Joshua Harvey

Jan 16th, 2021 Update: See Project Portfolio -> Tufts SEDS-Rocketry Projects for my most recent work, a small satellite attitude control system (ACS) prototype.

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I'm a senior (4th year) mechanical engineering major at Tufts University and a U.S. citizen with a strong passion for all things space. I believe that space represents a nigh unparalleled opportunity to strengthen humanity's connection to itself, further understanding of the cosmos, and inspire millions. However, as the commercial space industry continues to expand, we must push for increased representation of Women and Minorities in the aerospace industry and ensure that our designs are intentional and moral.

 

I have experience in the aerospace industry from the past three summers, when I worked as an aerospace engineering intern at Aphelion Orbitals in New Jersey and as a test engineering intern at PPG Aerospace in Los Angeles. Over the summer of 2020, I was 2020 fellow in the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program and worked as an electro-mechanical intern at Roccor in Longmont, CO.

 

At Aphelion, I primarily worked with carbon composite filament winding and the construction of the liquid engine test stand. At PPG, I worked as a member of the engineering test lab, completing quality control materials testing as well as product development support testing. Roccor offered a primary project for duration of the summer: designing and testing an integrated, standalone, low-cost motor control, logging, and monitoring unit for space-rated DC electric motors. The project, entitled CAMEL, incorporated a Python based GUI and scheduled Arduino program and culminated with extensive documentation in the forms of User and Quick Start Guides.

On campus, I'm an advisor (and former lead) of the rocketry project team that I founded with fellow students in 2017 as a 1st year. Additionally, I serve as the president of Tufts SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space), under which rocketry is one of 4 major project teams. In that role, I'm the face of the club, balancing the interests of chapter members and teams with each other while connecting to the commercial space industry and the campus community.

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During the academic year, I work as a learning assistant for the department of mechanical engineering and as a student worker for the university chaplaincy.

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Outside of engineering, I'm an avid hiker, skateboarder, and break dancer and I make time to meditate, dance, get outside, and watch the sky.