Julia D
PhD Candidate
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJulia D is a Stanford PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering researching mechatronics, haptics, and sensing as a NASA Space Technology Research Fellow, combining deep technical rigor with an entrepreneurial mindset. Trained in electrical engineering and computer science at Columbia (BS, magna cum laude), she has 11 years of hands-on experience building open-source robotics platforms and leading student maker and aerospace initiatives. She co-founded the Columbia Space Initiative and has been recognized by AIAA and Aviation Week for early leadership, while earning both NSF GRFP and NASA NSTRF fellowships to support her graduate work. Comfortable at the intersection of hardware, software, and design, she brings a creative visual-arts perspective to problem solving and a track record of translating research into community-facing outreach.
11 years of coding experience
International Baccalaureate Diploma, High School Diploma, 3.93/4.0 (weighted GPA: 4.71), International Baccalaureate Diploma, High School Diploma, 3.93/4.0 (weighted GPA: 4.71) at Richard Montgomery High SchoolBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering, 3.90/4.00 Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering, 3.90/4.00 Magna Cum Laude at Columbia University in the City of New YorkMaster of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University
Korean, Chinese, Spanish, English
Github Skills (6)
digit8
cnc-controller7
sensor7
ieee7
javascript4
python1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
JuliaDi/JuliaDi.github.io
Jan 2015 - Mar 2025
Personal website project
Contributions:76 pushes, 3 branches in 10 years 3 months
project-website
JuliaDi/Robot-Squad
Feb 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:2 PRs, 14 pushes, 3 branches in 2 months
roboticssquadrobotfourrobots
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