GRACE ZHANG

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University.

Projects

Cornell Mars Rover

Fall 2018 - Spring 2019

Custom printed circuit boards for sensors and actuators, embedded firmware design, teamwork, leadership

Karaoke Robot Judge

Spring 2021

ECE 4760: Designing with Microcontrollers final project

CharcuterPi

Spring 2021

ECE 5725: Design with Embedded Operating Systems final project

Obstacle-avoiding Robot

Spring 2021

ECE 3400: Intelligent Physical Systems projects

Experience

Cornell Mars Rover, Electrical Subteam Lead
October 2018 - Present
- Collaborate with a team of 50+ peers and lead a group of 12 electrical engineering students to design an innovative semi-autonomous rover to compete in the annual University Rover Challenge hosted by The Mars Society.
- Design and fabricate the layout of the printed circuit board in Autodesk EAGLE and write the PIC32MX530F128H microcontroller code in C for the science testing board, legacy power distribution board, and distributed task board for motor control.
- Collaborate with the Controls Software subteam to ensure electrical support for required functionality (Inverse Kinematics, Computer Vision).
- Recruit, onboard, and mentor new members as well as host weekly training sessions.
- Communicate with other subteams to determine the design requirements of electrical components.
- Read more at the Cornell Mars Rover project page.
Ketra, Embedded Engineering Intern
July 2020 - August 2021
- Identified, contextualized, and solved a long-term existing design bug that affects the performance of all publicly sold Ketra bulbs using a C#-based testing tool and its C-based control module, and presented to Ketra senior management and co-founders at the end of the work term.
- Interfaced with the mechanical engineers on staff to create a Python-based data-parser for a 2000+ entry device database in order to convert entries to a format suitable for temperature testing during development.
- Participated in the Summer 2020 ALT EXperience to draft a project proposal in a team of 6 and presented it to senior engineers and management.
The Shoulders of Giants, Technical Mentor & Assistant Instructor
June 2018-Present
- Leading a group of high school students to design and build a 6-pole DC motor capable of generating a usable amount of power by educating students about the basics of motors, physics, and mechanical and electrical design.
- Instructed 40 high school students in the mechanical, hardware, and software design and fabrication of a 3D printed prosthetic hand, printed circuit board, and Arduino code responsive to sensors and electromyography.
- Designed an Arduino compatible microcontroller development board that adheres to IEC 60601 standards for student use.
Cornell E.Motion, Design Chair & Lead Choreographer
January 2020 - Present
- Collaborate with executive board members to plan events for 60+ members.
- Design quartercards, posters, programs, and merchandise for the annual showcase and edit photos for promotion.
- Organize, lead, and teach choreography to a team to perform at school events with 100+ people in attendance.

About

Hi! I'm Grace Zhang and I am a senior studying Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University. I am interested in embedded systems as it relates to robotics applications. Currently, I am the electrical lead of the Cornell Mars Rover project team as well as a technical mentor for the Mini Motors project run by The Shoulders of Giants. In fall 2022, I will be at Cornell as a graduate student pursuing a Masters of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering. In my free time, I enjoy dancing, reading, and drawing -- I'm the design chair for an amateur dance club on campus. If you have anything you want to talk about, feel free to reach out to me over email or LinkedIn!

Contact

zhanggracet@gmail.com