Matthew Fragapane Email & Phone Number

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Project Lead for design, manufacturing, testing, and integration of the rocket's Quick Disconnect System, ensuring safe and distanced fueling process through pneumatic powerCurrently implementing CFD validation for rocket's injector performance to inform design decisions regarding internal flow characteristics and combustion of two-phase nitrous oxide

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Delegated assignments to team members, coordinated team meetings, and ran weekend work sessionsManaged and facilitated progress towards the goal to design, manufacture, test, and launch a rocket powered by hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene and nitrous oxideFostered efficient team operation and practical engineering skill development

Elyria, Ohio, United States

• In August of 2024, I completed my second internship rotation at Parker Hannifin Hydraulic Valve Systems in Elyria, Ohio. During this time as a Simulations Engineering Intern, I tackled Master's-level computational.
• I conducted steady-state analyses of spool valve behaviors to validate lab data, contributing to improved spool design by analyzing the effects of spool notches on pressure drops and flow forces.
• I collaborated closely with Ansys application engineers to develop a code for extracting spool flow areas and rates, accelerating the design process, and utilized Ansys OptiSLang to recommend optimal spool designs for.
• I helped integrate virtual and augmented reality headsets into the branch to help innovate team member training, customer marketing, and technician machine troubleshooting.

Elyria, Ohio, United States

• I spent my summer of 2023 working at Parker's Hydraulic Valve Systems division. Throughout my time as an Engineering Intern:
• I acquired proficiency in identifying and diagnosing valve characteristics and testing behaviors of electrohydraulic and servo valves. This experience was gained by investigating dead-band and hysteresis prevalent in.
• I programmed a laser engraver to mark valves with variable ID’s, barcodes, and schematics.
• I designed and optimized an engineering SharePoint site for their new merged division. This involved currating the resources most used amongst the engineers in an accessible manner. My supervisor estimates that my.
• For this site, I also automated and standardized spool leakage and pressure vessel stress calculators utilizing Python, Power Automate, and Excel.