Nora Ait Boucherbil: Engineer & Researcher
Explore My Work
Welcome to my portfolio. I’ve had the opportunity to create a variety of projects. I thrive on creative challenges and enjoy building strong relationships along the way. Explore my work below, and contact me directly to learn more.
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Vanderbilt University Undergraduate
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SyBBURE Research Scholarship
Murphy Oil-Deming Scholarship
Professional History
Past Positions
June 2018 - Aug. 2018
LEVMO:
Intern and Partner
Designed and prototyped a carbon fiber wheel and other segments for a compactable and durable wheelchair using a CNC and other machining equipment.
Global grant competition; applied for a half-million-dollar grant (Toyota Mobility Grant). Qualified to the final round.
Jan. 2019- Aug. 2019
Energetics and Nanotechnology Lab: Researcher
Developed a solution to increase interface strength between electrodes and the current collector in structural batteries.
Tested the interface and full mechanical battery strength with an Instron Tensile Tester.
Collected and analyzed a large variety of battery data from hundreds of Excel columns using MATLAB.
Paper is submitted for review (with me as second author) in Journal of Materials Chemistry A (Impact Factor 10.7).
Projects
Competitions and Fun Side Projects!
March 2018
Vanderbuilds Hardware Hackathon
1st Place
Prototyped and designed in 12 hours a pair of shoes to assist the blind in walking without a walking cane.
January 2019
TOM Makeathon
Designed and built in 48 hours, with a team, a wheelchair attachment for a 5-year old paraplegic child in the Tennessee community that gives him the agency to play on bumpy terrain with his friends.
Aug. 2019- Dec. 2019
Trained in VINSE Cleanroom to build and test multiple graphene transistors.
Built Graphene Transistors
Aug. 2019 - Feb. 2019
"Think Tank"
Organized a curriculum to give patients in children’s hospitals an opportunity to learn about engineering principles by creating a toy car with an Arduino.
November 2019
TOM Makeathon
Designed and built in 48 hours, with a team, a device that allowed a 4-year old boy to who was born without an esophagus and with clubbed hands to be able to feed himself for the first time ever.
Presentations & Leadership
Conferences
June 2019
RehabWeek 2019 Toronto
Poster presentation of 2018 summer research in Dr. Goldfarb’s CREATE Lab where a device to reduce clonus in adult paraplegics was designed and tested.
Aug. 2018 - May 2018
Motorsports:
Vehicle Integration
Team Lead
Lead a sub-team to build an electric car up to FSAE Electric 2018 rules and standards and learned basic metal and wood machining skills (lathe, mill, bandsaws, etc.).
Jan. 2019 - Present
"GidHub Guardian"
Train individuals and run workshop on how to effectively use a variety of prototyping equipment. Equipment includes laser cutters, X- Carve CNC, a full wood shop, injection-molder, and multiple types of 3D printers (Forms Resin Printer, Markforged, PRUSA, etc.).
Create and teach multiple project based workshops that teach students various prototyping and engineering skills.
Skills
Computer skills
MATLAB
Python
Autodesk Inventor, Fusion, and CAD
CREO
CorelDRAW
Figma
Languages
Darija (Moroccan Arabic)
English
Prototyping & Design
Design Thinking Process
Laser Cutting
3D Printing (Forms Resin Printer, Prusa, Markforged)
Soldering
X-Carve CNC
Injection Molding
Basic Woodworking (Miter saw, Track saw, etc.)
Basic Machining (Bandsaws, Mill, Lathe, etc.)
"Do not go where the path may lead. Instead, go where there is no path and leave a trail"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Rapidly prototyped Christmas tree jewelery hanger using cardboard, a laser cutter, and AutoCAD.