Michael Wineman Email & Phone Number

Urbana, Il, Us

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

I am working with IntelliWheels, a Champaign-based wheelchair company, to develop a second-generation prototype of an automatic gear-shifting (AGS) wheelchair. My primary task is to design and interface the sensors, wireless ICs and actuators to determine and shift into the correct gear. In addition, I am designing a test fixture that will perform a simulated lifetime test on the AGS gearbox. Finally, I am conducting a study to determine if the AGS system reduces the torque that users exert on their handrims during wheelchair locomotion.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

I conducted discussion sections where students could see problems solved on the blackboard and ask questions on course material. I also graded unit exams and held office hours where students could ask further questions on homework problems. I taught statics during Fall 2011 and Fall 2012, and introductory dynamics during Spring 2012.In Summer 2012, I instructed introductory dynamics over eight weeks. In addition to the responsibilities mentioned above, I designed my own schedule, homework sets and exams; prepared and presented lectures; and graded homework assignments in addition to unit exams.

South Windsor, Ct

I updated and documented an Excel-based model that predicts the lifetime of UTC Power's phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC) power plant. These updates involved looking through updated fuel cell part drawings, contacting other employees regarding updated model outputs and debugging the model.I also developed a testing schedule for and analyzed data from a test that measured acid transfer rate across separator plates used in the PAFC. As part of this, I developed a VisualBasic macro in Excel that would automatically analyze the data and roughly determine the quality of a given trial.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

I prepared samples with various microscopic surface geometries for wetting tests. My biggest contribution involved the design of a rotary stage into which a laser alignment module and our samples could be placed. My second task was to assist with developing a methodology for creating the microscopic surfaces without them cracking using small-scale 3D printing methods.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I helped to develop a tight-binding model for Pt3Co, a catalyst used in hydrogen fuel cells. As part of this, I used modeling software to relax different configurations of Pt3Co nanoparticles to their lowest-energy state. The goal was to eventually use this model to see if there is any connection between the magnetic properties and catalytic effectiveness of Pt3Co.

Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Physics, Mathematics