Jennifer Case Email & Phone Number

Naperville, IL, US

Batavia, Illinois, United States

- Developed and maintained the schedule for the ACORN project's Data Acquisition and Controls- Analyzed the inventory for the controls hardware that the ACORN project is replacing- Identified risks associated with the ACORN project's Data Acquisition and Controls- Developed software to create an initial installation plan for the ACORN project's Data.

- Executed two year-long projects that required setting a technical vision, developing a plan, managing a budget, and tracking milestones- Continued to expand skills as a researcher by learning and applying machine learning techniques- Expanded the fabrication capabilities within the organization by developing new equipment and creating new fabrication.

- Wrote two successful proposals for internal funding- Executed one year-long project that required setting a technical vision, developing a plan, managing a budget, and tracking milestones- Designed and manufactured soft sensors for robot safety and manufacturing applications- Characterized the performance of soft sensors using a materials testing.

- Formulated and validated models and design tools for building and controlling soft robotic skins- Designed and manufactured soft robotic skins with integrated sensors and actuators- Characterized components of soft robots including sensors, actuators, and pneumatic controllers

- Formulated and validated models and control strategies for soft robotic systems- Integrated soft sensors and actuators into soft robotic systems- Designed and manufactured liquid embedded elastomer and conductive elastomer composite sensors- Evaluated material properties of elastomers to enhance understanding and design of soft systems- Studied shape.

- Coordinated a Particle Shadow Velocimetry system with synchronized equipment- Analyzed costs, purchased parts, and built a fluid system- Conducted experiments on a variety of parameters in the system

- Improved the data processing procedure associated with vacuum furnaces used in Superconducting Radio Frequency cavity research- Upgraded a LabVIEW program to coordinate a Stanford Research Systems Residual Gas Analyzer and an Allen Bradley PLC- Created macros to improve data processing for Excel spreadsheets by 92%

- Sheet Metal Testing - Supervised by a graduate student- Prepared metals for heat treatment- Operated a limit dome height testing machine and a MTS machine- Analyzed specimens in Scanning Electron Microscope- Conducted and assisted in analyzing tensile test results

Master'S & Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi, IEEE, SWE, HSA