Christopher Hu Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Focused Ultrasound Lab

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

As part of a thesis-based master’s degree, worked in the Advanced Research Laboratory for Multifunctional Lightweight Materials with a focus on vibrational energy harvesting devices for generating sustainable electricity, including design, simulation and testing of these devices. • Led a research project aimed at extending the operational life of a cardiac pacemaker through sustainable energy harvesting technologies and developed a design that increases battery life by 13%. • Prototyped and tested piezoelectric energy harvester designs to verify and validate FEA models according to ASME V&V40 standards. • Conducted in-depth analysis on current technologies for multifunctional lightweight structures, including piezoelectric materials, soft robotics, 3D printing techniques, and 3D printed composites to better assist fellow lab members in their research and to stay up to date on emerging technologies. • Assembled, maintained, and troubleshot Prusa i3 MKS3+ and Ender-3 V2 3D printers.• Supervised students working on course-based energy harvesting projects and acted as liaison between students and faculty advisor, ensuring project scope and deliverables aligned with goals of the course.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Teaching assistant for MIE402 - Vibrations (January 2023 - April 2023)- Graded and provided feedback for student lab reports. Teaching assistant for MIE1005 - Theory of vibrations (September 2022 - December 2022)- Prepared and conducted weekly 1-hour long tutorials for graduate students on topics in vibrations, including single and multiple degree of freedom systems, continuous systems, and finite element analysis of vibrations. - Graded assignments, project reports, and presentations while providing constructive feedback for students. - Communicated with students through announcements on the course page and through email to assist with assignments and projects.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Provided afterschool homework help to students ranging from elementary to high school students.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Involved in multiple projects related to extending the service life of surface mining equipment and conducted business planning analyses related to equipment configurations for future oilsands mines. • Designed and fabricated experimental testing machines in-house based on Charpy impact machines to determine failure phenomena of proprietary research concepts. • Collaborated in a multidisciplinary team analyzing surface mining equipment performance data to identify key trends and opportunities for improvement. • Conducted FEA simulations to investigate failure mechanisms of equipment on Site and explored different methods to reduce failure instances. • Prepared 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, bill of materials, and technical specifications for procurement, fabrication, and site installation of components.

Singapore, Singapore

Worked in a multidisciplinary team developing an inexpensive commercial device aimed at cutting costs and lowering the barrier of entry for research laboratories seeking to do research with rat cardiomyocytes. • Evaluated existing methods in cardiomyocyte isolation through self-guided research and designed an inexpensive, disposable system that successfully isolated cardiomyocytes and decreased costs from existing commercial devices by 99%. • Coordinated meetings between research, design, and client parties for efficient exchange of design constraints, requirements, and methodologies. • Performed calculations for pump speed, head pressure, flow rate, and heat transfer rate of buffer fluid moving through tubes to meet target design requirements.

Master Of Applied Science (Masc), Mechanical Engineering

Certificate Of Proficiency - Exchange, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering