About Me

My name is Kobi Hall. I am a dual degree mechanical engineering graduate from Columbia University in New York City. I completed my engineering prerequisites at the University of Puget Sound (UPS) in Washington state, where I earned a degree in physics. This qualified me to transfer to a university that offered engineering majors; I have now graduated with two bachelor's degrees.

At UPS I discovered my interest in and aptitude for mathematics and physics. I was also part of the liberal arts honors program, for which I wrote my senior thesis on the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. I took on leadership roles in the physics and history clubs, completed summer research projects in numerical analysis and quantum field theory, and even brought together classmates during COVID where we built a functioning a nuclear reactor. I maintain my connection to UPS and recently had a physics paper published that I co-authored with a classmate and the chair of the UPS physics department, Professor Latimer.

At Columbia University, I had the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects with professors who are innovators in their field. I am combining mathematics, physics, mechanical engineering, electronics, and computer science in fields that I find fascinating. I gravitate toward topics in control systems/mechatronics, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and micro/nanoscale science.

I love hiking, camping, and rock climbing, especially with friends. I’ve traveled across the United States and to many European countries - Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria and Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Iceland. However, I also love drawing, taking pictures, cooking, or just sitting quietly in my room reading a book.