Cameron Dunn

Projects

Selected work

Hardware I've designed, built, and tested — plus the research behind it. One project per page.

Engineering & hardware
01~2 kN Ethanol / N₂O Pintle Rocket EngineDesigned, built, and static-fired a ~2 kN ethanol / N₂O liquid rocket engine.Propulsion · Mechanical Design · Manufacturing · 202502Project Rover — Rocker-Bogie DrivetrainDesigned and built the rocker-bogie drivetrain for a University Rover Challenge rover, leading a 10-student subteam.Robotics · Mechanical Design · Team Lead · 2024–Present03Rotating Solar-Panel RoverBuilt a self-sustaining rover with a deployable, dust-shedding, sun-tracking solar array (≈4.94 V in sun).Mechatronics · Mechanical Design · Controls · 2025
Research
04Model-Size Reduction in Geometric Deep Optical SensingShowed a ~130× data reduction at near-baseline accuracy for a geometric optical sensor.Applied ML · Computer Vision · Research · 202505Copper Sulfate Neurotoxicity in the Hirudo verbana LeechEarly researchPeer-reviewed, ISEF-awarded study linking copper sulfate exposure to nerve and behavioral damage.Early research · High school · Neurobiology · 2023