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Blacksburg, Va, Us

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Mechanical Behavior of Materials for Dr. Norman Dowling• Assisted in teaching and grading assignments in ESM/MSE 3054: Mechanical Behavior of Materials regarding mechanical properties and behavior of engineering materials subjected to static, dynamic, creep, and fatigue loads to ~60 students• Created practice exams for students throughout the semester and given several lectures to the class• Held all of the office hours (10 – 15 hours/week) to handle students’ questions regarding how to calculate the results of different types of loads on engineering materials and how to analyze the results/data

Christiansburg, Virginia, United States

Provided technical support for MELD and their additive friction stir deposition (AFSD) process by doing quality assuranceQuality assurance included prepping bars for test prints and performing mechanical tests on the test prints.

Livermore, California, United States

• Collaborated with a team of scientists and engineers to research a method with the potential to print multi-material parts from laser powder bed fusion (LPBF)• The method uses a tilted electrode on a moving tray over a tray of metal powder that uses electromagnetism to move the powder from the tray to the powder bed• Created and executed a design of experiments (ANOVA) to optimize the applied voltage of the electrode and the speed of the tray to have consistent layer height of stainless steel powder on the powder bed

Mechanical Behavior of Materials Lab for Dr. Alex Aning and Dr. Norman Dowling• Assisted in teaching in ESM/MSE 3064: Mechanical Behavior of Materials Lab to ~50 students how to perform and analyze numerous mechanical tests (tension, compression, fatigue, fracture toughness, hardness, and creep) on different material systems (aluminum alloys, steels, polymers, and ceramics)• Held office hours to explain the mechanics of the tests and how to present the data and interpret it• Read and graded lab reports and offered additional help to those who were struggling

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

• Performed advanced materials characterization on aluminum samples created by AFSD• Characterized samples through mechanical, optical, and significant physical metallurgy topics• Learned about strengthening mechanisms of metal-matrix composites with a focus on particle size reinforcement approaching nanoscale

Senior Design Project: Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Fe-Mn-Al-Si-C Steels• Worked with a team of other materials science and engineering undergraduates and Dr. Alan Druschitz to develop advanced high strength steels to maximize tensile strength and ductility• Developed metallurgy skills by working in university’s foundry to develop medium Mn steels and use Thermo-Calc to predict phases• Gained additional lab experience by performing metallography and mechanical testing on samples• Improved on project management skills by making the project timeline, budget, and delegate tasks to team members• Presented our project and won in two different undergraduate research competitions

Spring Grove, Illinois, United States

• Gained lab experience by performing metallography and mechanical testing on steel and aluminum alloys• Obtained research experience by doing literature reviews on corporate and peer-reviewed articles/publications• Enhanced technical communication skills by writing reports and giving presentations to metallurgists

Fort Wayne, In, United States

• Gained lab and manufacturing experiences by optimizing heat treatment processes on steel pinion threads through a set of experiments• Improved in CAD modeling by reverse engineering parts used in the assembly line using SOLIDWORKS• Refined verbal communications skills by teaching a new efficient database to other engineers

Louisville, Kentucky

• Worked with the plant manager to help analyze process paths, including multiple time studies, to determine where process roadblocks occur• Wrote operational efficiency reports for engineering and manufacturing leadership, focusing on process design improvements for safer, more efficient assembly operations, while maintaining overall quality• Worked closely with assembly teams and leadership to understand manufacturing processes and support assembly line workers better

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Materials Science And Engineering

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Science And Engineering, 2Nd Year