Aerospace Engineering · B.S. Candidate

Mason Liu

I build things that fly and then measure how well they did it. Currently studying aerospace engineering at Cal Poly Pomona and looking for an internship where programming, 3D modeling, and hands-on testing all matter.

Discipline
Aerospace Engineering
Location
Pomona, CA
School
Cal Poly Pomona
Status
Seeking internship
Certification
CSWA — SolidWorks
Member
AIAA
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Projects

P-01

Type
Lab · Team of 7
Role
Group lead
Tools
Wind tunnel, water tunnel, Excel

F-22 Wind & Water Tunnel Testing

Led a seven-person group collecting aerodynamic data on a scale F-22 model. Ran the wind tunnel test and used Excel to calculate the lift, drag, and moment coefficients from the results.

  • α20°
  • β0° → −8°, 0° → 12°
  • V0 – 59 ft/s
  • OutCL, CD, CM

P-02

Type
Lab
Role
Builder, analyst
Tools
Beta plate, inclinometer, altimeter

Model Rocket Apogee Study

Built a model rocket from a kit and estimated apogee by triangulating with a beta plate and inclinometers. Compared three sources against each other: the onboard altimeter, hand calculation, and the manufacturer's published figure.

  • MethodOptical triangulation
  • CheckAltimeter vs. hand calc vs. spec

P-03

Type
Build & flight test
Role
Wing construction, data
Tools
Anemometer, stopwatch

RC Airplane

Helped construct the wings, then flew a timed out-and-back course between two points while recording wind speed. Used the results to compute absolute velocity and compare it against the theoretical value.

  • MeasuredWind speed, flight time
  • DerivedAbsolute velocity

P-04

Type
Software
Role
Author
Tools
TI-Basic, TI Sheets

Structural Analysis Toolkit

Wrote TI-Basic programs and functions for structural analysis problems, including β and margin-of-safety calculations. Built spreadsheets that compute area, moment of inertia, and centroid, then call those functions to produce every margin of safety automatically once the inputs are entered.

  • ComputesA, I, x̄, ȳ, β, MS
02

Experience

Intern, Betts Spring Company

Fresno, CA

Worked on the manufacturing floor and learned the full production process for both cold- and hot-rolled springs.

03

Education

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

B.S. Aerospace Engineering · Pomona, CA

Clovis Community College

A.S. Aerospace Engineering · Fresno, CA

Fresno City College

A.S. Industrial Technology · Fresno, CA

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Skills

Design

  • SolidWorks (CSWA)
  • 3D modeling

Testing

  • Wind & water tunnel
  • Flight data collection
  • Apogee estimation

Analysis

  • TI-Basic
  • Excel
  • Structural margins of safety

Shop

  • SMAW welding
  • GMAW welding
  • Manufacturing floor
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Contact

Open to aerospace internships. The fastest way to reach me is email.