About Me

Allie

My name is Allison (Allie) Pinosky. I am currently located in Chicago, pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. I am focusing on robotics with the Murphey Lab within the Center for Robotics and Biosystems.

Previously, I worked as an engineer at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. While working at the Lab, I had the opportunity to work on the payload for TESS–NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. I graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2015 with a degree in Biomedical Engineering–Go Heels!

Beyond engineering, I’ve had some business exposure through the Kenan-Flagler UNC Business Essentials Certificate Program and working as a business analyst intern for a summer. I created this website as an online portfolio and resume to highlight the projects I have worked on.

I am always seeking hands-on opportunities to expand my engineering base. I have special interests in:

  • Active Learning
  • Hybrid Control
  • Complex Prototypes
  • Mechanical Engineering and Mechanism Design
  • Systems Thinking
  • Medical Devices
  • Biomechanics

Extracurricular Interests

In my free time, I enjoy reading, cooking, hiking, spending time with friends, traveling, and volunteering.

I am currently a member of the Professional Development Committee for the Graduate Student Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers at Northwestern (GradSWE). In May 2021, I helped plan a one-day in-person professional development conference for engineering graduate students (organized by GradSWE). I am also a member of the board for the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Society (MEGSS).

In Boston, I volunteered with the Friend 2 Friend program at Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston. Friend 2 Friend provides adults who have disabilities the opportunity to make a new friend, socialize, stay active and be connected to the community. Volunteers spend a few hours each month helping another adult feel special.

Throughout my undergraduate career, I was particularly active in an organization called Carolina For the Kids (formerly UNC Dance Marathon). This organization benefits the patients and families served by UNC Children’s Hospital.