Haley Talbot

EXPERIENCES

MIT, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Laboratory for Atomistic & Molecular Mechanics, Outreach - Intern Student 

2020-2024

• Conduct original research in materials research and development including

  • Spider Silk

  • Synthetic Basalt Fibers

  • Alternative Solar Energy Accumulator, Solar Collector for Mars & the Moon

  • Lunar Bricks made from basalt regolith 

  • Growing plants with a hydroponics system, using the lunar soil

  • Worked with  grad/undergrad students, post docs, scientists, and professors in the lab at MIT

• Attended seminars and shared my research and ideas with the lab

• Designed and managed  a website for CEE, LAMM lammoutreach.mit.edu

STEM/ENGINEERING

• Microscopy & Microanalysis 2023 (M&M) - Minneapolis Minnesota, USA

https://academic.oup.com/mam/article/29/Supplement_1/2058/7228067

• Materials Research Society Meeting (MRS) 2023 - Boston Hynes Convention Center 

  • Presented research at the international microscopy and microanalysis conference in Minnesota

https://www.mrs.org/meetings-events/fall-meetings-exhibits/2023-mrs-fall-meeting/symposium-sessions/presentations/detail/2023_mrs_fall_meeting/2023_mrs_fall_meeting-3980867

• Materials Research Society Meeting (MRS) - 2022 - Boston Hynes Convention Center

https://www.mrs.org/meetings-events/fall-meetings-exhibits/2022-mrs-fall-meeting/symposium-sessions/presentations/detail/2022_mrs_fall_meeting/2022_mrs_fall_meeting-3806838

EDUCATION

Malden Catholic High School, Malden MA

September 2022 - Present

• Honor Roll Student 10 & 11th Grade

• Project Lead the Way (PLTW), high school STEM Engineering Course

  • Introduction to Engineering & Design (IED)

Bishop Fenwick High School, Peabody MA

September 2021- June 2022

• Dean’s List, Honor Roll 9th Grade

• Spanish I Honors 

EXTRA CURRICULAR

• Active participant in many clubs, sports, and school wide events all year round 

School Newspaper 

September 2022-Present

Malden Catholic

• Editors Committee; Writer: 

• Published Articles

  • Sport Reviews; Golf, Cross Country, Track & Field, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Wrestling, Swim, Basketball & Tennis

• Reviewed & Edited articles written by others on sports & book reviews, school events, robotics competitions and opinion articles

Concert Choir

January 2023-Present

Malden Catholic

• Sing in choir for school wide masses, prayer services, and other school wide events

STEM Innovation Fair

2023

Malden Catholic

• Presented a continuation of previous work on Basalt Fibers

• Conducted and presented new research in the labs at MC 

Robotics Team/Club

September 2023- Present

Malden Catholic

• Builder/Documentor/Programmer

• Conducted and managed inventory for the 2024 Botball Competition

• Developing a system for documentation and construction for the upcoming season

• Coding in C and programming on robots in club season

Quiz Bowl

2023-Present

Malden Catholic

• Quiz Bowl Coordinator

• Photographer for the Annual Quizbowl Competetion

• Scoring the points for the middle school teams as they scored points for answering questions

• Create questions for categories including;

  • 70th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu

  • Massachusetts State House

  • General Knowledge

  • Disney

  • Mental Math

  • Olympics

Performing Arts/Drama

September 2022-May 2023

Malden Catholic, Technical Crew

• Worked on technical crew for productions including:

  • Fall Musical: Godspell (2023)

September 2021-May 2022

Bishop Fenwick High School, Technical Crew

• Managed and operated lights and sound for a variety of events

  • School Events:

    • College counseling panels

    • Masses

    • Weekly Assemblies

    • Performing Arts Productions

  • Middle School Productions:

    • Peter Pan 

    • Sussical Jr.

    • Wizard of Oz

Dramafest - Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild (METG)

2023

• Technical Crew for the show Nirvana, representing Malden Catholic High School

• Held at Norwood High School, Norwood MA

  • Ran the sound board for the 40 minute act

  • Put together sound cues and short song clips to play throughout the show

2022

• Technical Crew for the show See Me Scream, representing Bishop Fenwick High School

• Held at North Reading High School, North Reading MA

  • Ran the lights for the 40 minute act play

  • Put together lighting cues for each of the scenes

Cross Country 

2018-Present

• Malden Catholic High School Girls Varsity XC (2022-Present)

  • 2023 MIAA State Championship; held at Gardner Municipal Golf Course, Gardner MA 

• 2022 MIAA State Championship; held at Wrentham Developmental Center, Wrentham MA

• Bishop Fenwick JV Cross Country (2021-2022)

• St. Joseph School (Wakefield MA)

  •  Girls JV Cross Country(2019-2020)

• St. Patrick School (Stoneham MA)

  • Girls JV Cross Country (2018-2019)

Indoor Track

December 2022-March 2023

• Malden Catholic, Girls Varsity Indoor Track

  • Events: One & Two Mile

Lacrosse

March 2022-June 2022

• Bishop Fenwick Girls JV Lacrosse

  • Position: Midfield, Defense & Attack

Speech & Debate

2021-2022

Bishop Fenwick High School

• Active participant in the speech and debate club

• Weekly club meetings; watching videos in the club of people in a speech and debate competition

• Group discussions on debates

• Held speech and debate mini tournaments with club members from school

Best Buddies Club

2021-2022

Bishop Fenwick High School

• Organized events for special needs children including: 

  • Halloween Trunk or Treat

    • Handed candy out to kids and dressed up 

    • Decorated our car in a Halloween theme

    • Engaged with the younger kids to fill the Halloween spirit

  • Fun Run

    • Organized a fun run at school for younger children and their families

    •  Engaged and talked with the kids during the event

    • Help with races and organizing the table stand

Martial Arts - Karate 

2019-2021

Academy of Traditional Karate, Wilmington MA

• Belts

  • Red Belt (1st Belt)

  • White Belt

  • Orange Belt

  • Gold Belt

  • Purple Belt

• Shorin- Ryu, Japanese Karate

Wakefield Learning Center - Tutor/Mentor

2017-2019

• Tutor and Mentor for elementary students in reading comprehension and mathematics