AADIT KANNAN

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering: Sophomore Standing
• Relevant Coursework: Engin 7 (Python/Matlab), Chem 1A, Physics 7A
• Clubs: Formula Electric (accumulator subteam)

• Relevant Coursework (AP + DE): Calc BC, Linear Algebra, Physics C, Chemistry, CSP, Physics 1, Stats, Research, Macro

Mechanical Engineering Intern

• Repaired 20+ customer cooking robots by troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems, and debugging

Squash Coach

• Coached 15+ students age 5-12 in tournament prep, designing drills, workouts, and lessons

Accumulator Mechanical

• Designed the attic casing for the high-voltage accumulator to manage the 588 V pack

Captain (Zenith #20424), Hardware Lead (Deja Vu #13216)

• Mentored 30+ members in Java and CAD, improving team functionality and leading teams to regional competitions
• Designed robot in CAD with 500+ parts, performing FEA to optimize custom components for stress, winning robot design award (x3)
• For outreach, raised over $5000 across teams, launched an innovative parts exchange program, developed both team websites

Student Leadership Committee (SLC), Program Member

• Trained 120 middle school STEM students on Arduino and C++ for science fair projects (SLC)
• Designed mock competition and mentored 5 FIRST Lego League teams (SLC)
• As part of a 6 year selective program, established career interests through 1800+ hours of STEM sessions and advanced coursework
• Gained experience with CO2 laser cutter, CNC mill, 3D printer (FDM + SLA), CNC, and woodshop tools

Founder

• Developed an app/website to connect 2000+ students, 20+ event organizers, and school admin, facilitating volunteer opportunities
• Implemented secure webhook/CMS-integrated system for scalable, high-volume data handling and encrypted user communication

• Developed website for robotics part inventory tracking, utilizing AI invoice indexing and dynamic webscraping for 1000+ part catalogs
• Integrated part-lending service with incentives, imposed extensive privacy measures for user interaction, now developing a part market

• Created free educational content to inspire youth interest in engineering
• Designed small vehicle kits for K-8 students to assemble

• Gathered construction site data to develop alternative devices to costly acclimation probes, and to cut $118M from Palo Alto's spending
• Built website and functioning probe, earned praise from city construction officials

• For a Hackathon, designed a website for organizing drone beach clean ups
• Utilized solar powered drone docks that work to maintain beach cleanliness, collaborate with human initiatives to streamline efficiency
• Designed a CV drone trash detection system

• Created a mining tool attachment that consists of a compact and simple sensor array, capable of consistently detecting coal-seam fires, aiming to save countless lives lost in a dangerous and often neglected space

• Designed a low-cost flood detection system intended for addressing the lack of alert technology in Jakarta, Indonesia
• Won certificate of achievement from the American Society of Civil Engineers

Mentor and Lab Assistant

• At the STEM Leadership Institute, provided support to students in utilizing CO2 laser cutters, 3D printers, vinyl cutters, and CNC machines, while also offering technical mentorship

Dinner Server

• Volunteered as a dinner server for underserved families at Family Supportive Housing in San Jose

Programming Tutor

• Tutored K-8 students in entry-level Python programming and Scratch at a local afterschool program
• Designed hands-on learning lessons to teach students the basic workings of circuits

Lunch Server

• Volunteered in the school cafeteria to serve lunch

Field Technical Advisor

• Provided technical support to multiple teams and contributed to the smooth operation of the robotics competition at FIRST Tech Challenge