Christopher Delcher

Extracurriculars

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   Founder and Co - President @ Dunbar Aerospace and Rocketry Club

   Founded and co-led school model rocketry club at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School; ran flight simulations to engineer fuselage and fin parameters per competition guidelines and oversaw 10+ launches

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   Captain and President @ Science Olympiad

   Led school Science Olympiad team as captain and president; coached competitors in study and build events, authored practice exams, and guided the team to three state tournaments with consistent podium placements

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   Researcher @ University of Kentucky Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

   Completed a 360-hour MSTC capstone research project simulating capsule re-entry trajectories and material response of thermal protection systems to validate computational models, conducted as part of NASA's Artemis-era heat shield research program

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   Co-Founder @ Hifivetutoring

   Co-founded a 501(c)(3) nonprofit tutoring organization; managed finances and scheduling, collectively raised over $2,000 for local pediatric cancer research, and grew fundraising to $500+ per month

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   Researcher @ REU Research in Symmetries, University of Kentucky

   Participated in the summer 2022 REU Research in Symmetries physics program at UK; engineered precise resin clip-winding mechanisms to generate uniform magnetic fields in cosine-theta coils and presented findings at a university symposium

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   Student Researcher @ University of Kentucky Department of Physics and Astronomy

   Conducted 60 hours of physics research over 6 weeks at UK's Physics and Astronomy Department; fabricated spin-transport coil prototypes using printed circuit boards in Fusion 360 to reproduce theoretical magnetic field data for comparison with traditional coil designs

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   Founder @ WPLLD en Espanol

   Founded the school's first ESL Spanish-language news broadcast in 9th grade; led translation teams, organized interviews, and produced shows, earning JEA National Diversity Recognition from the Journalism Education Association

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   Pianist

   Classically trained pianist with 9+ years of study; performs jazz, chamber ensemble, and contemporary classical repertoire, with admission to the Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts for piano performance

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   Private Piano Instructor and Academic Tutor

   Privately tutors piano students through advanced technique, scales, and performance preparation, and provides academic tutoring in AP and honors courses for exam preparation