About
I’m Daniel Duarte, a mechanical engineer and a 2026 graduate of Duke University, where I earned a B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering and a certificate in Aerospace Engineering.
I enjoy work that connects analysis to something physical: designing a part, building a test setup, or figuring out why a system behaves differently from the model. My projects have included wind-tunnel testing for data center cooling, a machined pressure vessel, a pump support structure, a low-cost laparoscopic training box, feedback control of a magnetic levitation system, and compressible-flow simulation.
I also build software to solve practical engineering problems, including a project-management tool for engine overhaul that connects task dependencies and progress tracking with an interactive view of the engine.
Outside engineering, I enjoy strength training, running, cooking, and photography.
You can reach me at danielduarte2004@gmail.com or on LinkedIn.
- Education
B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Certificate in Aerospace Engineering. Duke University, 2022 – 2026.
Study abroad: Queen Mary University of London (fall 2024); Venice International University (summer 2023).
- Mechanical design
- SOLIDWORKS, pressure vessel and bolted-joint sizing, O-ring gland design, material selection using performance indices and Ashby charts (example), test apparatus design, machining and laser cutting.
- Analysis and controls
- ANSYS, including Fluent; compressible flow analysis; wind-tunnel testing and FLIR thermal imaging; PID tuning in LabVIEW with NI DAQ hardware; MATLAB.
- Programming
- Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, TypeScript and SQL.
- Coursework
- Finite element method, compressible flow, control systems, mechanical design, heat and mass transfer, aircraft performance.
- Languages
- Spanish: native; English: fluent.
- Honors and memberships
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar. Member, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.