David X. Guiracocha

Associate Tech Crew

Overview:

David Guiracocha is a junior double majoring in mechanical engineering and psychology. He joined the Tech Crew in Spring 2023. In addition to his duties keeping the cleanroom clean and restocking of lab supplies, he is learning how to operate the PVA Tepla plasma asher system and how to characterize thin film deposition and etch uniformity and rates. David joined Tech Crew to learn more about emerging nanotechnology fields, with particular interest in nanoscale fabrication and characterization. He enjoys learning from VINSE staff as well as learning about research done by VINSE users and assisting them when possible.

Outside of VINSE, David works in Professor Nilanjan Sarkar’s Robotics & Autonomous Systems Lab, focused on the development of socially assistive robotics for patients with mild cognitive disorders. He is also involved with Alternative Spring Break, the Vanderbilt Programming Board, and Theta Tau.