Sina Atalay

Boğaziçi University, Mechanical Engineering

Istanbul, Turkey - Sep. 2017 to Jan. 2023

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

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

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

• GPA: 4.00/4.00

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Design and Construction of a Dynamometer

Istanbul, Turkey - Fall 2022

• Designed and constructed a controllable dynamometer that measures the torque and power of an electric motor at different speeds.
• Projects details: sinaatalay.com/projects/design-of-a-dynamometer

Design and Construction of an Automatic Guitar Tuner

Istanbul, Turkey - Fall 2020

• Designed, built, and programmed a microcontroller-based device that tunes a guitar with DC motors.
• Projects details: sinaatalay.com/projects/automatic-guitar-tuner

Teaching Videos

Istanbul, Turkey - Summer 2020

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

Machine Learning by Stanford University

- Sep. 2022

• Course Certificate: coursera.org/verify/MZDLHBUQSULA

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)

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

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.

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.