Teaching Assistant, Product Realization Lab
Stanford, Ca, Us
The Product Realization Laboratory is a teaching facility affiliated with the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stanford University. The PRL supports design, creation and innovation through traditional machining, woodworking, foundry practices, plastics molding, welding, finishing, and metrology equipment. State-of-the-art computer-aided drawing, manufacturing, and prototyping systems are also provided.The PRL is committed to turning ideas into reality and to creating a nurturing community in support of that goal. Its doors are open to students from all disciplines, and the range of projects completed in the lab reflects this diversity. More than 1000 students register to use the PRL annually, and an estimated one in ten Stanford Students will step into the PRL at least once during his or her career at the University.As a Teaching Assistant, I regularly mentored students on topics of prototyping, CAD modeling, and manufacturing, both within and external to the PRL. I also taught weekly labs to introduce students to real-world manufacturing processes including sandcasting, welding, patternmaking, finishing, and manual and CNC machining.