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This website serves as an online resume and comprehensive project portfolio. It is designed to showcase my professional experience, skills, and engineering accomplishments in an easily accessible format.

Bio

Austin McGlashan

After graduating high school, I lived in Brazil for two years as a religious volunteer. I began studying Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University in 2023. I love to learn and am driven by an insatiable curiosity of the world around me. Aside from my academic endeavors, I enjoy many other interests including sports and music.

Education

BS Mechanical Engineering Minor in Computer Science

Brigham Young University • Expected Graduation: April 2028

A rigorous, ABET-accredited program focused on core engineering principles, computational analysis, and hands-on design projects.
Key Coursework & Specializations
- ME Core: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Machine Design, Control Systems
- CS Minor: Data Structures, Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, Numerical Methods

Experience

Quadrotor Systems & AI Integration Engineer

BYU MAGICC Lab • May 2025 - Present
Key Achievements
- Architected and fabricated a custom 3D-printed quadrotor for autonomous systems research.
- Developed multi-agent simulations and integrated an AI agent with ROS2, enabling intuitive, natural-language flight commands.
Technologies Used

Python C++ ROS2 Gazebo Onshape AI Agents NLP
Payload Subsystem Engineer

BYU Rocketry (EHPT) • Sep 2024 - April 2025
Key Achievements
- Engineered a novel water ballast subsystem to eject 3 kg of water mid-flight for a high-power competition rocket.
- Contributed to the team's successful entry in the FAR-OUT collegiate rocketry competition.
Technologies Used

Onshape Systems Integration Avionics Structural Analysis
Aerodynamics Research Assistant

BYU FLOW Lab • Oct 2023 - April 2024
Key Achievements
- Conducted a computational research project focused on airframe optimization.
- Executed aerodynamic analysis using the vortex lattice method and implemented nonlinear optimization algorithms in Julia.
Technologies Used

Julia Paraview NumPy SciPy Vortex Lattice Method Aerodynamic Analysis
NASA Aerospace Scholar

NASA Johnson Space Center • Oct 2019 - April 2020
Key Achievements
- Selected for an intensive STEM program mentored by NASA engineers.
- Collaborated with peers to tackle complex engineering design challenges.
Focus Areas

Mission Planning Systems Engineering Collaborative Design STEM

Skills

Category	Tools & Specifics	Related Projects
Programming & Software	Python, C++, Julia, Git/GitHub, Docker, Linux/Ubuntu	CS 111, CS 236, Solving ODEs, Fourier Series Visualization, Aerodynamic Analysis and Optimization
AI Deployment	LangChain, LangGraph, Hugging Face, Ollama	3D Printed Quadrotor
Robotics	ROS 2, Gazebo, PX4 Flight Controllers	3D Printed Quadrotor, Light Following Robot
Mechanical Design & Fabrication	CAD (Onshape), 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Composites (Carbon Fiber)	CAD Portfolio, Water Ballast, ALC Payload, 3D Printed Quadrotor, G Lvl Rocket, H Lvl Rocket
Electronics	Circuit Design, Soldering, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano	FEMTOSAT, ALC Payload, Light Following Robot
Languages	Portuguese, Spanish	Missionary Program

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