Engineering • Design • Storytelling

Hey, I'm Megan!

I’m a junior at Harvey Mudd studying engineering and media studies. I like building things that help people, especially medical devices, and I spend a lot of my free time in the machine shop and woodshop.

Mechanical Eng.Harvey Mudd, Class of 2028
Medical DevicesCurvaFix · Medtronic
SWE PresidentHMC Chapter

Experience

CurvaFix

R&D Mechanical Engineer

Prototyping connectors for a pelvic fracture implant and building a rig to fatigue test them.

Aug 2026 - Present
Medtronic

Design Quality Engineering Intern

Updated risk analyses for surgical devices and dug through five years of complaint data.

Jun 2026 - Aug 2026
HMC Biophotonics Lab

Imaging & Biophotonics Research Intern

Built in vivo imaging systems for over 99% less than commercial ones.

Jan 2025 - Jan 2026
Society of Women Engineers

HMC Chapter President

Running our chapter and bringing in engineers from industry to meet our 80+ members.

May 2025 - Present
Harvey Mudd College

Machine Shop Proctor

Helping students use the lathes, mills, and CNC machines safely.

May 2025 - Present
Harvey Mudd Makerspace

Head Logistics Steward

Managing 40+ student staff and helping people with welding, 3D printing, and sewing.

May 2025 - Present
Kumon Learning Center

English & Math Tutor

Tutored 70+ kids in everything from grammar to calculus.

Jun 2023 - Aug 2024

Featured Projects

CurvaFix Pubic Symphysis ConnectorNEW

Medical DeviceOrthopedicsTest Design

My clinic team is designing a connector that links two CurvaFix implants across the front of the pelvis. We're trying both flexible and rigid versions and building a rig to fatigue test them in foam bone.

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OpenIVIS Research

BiophotonicsRaspberry PiImaging

Research in the HMC Biophotonics Lab building a low-cost in vivo imaging system out of a Raspberry Pi and other off-the-shelf parts.

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