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SCALE 1:1COLIN HENRY CROWN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING · STANFORD 2028
Mechanical engineering undergrad at Stanford, Class of 2028. Currently a propulsion service engineering intern at Boeing, co‑president of the Stanford Student Space Initiative, and an undergraduate researcher at the NanoEnergy Lab on liquid‑phase detonation. Open to internships and research collaborations.
ABOUT
SCALE 2:1Mechanical engineering undergrad at Stanford (Class of 2028), focused on aerospace structures and propulsion. Currently co‑president of the Stanford Student Space Initiative, the largest engineering club at Stanford and second largest student aerospace organization in the U.S.: ~400 members across 15+ active engineering projects spanning rockets, satellites, and planetary rovers.
On the research side, I run detonation tube experiments at the NanoEnergy Lab on liquid‑phase detonation of monopropellants and hydrocarbon fuels (n‑dodecane in an argon shock tube), with high‑frequency pressure diagnostics and synchronized DAQ resolving sub‑millisecond pressure rise and reaction kinetics. Past work includes structural FEA on transit‑bus chassis at GILLIG and 3D printing for biomedical applications at the Stanford DeSimone Lab.
Before Stanford: four years at the Nueva School (4.0, SAT 1590) leading Mission Maverick Rocketry, FRC 4904, and a high‑school startup incubator. Outside of engineering: student pilot, rescue‑certified scuba diver, AIARE 1 backcountry skier, and proficient in Mandarin.
SELECTED PROJECTS
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B-01
IREC CRYSTALLIZATION PAYLOAD
Microgravity crystallization payload for the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition. Syringe‑fed, thermally controlled system that drives supersaturation and SAS mixing to capture nucleation during the apogee microgravity window. Passed vibration and drop testing; delivered the full structural package for flight hardware.
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B-02
TVC LANDING ROCKET TEST STAND
Instrumented structural test stand and load‑path model for a thrust‑vector‑controlled landing rocket. Hit FoS 1.7 at 10 kN axial load while improving manufacturability over the prior iteration.
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B-03
LIQUID‑PHASE DETONATION TUBE
Detonation tube experiments on monopropellants and n‑dodecane in an argon shock tube. High‑frequency pressure diagnostics and synchronized DAQ resolve sub‑millisecond pressure rise, reaction kinetics, and detonation onset mechanisms.
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B-04
GILLIG BUS STRUCTURAL FEA
Structures intern at GILLIG. Structural and fatigue FEA on bus subsystems in HyperMesh, NX master models validated to live S‑N targets, redesigned driveshafts and high‑pressure air manifolds. DFM/DFA work projected to save $0.6M+ over three years.
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B-05
AUTONOMOUS POLAR ROVER
Mars Team flagship: lightweight chassis and thermal enclosure for an autonomous polar rover, taken from CAD and FEA through fabrication. Field‑tested at Tahoe and Lassen; Alaska plateau and tundra campaigns next, en route to Antarctica.
INTERNSHIPS & RESEARCH
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JUN 2026 – NOW
Propulsion Service Engineering Intern · Boeing
In‑service fleet engineering for the 737 NG and 737 MAX: thrust reverser and nacelle structures, engineering dispositions for airline operators, and cross‑functional root‑cause with design, structures, and stress teams.
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2025 – NOW
Undergraduate Researcher · Stanford NanoEnergy Lab
Shock tube experiments on liquid‑phase detonation: initiation thresholds, Mach 5 shock characterization, gas‑liquid coupling in n‑dodecane. Coauthor on a Combustion Institute submission (Detail E).
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JUN 2025 – SEP 2025
Functional Engineering Intern · GILLIG
Structures team: fatigue FEA, NX master models, driveshaft and manifold redesigns; DFM/DFA savings of $0.6M+ over three years.
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2024 – 2025
Undergraduate Researcher · Stanford DeSimone Lab
Biocompatible 3D‑printed prototypes; expanding printable volume for 1 µm‑resolution printers. Coauthor on a Science Advances manuscript (Detail E).
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SUMMER 2023
Research Intern · UCSF Cardiac Biomechanics Lab
Aortic aneurysm biomechanics; modeled and analyzed 1,000+ cardiac CT scans, presenting weekly to the department chief.
LEADERSHIP & CLUBS
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MAR 2026 – NOW
Co‑President · Stanford Student Space Initiative
Lead the largest engineering club at Stanford, second largest student aerospace organization in the U.S.: ~400 members, 15+ projects. Selected to represent Stanford at a U.S. State Department‑funded aerospace conference in Uruguay, leading a four‑person delegation.
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2025 – 2026
M.A.R.S. Team Lead · Stanford Student Space Initiative
Directed three exploration programs with ~40 engineers and a ~$35K budget: polar rover, IREC payload, benthic lander concepts.
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2025 – NOW
Student Pilot · Advantage Aviation
60+ hours and 300+ landings toward a private pilot license in a Cessna 172S G1000; solo cross‑country, VFR.
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2021 – 2024
Co‑Founder & Co‑Captain · Nueva Rocketry
Founded the school's first TARC team and grew it to 35+ members; top 5% and top 3% national finishes.
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2017 – 2024
Fabrication & Leadership · FRC Team 4904
Pneumatics specialization on a 100+ person FIRST team; 2020 regional winners, 2021–22 Chairman's Award.
PUBLICATIONS
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2026
Science Advances · In Revision
"Segmented Projection Image Translation for Large‑Area, High‑Resolution Vat Photopolymerization." Dai, J., et al., incl. Crown, C.; DeSimone Lab. Manuscript aef7779.
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2026
Proc. Combustion Institute · Submitted
"Canonical Experiments for Shock‑Induced Drag and Vaporization of Liquid Droplets." Kennedy, J., et al., incl. Crown, C.; 41st International Symposium on Combustion, work‑in‑progress poster.
EDUCATION
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2024 – 2028
B.S. Mechanical Engineering · Stanford University
GPA 3.9 / 4.0. Large Space Structures, Building an Aerospace Startup, Fluids, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Dynamic Systems, Mechanics of Materials, Differential Equations, CS 106B (C++).
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2020 – 2024
High School Diploma · The Nueva School
4.0 unweighted GPA. SAT 1590. National Merit Scholarship Finalist.
CONTACT
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- linkedin.com/in/ccrown
- LOCATION
- Stanford, CA
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| A | 2026-07-02 | SPLIT DETAILS C–F; ADDED BOEING | CC |
| B | 2026-07-02 | ADDED DETAIL E PUBLICATIONS; REV'D BOEING, SSI | CC |