Hunter Whaples

Originally from Greenbelt, Maryland, I graduated from the Science and Technology Program at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in 2017. Currently, I am an undergraduate general engineering major at Harvey Mudd College, an elite STEM liberal arts college in Claremont, California.

My academic focus has been at the intersection of core chemical engineering and industrial management. In summer 2019, as a recipient of the Riggs Fellowship for Engineering Management, I spearheaded complete factory floor renovations at two companies: Ametek Ameron and Mission Rubber.

In the spring of 2020, I designed and deployed a novel Halon 1301 distillation system with a team of fellow undergraduate engineers for the corporate liaison, Ametek Ameron.

Most recently, as a recipient of the Lewis Fellowship for Engineering Professional Practice, I have performed materials science and separation systems research with the Molecular Diffusion Laboratory at Harvey Mudd College. Through this work, I have completed coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of neat and nanocomposite polymers to better understand anomalous permeability and selectivity behavior first recorded by T.C. Merkel et al.

Currently, I am working for Mee Panyar, a social enterprise in Myanmmar working to bring solar electricity to the country's rural villages. I am applying by background and machine learning and data analytics to build an anomaly detection MVP in order to improve system reliability.

Feel free to reach out by LinkedIn or through my contact information on my online resume.