Jacob Wang Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

• Designing a spectrophotometer sample mount capable of automated high-precision sample mapping for use in the development of next-generation wafer inspection tooling
• Developing the control algorithm for the stages on the sample mount and the integration of the movement with the measurement functionality of the spectrophotometer
• Designing and performing FEA on mechanical components for use in various experiments run by the group

Hold weekly office hours assisting students with questions and homework for the Dynamics course in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

• Designing and conducting mechanical testing on stretchable liquid metal sensors to characterizeelectromechanical response for applications in tensegrity robotics
• Developing a model to calculate optimal sensor dimensions for any given loading and spatial requirement
• Previously conducted a study on the significance of machine strain in the lab’s Instron as a source of systematic error in measurements via digital image correlation (DIC)

Planned spiritual and social activities for the undergraduate Catholic community at Yale

San Francisco Bay Area

Led classes on introductory engineering and programming with project-based curricula in Lego, Python, and Scratch for elementary and middle school students

• Developed hardware for an automated camera trap for surveying wild insect populations with a focus on modularizing components for manufacturability
• Began design and prototyping of robotic systems for capturing and indexing airborne DNA and for collecting animal saliva samples

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Yale Symphony Orchestra, Yale Climbing Team, Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Band, Soccer Team, Christian Service Program