David Pisani Email & Phone Number

Redmond, Washington, United States

Redmond, Washington, United States

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Los Angeles

Explored piezohydraulic pump design for a pediatric ventricular assist device. My primary objective was to evaluate the dynamic coupling between the piezoelectric component, mechanical components and the fluidic circuit.

Laboratory For Advanced Multifunctional Materials And Systems

Duties Included,• Computational Modeling: Developed computational tools to simulate multifunctional materials. Tools include finite element methods, micromechanical modeling, and phase field.• Ceramic Processing: Established manufacturing of lead oxide piezoceramics using a mixed oxide method.• High-Rate Deformation Experiments: Subjected heterogenous piezoceramic structures to impact for shock mitigation.• Piezoceramic Sensor/Actuator Characterization: Measured piezoceramic response to stress, electric field and temperature.• Laboratory Management: Maintained small active directory domain for file server, software licensing, backup, centralized user management.

Los Angeles

• Assisted in teaching lectures and holding discussion sections.• Developed course material, graded and proctored exams• Courses taught include,. ENG 203: System Architecture. MAE 101: Statics and Strength of Materials. MAE 154B: Design of Aerospace Structures. MAE 256A: Linear Elasticity. MAE 262: Mechanics of Intelligent Material Systems

Powell Library

• Organized databases managing library users, books and computers.• Maintained library computers and software across 10 on-campus libraries.• Technical support for library events.

Sofia Laboratory

• Developed computational fluid dynamics code utilizing the viscous vortex particlemethod.• Explored passive biolocomotion of a fish-life system in the wake of an obstacle.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering