Bora Ayhan

Student & Developer

Hey there! I'm Bora — a student & (aspiring) engineer. Check out below what I've been up to recently!

Education

Aug. 2022 – Aug. 2026

High School Diploma

High School

GPA: 4.0 UW / 4.44 W, Rank 1 of 415

  • AHS Rocketry Club, Founder & President 2024 – pres.
  • AHS Mathematics Club, President 2022 – pres.
  • AHS Computer Science Club, President 2022 – pres.
  • Water Polo Club 2021 – pres.
  • National Honor Society Inductee & Member 2024 – pres.
  • Spanish Honor Society Inductee & Member 2024 – pres.
2024 – pres.

Online Courses & Textbooks

Unofficial Enrollment

  • Intro. to Aero. Eng. – EdX Ae1110x @ TU Delft 2024
  • Linear Algebra (Prof. Strang) – OCW 18.06 @ MIT 2025 – pres.
  • Rocket Propulsion Elements, by Sutton & Biblarz 2025 – pres.
  • Introduction to Flight, by Anderson 2024

Experience

Jun. 2025 – Aug. 2025

Software Intern

ARIA Lab @ School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

  • Interned at the ARIA Lab at Mines under PI Prof. Kaveh Fathian. Implemented vision algorithms and SLAM systems using the Robot Operating System (ROS2) hosted on Docker. Published open-source drivers and packages, alongside internal documentation related to the Boston Dynamics Spot, the Clearpath Robotics Husky, and our Sensor Backpack.

Mar. 2024 – pres.

Museum Docent

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Denver, Colorado

Volunteered at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, aligning with our mission to serve as a catalyst of scientific curiosity to the surrounding community. I am aiming to assume the role of a "facilititator" and directly present artifacts to the visitors alongside scientific knowledge.

Jan. 2024 – pres.

FIRST Robotics Programmer

Team 4293 Komodos

Louviers, Colorado

    Programming team member for FRC Team 4293 during the 2024 "CRESCENDO" and 2025 "REEFSCAPE" seasons. Notably focused on vision alignment algorithms (APRIL tags).

Feb. 2024 – Feb. 2025

Server II

Wind Crest Senior Living

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

    Provided quality customer service in a fast-paced kitchen while maintaining a safe environment.

  • Server I Feb. 2024 – Jun. 2024
  • Server II Jun. 2024 – Feb. 2025

Publications

Nov. 2023

Performing a Safe Propulsive Landing at Model Scale Using Solid Propellant Engines

Author(s): Bora Ayhan

Keywords: Aerospace engineering, propulsive recovery, Newtonian mechanics

    Efficiency analysis and mathematical derivation for selected parameters of the 'hoverslam' maneuver — PDF version available here.

Certifications / Testing

Jun. 2025

525F Digital Multimeter Certification

Snap-on Incorporated

May. 2024

American Red Cross Lifeguard Certificate

American Red Cross

May 2022 – May 2026

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

College Board

  • Calculus BC 5 (2025)
  • Physics C: Mechanics 5 (2025)
  • Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 4 (2025)
  • United States History 5 (2025)
  • English Lang. and Comp. 5 (2025)
  • Spanish Lang. and Culture 4 (2025)
  • Computer Science A 5 (2024)
  • Physics 1: Algebra-Based 5 (2024)
  • Human Geography 5 (2024)
  • Computer Science Principles 5 (2023)

Volunteering

Mar. 2024 – Present

Museum Docent

Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Science and Technology

Volunteered at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, aligning with our mission to serve as a catalyst of scientific curiosity to the surrounding community. I am aiming to assume the role

Jan. 2022 – Present

Mentor and Volunteer

Turkish-American Cultural Society of Colorado

Education

Volunteered at the "Turks Without Borders" program as a mentor. The program aims to provide an opportunity for underprivileged K–12 students in Turkiye to engage in weekly conversations with Turkish-American mentors, thereby allowing the students to broaden their understanding of the English language alongside the culture of the US.

Sep. 2024 – Present

Math Tutor

National Honor Society

Education

Tutored math students in topics ranging from algebra and geometry to fundamental differential calculus.

Skills

Languages

  • English Native
  • Turkish Native
  • Spanish B2

AHS Rocketry Club