Senior thesis project — a sensor-equipped mooring buoy that continuously monitors water quality parameters and predicts cyanobacteria and E. coli levels
This is my senior thesis, developed with a team of five engineering students across mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines. The system is a sensor-equipped mooring buoy that continuously monitors water quality parameters and makes data-driven predictions about water safety — specifically cyanobacteria and E. coli levels — to inform public health decisions. As the mechanical design lead, I am responsible for the full physical development of the buoy: CAD modeling the assembly in Onshape, engineering waterproof enclosures, fabricating custom gaskets, thermoforming the buoy hull, performing buoyancy calculations, and manufacturing structural components through CNC milling, waterjet cutting, laser cutting, and 3D printing.
