Last updated in Feb. 2023

Sina Atalay

Technical Student at CERN

Education

Boğaziçi University, Mechanical Engineering

Istanbul, Turkey - Sep. 2017 to Jan. 2023

  • GPA: 3.80/4.00
  • Class rank: 3 of 62

Istanbul, Turkey

Sep. 2017 to Jan. 2023

The University of Texas at Austin, Mechanical Engineering, Student Exchange Program

Austin, TX, USA - Aug. 2021 to Dec. 2021

  • GPA: 4.00/4.00

Austin, TX, USA

Aug. 2021 to Dec. 2021

Experience

CERN, Mechanical Engineer (Technical Student)

Geneva, Switzerland - Feb. 2023 to present

  • CERN is a research organization that provides the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments for high-energy physics research.

Geneva, Switzerland

Feb. 2023 to present

Turkish Aerospace Industries, Mechanical Engineering Intern

Ankara, Turkey - Aug. 2022 to Sep. 2022

  • Turkish Aerospace Industries is the largest aviation and space company in Turkey that designs, develops, and manufactures aircraft, aerospace systems, and aerostructures.
  • Observed the final assembly process of a supersonic aircraft TAI Hürjet and wrote a report for possible design improvements for the installation process.

Ankara, Turkey

Aug. 2022 to Sep. 2022

Simularge, Mechanical Engineering Intern

Istanbul, Turkey - Jun. 2022 to Aug. 2022

  • Simularge is a technology company that provides web-based engineering applications to simulate and optimize products and manufacturing tools.
  • Modeled and simulated a metal-forming process deep drawing using finite element analysis using an open-source software CalculiX.

Istanbul, Turkey

Jun. 2022 to Aug. 2022

Aselsan, Mechanical Engineering Intern

Ankara, Turkey - Jul. 2021 to Aug. 2021

  • Aselsan is the largest defense electronics company in Turkey and is listed as one of the top 100 defense companies in the world (Defense News Top 100).
  • Designed and analyzed a truss structure to ensure excellent dynamic performance for an optical measurement system using ANSYS and Siemens NX.

Ankara, Turkey

Jul. 2021 to Aug. 2021

Projects

An Ion Thruster Simulation Program: Ionizer

Istanbul, Turkey - Apr. 2022 to present

  • Write an ion thruster simulation program using C++ that solves the electrostatic field inside the thruster using the finite-difference method and moves the ions with the molecular PIC-DSMC approach under the supervision of Professor Murat Çelik.
  • Projects details: github.com/sinaatalay/Ionizer

Istanbul, Turkey

Apr. 2022 to present

Design and Construction of a Dynamometer

Istanbul, Turkey - Fall 2022

Istanbul, Turkey

Fall 2022

Design and Construction of an Automatic Guitar Tuner

Istanbul, Turkey - Fall 2020

Istanbul, Turkey

Fall 2020

Teaching Videos

Istanbul, Turkey - Summer 2020

  • Instructed the entire "Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics" course on YouTube (300,000+ views).
  • Projects details: youtube.com/c/SinaAtalay

Istanbul, Turkey

Summer 2020

Certificates

Machine Learning by Stanford University

- Sep. 2022

Sep. 2022

Skills

Programming: C++, C, Python, JavaScript, MATLAB, LaTeX

CAE: CalculiX, Abaqus

CAD: Solidworks, Siemens NX

OS: Windows, Ubuntu

Other tools: Git, Premake, HTML, CSS

Languages: English (Advanced), Turkish (Native)

Test Scores

TOEFL: 113/120 — Reading: 29/30, Listening: 30/30, Speaking: 27/30, Writing: 27/30

Extracurricular Activities

Boğaziçi University Ski Team, Captain

Istanbul, Turkey - Sep. 2022 to present

  • Lead and train members for alpine ski races between universities from Turkey and organize skiing events.

Istanbul, Turkey

Sep. 2022 to present

Alacati Surf Paradise Club (ASPC), Windsurfing Instructor

Izmir, Turkey - Summer 2019 and 2020

  • Taught windsurfing during summers as a Turkish Sailing Federation certified windsurfing instructor.

Izmir, Turkey

Summer 2019 and 2020