Hannah Nguyen

Experience

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  AMC Theatres

  Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

  Food Concessionist

  Took orders, served, and prepared food in an efficient and timely manner to customers at front counter

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  Forbes House Museum

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Summer Student Intern

  Research (artwork history, historical people) and collections care

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  Sweet Piglet Bakery

  Sept 2021 - Oct 2022

  Front-End Worker

  Prepare and serve baked goods (in-person, phone, online orders)

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  The New York Academy of Sciences

  Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

  Junior Academy

  Researched and experimented with plant buffering systems in conservation sites with international team members in order to present a solution to eutrophication

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  MassRobotics

  Dec 2021 - May 2022

  Cohort II Fellow

  Enrolled as a MassRobotics Jumpstart Fellow. Curriculum includes an introduction to Solidworks and MatLabs, Python programming, soldering, use of hand tools and prototype assembly, 3D printing, and leadership development.

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  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2023

  Curatorial Study Hall Teen Intern

  Worked in a team of 6 to curate "Portraits of Leadership" exhibit (2022) and researched democracy and civics pieces of artwork to help curate and write labels for the exhibit "Power of the People: Art and Democracy" (2024)

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  Randolph Town Hall

  May 2023 - Aug 2024

  Program Management Intern

  - Created and presented full proposal plans for first town-wide public art mural - Researched and drafted materials for youth advocation and social media campaigns

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  Harvard University

  Jan 2024 - Aug 2024

  Research Assistant at Aizenberg Lab

  - Fabricated and tested a system for controlling our access to the coldness of radiative cooling materials using liquid conductivity- Developed a proof of concept using acrylic devices with carbon in water or titanium dioxide in IPA

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  Harvard University

  Jan 2025 - now

  Research Intern at Stephanie E. Pierce Lab

  - Designing biomimetic vertebral columns (BVCs) using SolidWorks and 3Matic; 3d printing molds and assembling multipartite structures with silicone materials to replicate vertebral morphology of early tetrapods.- Testing BVC performance across versatile configurations to evaluate trade-offs between stability and flexibility, analyzing dynamic metrics such as thrust, long-axis rotation, and cost of transport on flapper systems.- Investigating the functional diversity of vertebral morphologies through adaptive landscape analyses and regional comparisons along the spine, uncovering evolutionary patterns in response to terrestriality. Show less