Hello there 👋
Hi, my name is Abylaikhan Mukhamejanov. I’m a Mechanical Engineering student at Lehigh University with experience in mechanical design, manufacturing, and robotics. I am also from the beautiful country of Kazakhstan 🇰🇿.
For the past two years, I’ve been conducting research on bio-inspired underwater propulsion systems 🌊 under Dr. Moored, where I design and build experimental robotic setups and develop control systems for fluid–structure interaction studies. I serve as the Structures Lead for Lehigh’s first NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative project 🚀, leading the mechanical design of our nanosatellite and contributing to over $200K in raised funding. I’m also part of the Formula SAE team 🏎️, working on suspension and composite structures.
These experiences strengthened my skills in:
SolidWorks & ANSYS Workbench (FEA)
Manufacturing: 3D printing, CNC machining, waterjet cutting, injection molding
Mechanical systems integration (actuators, sensors, electronics)
MATLAB & control systems
Outside of engineering, I love traveling and working outdoors. I recently built a gazebo at my family’s country house — a project that reminded me why I love hands-on engineering. I also enjoy skiing ⛷️ and horse riding 🐎.
News
November 2025: 🏆 Won the Best Poster Award at the ASME IMECE Undergraduate Research Expo and presented my Wave-Assisted Propulsion research at the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD).
October 2025: Presented WAP project progress at the Annual DoD MURI Meeting at Lehigh University, showcasing experimental validation and control integration of the cyber-physical testbed.
September 2025: 📄 Abstract accepted for presentation at both the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) and ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) conferences.
May 2025: Awarded the Rossin Research Fellowship to work in the Unsteady Flow Interactions Lab on cyber-physical systems for wave-assisted propulsion (WAP).
December 2024: 🚀 Our team raised $200K in funding to build and launch OSPREY, Lehigh’s first Nanosatellite 🛰️.
September 2024: Started working on the Bio-Inspired Riverine Power Generation Project 🌊.
August 2024: Started a new position as MakerSpace Coordinator at Design Labs @ Lehigh University!
August 2024: Presented my work, “Design and Implementation of a Dual-Axis Pitch and Heave Setup for Bio-Propulsion Studies”, at the Mountain Top Research Conference at Lehigh 🎤.
July 2024: Started working with Aerotargets International ✈️.
May 2024: Awarded the prestigious STEM-SI Scholarship to work as an Undergraduate Research Intern over the summer 🏅.
April 2024: Received the Michael Levin Advanced Technology Award for Best Technological Startup at Lehigh 🏆.
December 2023: Started a new position as Senior Teaching Assistant for Applied Engineering Computer Methods.
December 2023: Began research at the Unsteady Flow Interactions Laboratory 🔬.
November 2023: Our team submitted the first proposal to the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative Program to get funding and a spot on the SpaceX rocket to launch a satellite in space.
August 2023: Started my Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Lehigh University 👨💻.
June 2023: Won a $5,000 grant and was recognized as a Top-3 SpaceTech Startup at the Central Asia Venture Forum 🚀.
May 2023: Graduated from Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan 🎓🇰🇿.