Olivia Wilburn

  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Woman with long blonde hair stands in front of hockey goal

Olivia is pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a Certificate in Global Engineering through the Mortenson Center. Olivia recently travelled to Australia and Cambodia with Engineers without Borders (EWB) during her summer practicum in 2025. She also coaches her university club hockey team, helps at a local summer camp, and has experience planning fundraisers for a local scholarship program. 

She is particularly interested in exploring sustainable infrastructure and climate-change resilience, as well as integrating ethical, interdisciplinary approaches from mechanical engineering to address global humanitarian and sustainability challenges. In her free time, she loves backpacking, snowboarding, and hanging out with her dog Banjo.

Education

  • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, CU Boulder, 2024
  • B.S. in Physics, SUNY Cortland, 2021