Cayla Mandel Email & Phone Number

Charlottesville, VA, US

Virginia, United States

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Leads the design work of preliminary and scale-up experimental systems for the following projects: a 50X scale-up carbon capture technology, a 20X scale-up salt recycling technology, and a preliminary thermoelectric technology.-Demonstrates initiative by identifying issues in existing experimental equipment/processes and proposing new designs to reduce.

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

- Designed and built a soil strength testing apparatus for laboratory use to investigate the effect of microbial induced calcite precipitation (MICP) on the strength of soil to improve buildings’ stability-Enhanced broad communication skills by discussing designs and results with professors with different scientific backgrounds

Easton, PA

-Improved 3D modeling skills with CAD Software (Inventor) by designing, modeling, and 3D printing both preliminary and full design drawings for a variety of monitor mount components-Enhanced technical writing skills and attention to detail by creating detailed Engineering Specifications and testing procedures to ensure quality production-Proved mechanical.

Newark, New Jersey

-Designed and built the Panasonic Creative Design Challenge, a regional robotics competition. Developed and presented ideas for the Challenge to department heads and the management team -Led a team of interns in building the challenge platform and a robotic device using a wide range of hand tools to demonstrate that all of the Challenge tasks can be.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Vice President of the Lafayette Outdoors Society - Secretary of ASME - Volunteer for ASB

3.75

Activities and Societies: Captain of the varsity cross country, winter track, and spring track teams - Treasurer of the Tri-M Music Honor.