Gabriel Fonseca
I'm a Mechanical Engineering student at UC Berkeley who enjoys applying math and physics to real-world problems. I like working on dynamics simulations, machining and manufacturing parts, and designing electronics—from PCB layout to programming. Hands-on work in design, fabrication and assembly is my passion.
You can contact me at gafonse@berkeley.edu
Work
Assistant machinist at the UC Berkeley Machine Shop mentored by Alex Jordan. Responsible for machine maintanence and design/fabriaction of shop tools.
Research
Ocean Swarm Drones project under Graduate student Arsh Khan and Professor M. Reza Alam. Responsible for PCB Design and Electrical Assembly.
Coursework
Design and analysis of high-performance composite structures using laminated plate theory and failure criteria with Prof. Grace Gu
Manufacturing and Design CommunicationManufacturing process technologies and the ways in which dimensional requirements for manufactured objects are precisely communicated with Prof. Hayden Taylor
Mechanics and DynamicsStudy of motion, forces, and energy applied to mechanical systems with Prof. Kamrin
Statistics and Data ScienceProbability, statistical analysis, and data-driven decision making in engineering contexts with Prof. Gomes
Solid MechanicsAnalysis of forces, moments, and the behavior of materials under various forces with Prof. Shaofan Li
Full Stack Web DevelopmentCovers HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the MERN Stack.
Personal Projects
A simulation of the attractive forces and orbits of N bodies in space.
u/brOSKIA Meta LLaMA-based chatbot fine-tuned on r/berkeley data. Designed during CalHacks 2023.