Annabel Buelter
Education
Florida State University — B.S. Mechanical Engineering · GPA 3.94 / 4.00 · Expected May 2028
Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Materials Science & Engineering, Engineering Thermodynamics, Dynamics, ME Tools Lab, Reverse engineering and technical drawing, Differential Equations
Honors & awards
President's List · Dean's List (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025) · Vires Scholarship · Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholar (100% award)
Experience
Power Design, Inc. — Mechanical Engineering InternJun 2026 – Aug 2026
- Carried out Carrier HAP thermal load simulations for 57 amenity spaces, defining envelope, ventilation and internal gain inputs.
- Sized and selected VRF/VRV and split system equipment based on calculated loads and applicable codes.
- Sized exhaust and intake louvers up to 44,000 CFM, verifying free area, face velocity and static pressure loss.
- Reviewed vendor submittals against design calculations, identifying capacity and electrical discrepancies.
- Modeled duct and equipment layouts in Revit and resolved spatial conflicts with the electrical and plumbing teams.
Aero-propulsion, Mechatronics, and Energy Center — Undergraduate ResearcherNov 2024 – May 2026
- Redesigned a piezoelectric amplification mechanism to reduce amplifier breakage from off-axis loading in wind tunnel testing.
- Tested the aluminum prototype, measuring 5.6× amplification and a blocking force 32% higher than the commercial unit it replaces.
- Performed FEA to optimize geometry, predicting ~11.8× displacement amplification and ~1 kHz resonance, then compared those predictions against measured prototype performance.
- Designed an aerodynamic housing under machining and integration constraints for wind tunnel experiments.
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Makerspace — Makerspace CoordinatorOct 2025 – present
- Coordinate daily operations of the college Makerspace, covering equipment upkeep, shop safety and scheduling.
- Run and maintain the 3D printers, and train students on printing, soldering and the drill press and band saw for safe independent use.
- Helped open the facility, drafting operating policy, safety procedure and the equipment checkout process.
Projects
Load-Bearing Cantilever Truss — 105.5 g balsa cantilever that took first place, with rivets placed by analysis
Stirling Engine — 39-part assembly modelled, drawn and machined to a running engine
Inconel 718 in Jet Engine Turbine Disks — Materials selection study tracing creep resistance back to atomic structure
Skills
Software SolidWorks (design, optimization, assembly), MATLAB, C++, Carrier HAP, Revit, Bluebeam, Excel (Pivot Tables)
Analysis & design FEA, Thermal load calculation, Equipment selection, Design for manufacturability, Prototype building and testing
Fabrication & testing Manual machining (bandsaw, drill press, mill), CNC, 3D printing, Soldering, Metrology, Wind tunnel testing
Standards & certifications ASHRAE 62.1, IMC 2021, ICC, OSHA 10
Languages French — fluent, six-month exchange in Fontainebleau, France, English — native
Leadership & activities
SAE Baja — Ergonomics team Seat mount design. The chapter's vehicle was stolen in 2023, before I joined, and has not been replaced, so most of our work has been analysis and simulation rather than fabrication.Jan 2025 – May 2026
Women in Science, Math & Engineering (WIMSE) — Service committee Presented the piezoelectric amplifier research at the WIMSE symposium.
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
SLANG — Secondary Language Acquisition Networking Group — French ambassador
Volunteering
HELO School — Siem Reap, CambodiaJan 2024 – Jul 2025
- Managed classrooms of 20–30 students aged 4–12 and built an English language learning curriculum.
- Introduced standardized placement testing to verify class-level assignment across the school.
Peer Inclusion Team (PIT Crew) — Lakewood Ranch High School, FL2022 – 2023
- Selected as a teaching assistant and tutor in a biology class for students with intellectual disabilities, around 60 hours across the year.
- Worked one-to-one alongside the classroom teacher on lab activities and coursework.