In 2025, Abby earned her B.S. from Oregon State University, where she double majored in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering with a focus in Ocean Engineering. During her time at OSU, she worked and lived in Newport, Oregon, at the Hatfield Marine Science Center Innovation Lab, collaborating with organizations and research groups including NOAA, Oregon’s MidCoast Watersheds Council, the Marine Mammal Institute, and the Big Fish Lab to design and build equipment in support of scientific research.
When she wasn’t on the Oregon coast, Abby could be found at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory on campus, where she designed a scaled wave energy converter to support offshore ocean observation buoys.
Outside of work, Abby enjoys ceramics, snowboarding, camping, and spending time outdoors with her dog.
