Valeria Gutierrez Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States

- Researched, designed and conducted thermal interface testing to improve thermoelectric cooling performance - Ideated, manufactured, and iterated on prototypes to securely cradle organ during a surgical procedure to ensure adequate pressure, and experimented with materials acceptable for organ contact- Designed custom silicone casting mold for a sensor.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Designing and fabricating manipulator arm with Series Elastic Actuators in joints to improve compliance while maintaining precise position and force control

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Undergraduate lab assistant for MIT's 2.007: Design & Manufacturing I. - Mentored students in Mechanical Engineering, providing design & fabrication support- Completed projects as an apprentice, including a stirling engine and sand casted gear

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

- Designed and executed material testing procedures for new FDM 3D printing filaments, focusing on the Material Operations System for filament temperature and humidity control- Aided with final design and debugging of new 3D printer to prepare for production

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

- 3D printed molds and casted silicone rubber with acetate and fabric to make components for soft robotics- Created a fluidic control board featuring solenoid valves to actuate soft robotics grippersPublications:“Design of Fluidic Control Board for SeaPerch II”, Presented at OCEANS 2023, IEEE 2023“Development of Educational Marine Soft Robotics STEM.

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

- Designed and prototyped a single-direction door mechanism for nail polish pod insertion & removal- Furthered design of a vision testing rig– an easy to assemble box that takes pictures of hands as an easy way to collect more data, maintaining precise camera positions and angles

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

- Conducted NRM and ARM demagnetization of meteorite samples in order to determine strength of magnetic field present at time of formation- Prepared, mounted, and demagnetized meteorite samples using the Runcorn 2G DC SQUID Magnetometer

- Worked on development and testing of “AstroAnts,” miniature robots designed for working on the surface of the Gateway, an outpost that will orbit the Moon - Assisted in design and fabrication of tires for all 16 “AstroAnts”- Aided with assembly of the “AstroAnts”, and helped prepare materials for testing

- Virtually tutored high school students for the SAT and ACT by meeting weekly and customizing unique plans for each student in order to target their individual needs- Recorded video explanations for each question on past SATs to add to the online bank of test resources- Planned, advertised, and hosted webinar as a part of SoFlo’s ‘How I Got Into: ___’.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, Senior

Activities and Societies: Mocha Moves Hip-Hop Group (Co-President, former Show Coordinator & Publicity Chair), MIT Symphony Orchestra.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National BETA Club (President), Mu Alpha Theta (Vice President), Wharton Philharmonic Orchestra (President and.