About
Mary Kate is a student of engineering and multimedia artist. She is currently pursuing a BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and she holds a BFA in Animation and Digital Arts from Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts (2017).
Upon graduation from film school, Mary Kate worked professionally as an fx animator and fabricator within the film and entertainment industry. During this time she built upon her foundations in 2D / 3D animation, 3D modeling, and FX compositing, and gained additional skills in mechanical design and R&D when she began working as a fabricator within the stop-motion animation industry. Her credits include BBC’s Moon and Me (fabricator), Adult Swim’s The Shivering Truth (fabricator), Netflix’s Wendell and Wild (fabricator), and NASA’s documentary film First Light (VFX animator).
Since returning to school, Mary Kate has held positions in both mechanical engineering and materials science: as an opto-mechanical research assistant within Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Electro-Optical Systems Lab, and as a member of the Losego research group within the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech. For the former she was awarded undergraduate researcher of the year in 2023.
In her spare time, Mary Kate enjoys photography and illustration, writing, learning about anything and everything, and following her curiosities wherever they may lead (most definitely to her doom).
