Kelly Sato

Student

I am currently majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Computer Science at U.H. Manoa. I expect to graduate in the Fall of 2026.


Interests: Software Engineering, Amateur Rocketry, AutoCAD


Projects

Manoa Exchange 2023

An SNS for prospective, current, and former study abroad students.

Web Development Meteor HTML/CSS Software Engineering

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Topographical Map of Hawaii Render 2023

A topographical render of Hawaii and how a hotspot formed the islands.

Blender 3D Modeling & Rendering

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Anodizing Aluminum 2021

Learning the process of anodizing aluminum.

Electronics

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The American Rocketry Challenge 2019

An amateur rocketry competition I participated in with Mililani High School's Rocketry club.

AutoCAD Inventor Rocketry

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Essays

Same Principles, Different Tools

13 Dec 2023

A world of engineering For a very long time, I have wanted to follow in my father's footsteps and become a Mechanical Engineer. I have always gravitated towards science and math, and even in my passion for art, the projects...

Software Engineering Functional Programming Agile Project Management

A Better Way: Bootstrap

05 Oct 2023

Raw HTML and CSS When I worked with HTML and CSS for the first time in ICS 314, I was underwhelmed by the result. It was a lot of work for a really ugly product. Maybe it's the color combination...

UI Frameworks Web Design Bootstrap 5

There May Be No Stupid Questions, But There Certainly Are BAD Ones

07 Sep 2023

"The only stupid question is the one you didn't ask." This is a phrase I have heard many professors say to make students feel less embarrassed to ask questions in class, especially in front of their peers. And yes, it's...

Smart Questions Stack Overflow

How I Tried (And Failed) to Make a Discord Bot in a Week

28 Aug 2023

Ask and you shall receive Ever since I was little, I was a very crafty person—I would make my own Halloween costumes, knit my own beanies, crochet leis, and more. One of my best creations were these plague doctor masks...

JavaScript Reflection

From Mechanical Engineering to Software Engineering

28 Aug 2023

I was an ME major... for a semester When I entered middle school, I knew what I wanted to do with my life: I was going to be an engineer. I loved watching fabrication videos, learning about how things were...

Software Engineering Personal Goals