ALANA AMOY BELL
Phone: 619-***-**** Email: ad0krm@r.postjobfree.com Address: 2601 Gentilly Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70122 EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BS – Physics: Pre-Engineering – Dillard University – New Orleans, LA – anticipated graduation May 2025 Grade Point Average: 3.45
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COURSEWORK
● System/Component Integration and Testing
● Mechanical Design and Development
● Hardware Setup and Debugging
● Technical and Scientific Documentation
● Electronic Sensor Interfacing
● Juptyer, Python, C++/Arduino
● CALC I, II, III/PHYSICS I, II, III
● COMPUTER AND SCIENTIFIC LITERACY
● Risk Management and Troubleshooting
● OPTICS & MODERN/LASER PHYSICS
● WEATHER BALLOONS AND SOUNDING ROCKETS
SOFT SKILLS
● Critical Thinking
● Presentation and Publication Skills
● Accountability
● Project and Time Management
● Adaptability
● Team Collaboration and Leadership
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NASA STUDENT LAUNCH DESIGN/LIFTOFF TEAM – NEW ORLEANS, LA May 2023 to Present
“University Student Launch Initiative” (USLI)
Team Lead
● Designed and built a high-powered rocket that reached heights higher than 6,000 feet
● Provided a safe, thriving, open, comfortable environment for team members to operate by ensuring that their thoughts and suggestions were always heard
● Delegated specific tasks determined by team members’ skills to reach the program’s objectives
● Worked directly with NASA representatives
● Presented at Delgado University as a representative of the USLI project NASA STUDENT LAUNCH DESIGN/LIFTOFF TEAM – NEW ORLEANS, LA August 2021 to May 2023
“University Student Launch Initiative” (USLI)
Payload Lead
● Designed and built a high-powered rocket that reached heights higher than 6,000 feet
● Provided a safe, thriving, open, comfortable environment for team members to operate by ensuring that their thoughts and suggestions were always heard
● Delegated specific tasks determined by team members’ skills to reach the program’s objectives
● Worked directly with NASA representatives
● Presented at Delgado University as a representative of the USLI project DILLARD UNIVERSITY – NEW ORLEANS, LA August 2021 to Present Lab Assistant
● Conduct research in an optic laser lab using various wavelengths, mirrors, and etc. to simulate necessary experiments.
● Used Computer-Aided Designs such as AutoCAD, Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator to aid in the process of designing and printing 3D models.
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL – NEW ORLEANS, LA April 2023 to May 2023
April 2022 to May 2022
Concessions and Merchandise Cashier
● Granted customers the quality experience of excellent customer service, communication, and attention to detail.
● Ability to apply basic math skills.
AFRODESIAC WORLDWIDE – NEW ORLEANS, LA May 2022 to July 2022 Brand Ambassador and Model
● Pitch sales to potential customers in large-scale settings like Jazz Festival and Essence Festival.
● Participate in inventory count, set-up, clean-up, and attraction factors.
● Appeal to an audience and create personable connections. AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL/LEADERSHIP ROLES
● Dean’s List, 2021-2023
● Sigma Pi Sigma Secretary
● Dillard University Students Excelling in
Rocket Science and Research
● NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - ULSI
Student Launch
● National Association of Rocketry, #298985
● Level 1 High-Powered Rocketry Certified
● Black Student Union, 2017-2021
VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE
● San Diego Food Bank via New Hope Church
● STEM NOLA
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
● “DU Rocket Team Flight Readiness Review (FRR) 2021-2022 NASA Student Launch Competition”, 04/19/2022, Oral, LS LAMP 22 Annual Conference
● “DU Rocket Team Flight Readiness Review (FRR) 2021-2022 NASA Student Launch Competition”, 04/21/2022, Poster, Undergraduate Research Fair
● “DU Rocket Team Flight Readiness Review (FRR) 2021-2022 NASA Student Launch Competition”, 04/28/2022, Oral, Delgado University Informational Meeting for “University Student Launch Initiative” (USLI) project
● NASA “University Student Launch Initiative” (USLI) Designing a High-Powered Launch Vehicle For Space Exploration, 11/12/2022, Poster, LaSPACE Conference
● “Effect of Helmet Color on Internal Helmet Temperature; Heat Transfer Analyses of Older Versus Modern Youth Football Helmets: Preliminary Study”, 07/26/2022, Poster, Sherman Fairchild Summer Research Program
● “Measuring the Air Quality of the Atmosphere via a Balloon Payload”, 11/11/2022, Poster, NEBP Atmospheric Science Research Project
● DU L.A.M.S “Laser Deposition of Polymer Nanocomposite Films” 12/01/2022, Poster, Patent No. 10,316,403 B2, ERN Conference 2023
REFERENCES
1. Dr. Abdalla Darwish
Presidential Professor of STEM
Dillard University New Orleans, LA
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2. Dr. David Rossmanith
Coordinator Department of Physics and Pre Engineering Assistant Professor of Physics
School of STEM
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3. Dr. Tomekia Simeon
Assistant Chemistry Professor
Dillard University New Orleans, LA
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4. Dr. Michael Rowe
Assistant Biology Professor
Dillard University New Orleans, LA
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5. Jaelaun Cavalier
Academic Advisor
Dillard University New Orleans, LA
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