camille girard

mechanical engineer, designer, artist and researcher

I am currently a 4th-year mechanical engineering B.S. student with sustainability certificate at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Passionate about making our world a more sustainable and enjoyable place. Eager to explore places where engineering intersects with art, design, education, and sustainability. Always looking to learn, grow, get my hands dirty, contribute where needed. I dream about changing the education world to be a place that cultivates curiosity, creativity, and compassion in students.

Outside of attending school and working in research I have been creating art for over four years and have worked in supplementary project-based STEAM education at Kids Science Labs. I also spend my free time cooking and spending time outdoors - especially with my dogs and family. I always try to spread joy and am forever curious.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions and look through my projects!

education

creating change with tools, research, and communication 

Working in the education research space around motivation, teacher and student communication of learning beliefs, and contemplative practices in engineering education.

art

Education projects
developing creative skills through self expression 

Years of art ventures from unconventional materials to communication of personal experiences.

Art projects

overview of projects

design

Design projects

remaking education

worked with professors and students to co-design, fabricate and facilitate interactive Design exhibit

COVID mobility impact with D-Ford

project owner for student team utilizing human centered design to investigate impact of COVID on mobility and future trends
how can we address the societal challenges for blacksmiths using design?

user oriented collaborative design

tell the story of what you make

practicing design skills including critique, Adobe tools, and developing the design eye inside Olin course

engineering

Engineering projects
design and build of a kinematic sculpture that responds to users' proximity and speed

wisp

a top-down RPG game about replanting the Earth, all visuals created in pixel art and game design- ground up

glasbot

a fully implementable design of a solar charging table

solar charging table design

ed​ucation

Education projects

motivation research

quantitative motivation analysis of courses leading to publication and presentation at Frontiers in Education

learning belief communication tools

developing goal visualization and feedback formatting to help bridge communication around learning beliefs

contemplative practices in engineering education

qualitative data analysis to understand a contemplative practice physics foundation course

art

Art projects

unconventional recycled materials

utilizing anything from thrown away cardboard, ripped clothes, thrifted wood, to construction waste

storytelling & political statements

art is my way of self-expression, ranging from familial love to anger about the systemic racism in the world