Lorcan Nicholls
Undergraduate Engineering Student
University of Cambridge
National University of Singapore
Welcome!
Hi! I’m a recent engineering graduate living in Leeds, UK after finishing my Master’s degree in bioengineering at the University of Cambridge.
My website showcases the main projects I’ve worked on and experience I’ve gained both at university and independently.
I enjoy studying topics across the union of engineering, scientific computing, biotech and machine learning, any and all of which I have interests in pursuing as careers.
- ⚙️ Bioengineering
- ⚡ Renewable Energy
- 🤖 Robotics
- 🧠 Machine Learning
- 💹 Algorithmic Trading
MEng Biongineering, 2020—24
University of Cambridge (Girton College)
BEng Year Exchange Programme, 2022—23
National University of Singapore (USP)
Skills
Bioengineering, bioelectronics, robotics and control systems
Scientific computing, machine learning, computer vision, utility automation
Data analysis and visualisation, statistical modelling
Technologies
Experience
- Investigated the use of hydrogel-based e-skin for multi-touch sensors via electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and published a paper to ICRA
- 3D printed and assembled a tensile testing machine for characterising the hydrogel’s mechanical and viscoelastic properties
- Designed the EIT apparatus in CAD and fabricated from PLA using a laser cutter for the frame, and a gelatin-glycerol-carbon black sensorised e-skin.
- Programmed a UR5 industrial robot to gather a real dataset for pressing of the e-skin, and trained/tested neural nets to predict touch position based on the EIT data.
- Developed a new benchmark for comparing delinquency rates, fit to a variety of customer risk indicators
- Worked closely with the analytics team to create new metrics for predicting arrears deterioration from live Salesforce databases with Looker, SQL and Excel, including use of VBA and Python for utility scripting and automation
- Verified a 30% increase in customer call-to-payment rates due to the adoption of a new IVR telephony system
- Designed diesel engine components to engineering drawing specifications with Creo
- Stripped down a turbocharger in Lab Ops and examined it for surface defects using an X-ray diffractometer
- Simulated component response to mechanical and thermal loads
- Presented to an audience of 20+ coworkers, including teams via conference call in India and China
- Analysed a large JSON dataset on transistor characteristics using Python in the Spyder IDE to identify trends in performance
- Presented a method to identify pairwise correlation using Seaborn, NumPy and Pandas to an audience of 10+ coworkers
Projects
Courses & Classes Taken
Computational Molecular Modelling
University of Cambridge
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
Optimal Control Systems
University of Cambridge
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
Biomechanics
University of Cambridge
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
Bioelectronics and Biosensors
University of Cambridge
Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
Advanced Functional Materials
University of Cambridge
Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
Computer Vision
University of Cambridge
Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
International Business
University of Cambridge
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
Accounting and Finance
University of Cambridge
Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
Stochastic Models in Management
National Uni of Singapore
Jan 2023 - May 2023
Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion
National Uni of Singapore
Jan 2023 - May 2023
Enzyme Biotechnology
National Uni of Singapore
Jan 2023 - May 2023
Learning from Data
National Uni of Singapore
Jan 2023 - May 2023
Particle Technology
National Uni of Singapore
Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
Cellular Bioengineering
National Uni of Singapore
Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
Polymeric Biomedical Materials
National Uni of Singapore
Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
Process Dynamics & Controls
National Uni of Singapore
Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
Intro to Machine Learning (CV & AI for Autonomous Driving)
University of Cambridge
Mar 2022 - May 2022
Intro to Bioengineering (Ocular Biomechanics & Neuroscience of Vision)
University of Cambridge
Mar 2022 - May 2022
Years 1 & 2: Mechanics, Structures, Materials, Thermofluids, Electrical, Information and Maths
University of Cambridge
Oct 2020 - Feb 2022
Recent Posts
Recent Publications
Featured Publications
Collections of notes: PDFs summing my STEM studies and related knowledge/interests to date.
- All Notes
- All Notes - Maths - Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - algebra, geometry, calculus, linear algebra, statistics.
- All Notes - Physics - Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 - mechanics, structures, materials, thermofluids, electricity, electromagnetism, digital electronics, instrumentation, control, astrophysics, cosmology, nuclear physics, quantum physics, medical physics.
- All Notes - Chemistry - Sections 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 - chemical data, physical chemistry, surface chemistry, inorganic chemistry, environmental chemistry, earth science, organic chemistry, biochemistry.
- All Notes - Biology - Sections 17, 18, 19, 20 - molecular biology, biotechnology, microbiology, zoology, botany, paleontology, bioanthropology, medical biology.
- All Notes - Extras - Sections 21, 22 - Chinese, Korean.
Contact
This goes to my personal email.
- lnick2440@gmail.com
- Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK (home) or Cambridge, UK (term-time),