    • University of California San Diego

      2020 - 2024
      Bachelor of Science - BS Aerospace Engineering

      Activities and Societies: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Multi Asian Student Association (MASA), Quizbowl, Triton Unmanned Aerial Systems TUAS),

  • Experience

    • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics at UC San Diego

      Sept 2021 - Jun 2024

      Sends weekly newsletter, takes meeting minutes at board meetings, designs graphics and manages social media. Also works on merchandise design for general org member such as stickers and shirts Plans social event for organization members, both within the org along with collaborative events with other engineering clubs on campus

      • Secretary

        May 2023 - Jun 2024

      • Social Coordinator

        Sept 2021 - May 2023

    • Alumni Tutoring SD

      Sept 2021 - Jun 2022
      Tutor

      Tutors and guides students in local school district though the courses and exams

    • Triton Robocup

      Sept 2022 - Jul 2023
      Math and Physics Lead

      Works with a team of students to build autonomous robots that play soccer. Worked on the technical section focusing on the physics behind how the robot works and all the forces that are involved

    • Triton Unmanned Aerial Systems

      Jan 2023 - Jun 2024

      Manages social media accounts, plans outreach events, designs merchandise such as stickers, shirts, makes graphics, and connects with sponsors for the team.Additionally working on the teams Flight Readiness Review (FRR) which is needed for the annual SUAS competition. Parachute: Designed and tested different ways to deploy and tie a parachute to a housing to safely drop a water bottle from 75+ feet. During this process, many folding techniques were tested, along with different parachute string lengths, and prototyping to get initial sizing figured out.Manufacturing: Performed layups with epoxy, carbon fiber, fiberglass and foam to make different parts of the airplane such as the fuselage, wings,and tail.

      • Business Lead

        Jul 2023 - Jun 2024

      • Airframe Member

        Jan 2023 - Jun 2024

    • NASA L'SPACE Program

      May 2023 - Dec 2023

      NASA's L'SPACE Mission Concept Academy (MCA) is an online course for students from across the US to work together to complete mission design and development in different fields of space. Our team's goal was to send an orbiter to Enceladus (one of Saturn's moons) to collect samples from erupting plumes for analysis and to find the possibility to support life. NASA's L'SPACE Proposal Writing and Evaluation Experience is a course designed to teach students proposal writing and proposal evaluation. Our team worked on developing a new material to be used in space applications made up of epoxy with infused graphene dots for extra durability and strength at a light weight.

      • GNC Engineer and Scientist

        Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

      • Proposal Writer

        May 2023 - Aug 2023

    • Treobytes

      Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
      Instructional Facilitator

      Taught a course with other college students about engineering basics, including circuit building, design, and CAD.

    • San Diego Wind Tunnel

      Apr 2024 - now
      Intern

    • World Cube Association

      Nov 2024 - now

      Replies to emails the WCA receives, works on coordinating social media posts, designs graphics to be posted. Works to document the history and events of the World Cube Association and speed cubing

      • Junior Delegate

        Jan 2025 - now

      • Communication Team Member

        Jan 2024 - now

      • Competition Organizer

        Aug 2023 - now

      • Archives Team Member

        Dec 2022 - now

      • Trainee Delegate

        Nov 2024 - Jan 2025

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Amateur Radio Technician License

      Federal Communications Commission
      Jan 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sherry Tao
      Outstanding Contribution to the AIAA San Diego Student Chapter at UCSD AIAA SD May 2024
    • Awarded to Sherry Tao
      Ruben H. Fleet Scholarship Recipient AIAA SD May 2024
    • Awarded to Sherry Tao
      NASA's Human Lander Competition Finalist NASA Mar 2024 The Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) is an initiative supporting NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate’s (ESDMD’s) efforts to explore innovative solutions for a variety of known Human Landing System (HLS) challenge areas. Through this competition, our team developed our approach to combat lunar plume effects through microwave sintered landing pads.
    • Awarded to Sherry Tao
      SWENext Design Lab Community Engagement Challenge Finalist Society of Women Engineers Feb 2020 SWENext is a branch of the Society of Women Engineers that encourages young women in grades K-12 to be more involved in STEM fields. Our team participated in the SWENext DesignLab Community Engagement Challenge, where students tackle a community issue and create a proposal to solve it through different engineering disciplines. We decided to take on the local "green water crisis" by educating local elementary school children about how our daily water is processed and build model filtration… Show more SWENext is a branch of the Society of Women Engineers that encourages young women in grades K-12 to be more involved in STEM fields. Our team participated in the SWENext DesignLab Community Engagement Challenge, where students tackle a community issue and create a proposal to solve it through different engineering disciplines. We decided to take on the local "green water crisis" by educating local elementary school children about how our daily water is processed and build model filtration systems in order to teach them water treatment. Show less
    • Awarded to Sherry Tao
      AP Scholar with Distinction CollegeBoard Jul 2019 College Board award granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
    • Awarded to Sherry Tao
      President's Volunteer Service Award - Jul 2017 The President’s Volunteer Service Award is an opportunity to honor outstanding volunteers and recognize the impact they make.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Catalyst For Success on Sept 2018
      Catalyst For SuccessAssociated with Sherry Tao

    • Volunteer, Officer

      Issued by Mt Carmel High School Chemistry Club on Sept 2018
      Mt Carmel High School Chemistry ClubAssociated with Sherry Tao

    • Volunteer

      Issued by San Diego Air & Space Museum on Jun 2019
      San Diego Air & Space MuseumAssociated with Sherry Tao