Finn O'Brien Email & Phone Number

United States

Fremont, Ohio, US

Arlington, VA, US

-Lead integration efforts of an in house radar simulation into a simulation of simulations with High Level Architecture (HLA)-Coded the interfaces in Java for RAMS to interact with multiple simulations-Developed MATLAB tools for testing and analysis-Modeled new capabilities in JAVA for the simulation-Prepared documentation, reports, and presentations to.

Low-Thrust Trajectory Analysis for Cube-Satellites-Simulated plausibility of low-thrust CubeSat flying from LEO to GEO, then to the Moon using a commercial electric propulsion system. Tested various assumptions and developed a procedure to compare various systems.-Investigated impacts of various time-saving assumptions, such as constant-mass and constant.

Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Instruct conferences for the students taking various math courses (including Calculus and Differential Equations). During conference, I go over practice problems, and fix any problems the students have. I grade homework and hold two office hours a week, when students can come visit me outside of scheduled class time.

Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Man the main desk of the Gordon Library, where students or faculty go to ask questions, check out books and media, and seek basic research techniques. I deal with various other customer service related duties including directing students in efficient use of the library and addressing any concerns from visitors in person or over the phone.

Lexington, MA, US

At Lincoln Laboratory, I designed and tested a prototype 3D-printable pressure tank with two chambers. Using MATLAB and Solidworks, I analyzed and modified the design with finite-element stress analysis to minimize the stresses. I developed and followed a procedure to validate the printing and manufacturing to specifications, and developed test procedures.

Lexington, MA, US

I worked as an intern at MIT Lincoln Laboratories in their Systems Engineering group (Group 75) and designed, modeled, and tested a propulsion system for small satellite applications. I worked with the group to determine requirements the system had to achieve in terms of thrust and pressure, and used Solidworks to design the thruster portion of the system..

Used ultrafast optical spectroscopy and terahertz spectroscopy to probe the dynamics of photo-excited charge carriers in materials and experimental compounds. Assisted in the experiment setup, calibration, and execution. Designed a way to study the absorptive and refractive indexes of liquids using time resolved terahertz spectroscopy. Tested various.

Irving, TX, US

Assisted in the running of the 'Nature Area' where I taught ecology and conservation merit badges to Boy Scouts ages 10-17 by leading activities, experiments, games, hikes, and other fun summer-camp activities.Was the acting Nature Director for two weeks, and had to organize merit badge schedules, afternoon activities, and supervise the Nature Instructors.

Studied and characterized various material surfaces to improve methods of manufacturing parts,Took measurements using the Olympus LEXT OLS4000

Masters, Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Aerospace Engineering And Physics

High School, General Studies