Gerardo Berlanga Molina: Mechanical Engineering and Optics
Here you’ll find various engineering projects, experiments, research endeavors, and more.
Astronomical Instrumentation Team
The Astronomical Instrumentation Team (AIT) at MIT’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research is a laboratory that specializes in the creation of state-of-the-art scientific instruments that help researchers and scientists further comprehend our cosmos through studying topics such as galaxy formation, absorption and emission in the Circumgalactic Medium, and classification of LSST transients, to name a few.
In my time, I have been involved with the development of the Large Lenslet Array Magellan Spectrograph (LLAMAS), which was commissioned at the 6.5 m Walter Baade Magellan Telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert in late 2024.
Preventing a changing gravity vector on the optical train
Mitigating detrimental atmospheric effects for improved performance
MIT Grad
Graduate classes typically do not feature exams. Instead, the assignment of focus is commonly a large project that is the culmination of a semester of rigorous research and coursework. Some projects are individual work, while others are completed as a group.
H-alpha filter for Emission Nebula imaging
Optical communication through a turbulent atmosphere
MIT Undergrad
Certain classes at MIT have large projects associated with them. From repeatable manufacturing to self-guided research to toy design, all aspects of Mechanical Engineering are critical.
Learning how to mass-manufacture
Researching, designing experiments, and analyzing data
Predicting data with Neural ODEs
Building a competition robot to complete tasks
Designing an attractive and engaging toy
A Glimpse into Gerardo’s Achievements
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