Jennifer Lu

• Project: Using Virtual Reality to assess Traumatic Brain Injury
• This project explores how Virtual Reality (VR) can be used to help people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) recover. We developed a VR simulator that will allow people to experience everyday activities (e.g. shopping in a supermarket) and practice being able to perform these activities following a brain injury.
• Project involves some VR software development using unity, as well as testing and readjusting of the system and helping to run user studies and data collection from the VR experience.
• Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment.
• Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
• Collaborated with other researchers to develop successful research strategies.\
• Troubleshot and resolved equipment and process issues.\
• Participated in lab meetings and project presentations.

Enginuity Day

I had the opportunity to become a leader of groups of ~20-30 Year 12 and 13 students. I had the job of taking them around to different workshops, which allows them to experience what engineering is themselves.

With this role, I had the chance to:

• Share with them my experiences of engineering and help get them excited about studying a degree that truly enables you to make a huge impact in the world
• Supervise workshops to ensure they run smoothly
• Show teamwork skills by having a good communication with the other volunteers
• Assisted with special events and programs.
• Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.

NZ Robotics Olympiad 2022

This is an annual NZ Robot Olympiad (NZRO) competition for school students from year 1 to year 13.

I volunteered myself for this event and had an amazing opportunity to interact with many students who are interested in engineering like me. I had the opportunity to:

• Help set up event
• Motivate school students to study engineering.
• Share my experience with school students
• Support engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organisation and planning
• Take care of all the school students who participated
• Use strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others
• Greet visitors and answered questions about the program, requirements and opportunities
• Photography