Jared Beard Email & Phone Number

Colorado, United States

Morgantown, West Virginia

Given autonomous systems are being used more frequently in complex environments, my focus has been on decision making under ambiguity. More specifically I am focused on identification of ignorance and ambiguities in problems. This involves formulating structures to represent these uncertainties, but more importantly integration of normative (value).

Greater Los Angeles Area

Morgantown, WV

My time spent with RockSat-X has been in the preparation of the payload for flight. This has included the development of a CAD (Fusion 360, Solidworks) model for the payload and organization experiments on the payload deck. I have also worked with various experiments towards the development of their CAD files and, in one case, directly contributed to the.

Morgantown, WV, USA

Focus in advanced manufacturing techniques (namely 3D printing) and synthesis/characterization of materials for flexible electronics and sustainability applications. This primary goal being the refinement of dye-sensitized solar cell component layers to balance desired material behavior with printability. In this time, I have gained experience with sputter.

In my time as a student worker, my primary duty was acting as webmaster for the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. This included the maintenance of department website and the develop/maintenance of faculty research websites. Additional duties included assistance with preparation of materials for the department newsletters, acting as.

Morgantown, WV

The university rover challenge is an international competition for colleges to develop a tele-operated and autonomous rover to assist with simulated Mars missions. Tasks include traversal of extreme terrain, use of tools, object collection, science experimentation, and autonomous traversal. My role has been to manage a team of 7 to develop rover software..

Heraklion, Crete, Greece

As part of a research collaboration between WVU and UoC - FORTH, I spent six weeks on the island of Crete to conduct research and learn about the culture. During my time there, I was on a team studying the gas sensing properties of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide thin films. I gained first-hand experience with sputter coating, thermal evaporation coating.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Thesis: Environment Search Planning Subject to High Robot Localization Uncertainty

B.S. Of Mechanical Engineering, Minor Physics

Education record

Activities and Societies: Varsity Tennis, Class Vice President (2010-2012)