Noah Haeske

Research Intern

Güder Research Group, Imperial College London

• Engineered a fully passive, single-use point-of-care diagnostic cassette integrating DNA amplification and lateral flow readout, eliminating the need for laboratory infrastructure.
• Evaluated and characterized multiple low-cost heating strategies, including nichrome microheating circuits and exothermic chemical systems (MgCl₂, CaO, iron oxidation), to hold a 37–42 °C reaction zone for 20-minute DNA amplification.
• Designed a novel microfluidic valve mechanism using polymer swelling and rupture for passive timing and delivery of amplicon to the lateral flow assay strip.

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Assistant Researcher

Interdisciplinary Microsystems Group, University of Florida

• Investigating lateral filter array microfluidic devices for isolating rare circulating tumor cells from blood for cancer diagnostics.
• Simulated the microfilters in COMSOL, developing a model relating channel size and flow rate to capture efficiency.
• Fabricated and tested 200+ microfluidic devices, validating the model with clinical samples from UF Health Shands Hospital.
• Designing a low-cost platform for sequential reagent release using microfluidic ball valves, integrating chemical lysis, RNA enrichment, and nucleic acid amplification for multiplexed detection of HIV, dengue, and Zika.

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Flight Vehicles Engineer

Florida Rocket Lab

• Designed a vertical integration and cold flow test platform capturing pressure, thermal, and vibration data from 12 individual sensors.
• Developed a custom Python pipeline to synchronize and process multi-channel sensor data into readable analytics dashboards.
• Reduced bracket mass by 40% while maintaining FoS > 1.5 using Ansys Mechanical.
• Responsible engineer for payload systems on the 2026–27 vehicle, leading a team of four engineers.

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Technical Diver

Sun Divers

• Supported a research team documenting and monitoring coral reefs.
• Certified to operate to 270 ft below the surface for extended intervals.
• Operated underwater photography equipment and coring devices for coral sampling.

Internal Ambassador

Freshman Leadership Engineering Group

• Spearheaded internal event programming for 70+ members, driving average attendance from 50% to over 90%.
• Managed end-to-end event logistics across committee leads; now serving on the Selections and Legacy Committees.

Wilderness Trip Leader

University of Florida

• Backpacked 90 days across the Alaskan backcountry with the National Outdoor Leadership School; certified in wilderness risk management and emergency medicine.
• Plans and leads free weekend trips for UF students on the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Virginia.