Catherine Spivey Email & Phone Number

Silver Spring, MD, US

Discovery Program at JHU APLFirst rotation: Space Science Instrumentation

Portland, Oregon Area

Acts as a representative for MCECS and Portland State University. Gives tours and leads outreach activities for visitors, prospective students, and the public. Plans and implements diversity and inclusion events for current students.

Teaching Assistant for ME 448/548: Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics (January 2022-March 2022)Teaching Assistant for ME 488: Design of Experiments (September 2021-December 2021). Assisted students with understanding topics for their homework and exams, graded homeworks, gave a lecture on one way and two way ANOVA tables.

Worked as a Vehicle and Ground Systems intern on Centaur III, V, Delta Cryogenic Second Stage and ICPS for SLS.Tasks included: completing designs for test setup to qualify new designs, performing redesign efforts to increase supplier through-put and performing/presenting trade studies to senior leadership to improve current designs.

• Led a team of 6 students for senior capstone project tasked with designing the airframe and isogrid propellant tanks for the LV4 rocket with the goal of passing the von Karman line as part of the Base11 Space Challenge.
• Improving on CAD of coupling ring system to join modules together.
• Conduct CAD reviews on all airframe components and assembly.
• Completed computational fluid dynamics simulations in Star-CCM+ to analyze drag and lift on various rocket fins as well as magnitude and… Show more
• Completed computational fluid dynamics simulations in Star-CCM+ to analyze drag and lift on various rocket fins as well as magnitude and location of pressure and forces on fins due to high speed, high altitude rocket.
• Wrote and presented a NASA Student Academic Research Review paper about optimization of isogrids and orthogrids for small, low-cost launch vehicles.

Portland State University

• Lead Mechanical Engineer for OreSat: Oregon’s first ‘CubeSat’ satellite, part of the NASA-sponsored CubeSat Launch Initiative. Managed and led a team of volunteers to design, build, and test all mechanical subsystems.
• Grew team from 3 students to 10 students.
• Improved the design of the Handheld Ground… Show more
• Improved the design of the Handheld Ground Station, a 3D printed project available for Oregon high school students to make for less than $50.
• Presented at local events on various aspects of OreSat and Portland State Aerospace Society.
• Led a workshop on how to draft part drawings to send to machine shops. Worked directly with a machine shop, spring manufacturer, 3D printing company, and other businesses to ensure that the design requirements were met.

• Worked virtually in a multidisciplinary team of 15 students from various universities to design and simulate a multimodal (fly and drive) unmanned vehicle capable of traversing various types of terrain.
• Conducted research and trade studies on existing all terrain vehicles, including wheel, drivetrain, and chassis systems.
• Conducted terramechanics calculations with various wheels to determine power and torque requirements.
• Designed the electronics mounts and housing to attach… Show more
• Designed the electronics mounts and housing to attach to the chassis. Show less

San Luis Obispo, California

Taught engineering projects to kids ages 5-12 by using Legos. Was responsible for planning and implementing lessons that aligned with the company’s goals while teaching basic engineering concepts.

Pismo Beach, California

Worked at the Front Desk as a Guest Services Agent. Checked guests in and out, accommodated guest requests, kept the desk and lobby organized accordingly, and communicated with other employees to ensure hotel ran smoothly.

San Luis Obispo, California

Gave tours of university housing to campus visitors, including prospective students and special guests of the University President. Informed the public about the school and the local area. Manned information booths during university events such as Open House.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Thesis track: fluid dynamics focus. Proper orthogonal decomposition of turbulent flow boundary layer over multiscale roughness

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: President and Co-Founder Portland State Women in Aerospace/Society of Women in Space Exploration; Lead.

Associate'S Degree, General Studies, 3.86

Highest Honors Dean's List: Fall 2017 President's List: Winter 2018; Spring 2018

Education record

Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering

Activities and Societies: Community Council, Inter-Housing Council, Week of Welcome