Sam (Hao-Wei) Wu Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Châtillon, Île-De-France, Fr

College Station, Texas, Us

• Innovated and improved the automated bioscience sampling and analysis instrument➢ Designed, prototyped, and function tested a surface sampler, which improved the efficiency of the surface sampling procedures by more than 2 times, and the further development was funded by NASA to be used in a microgravity environment.➢ Repurposed a low-cost 3D printer by modifying the structure/operation and turned it into an automated DNA extraction system and fluid handling platform with quality competitive to a high-cost commercialized product in the market.➢ Summarized findings from the projects into a technical paper for publication.➢ Projects collaborated with and funded by NASA and NIH.

• Provided effective and fun environment and material for adult Chinese learners to develop Chinese skills through practicing in conversation. ➢ Prepared material from scratch for the conversation practices with information from the latest Taiwanese news, customs, traditional stories, and cultural events.➢ Guided adult Chinese learners to further improve Chinese skills.• Promoted Taiwanese culture and served the Taiwanese community through various volunteer work and Taiwanese cultural events.➢ Assisted in the planning and implementation of social gatherings and cultural events.

• Performed independent research on drones and their applications with mechanical designs, as well as collaborated studies on the internal cooling of a gas turbine blade➢ Innovated on the transportation of medical supplies and biosamples with drones.➢ Studied on the local low payload delivery using drones, as well as long-distance high payload transportation.➢ Published technical papers with findings from the studies on the internal cooling of a gas turbine blade to benefit researchers in the similar field.➢ Peer reviewed paper for Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Application.

• Improved heat dissipation of a PBX case and utilized SolidWorks to deliver a new design➢ Pinpointed the heat source and heat dissipation challenges and provided solutions that enhanced both convection and conduction heat transfer.➢ Implemented solutions into mechanical designs and visualized design in 3D view • Intensive work with consultant and marketing team to achieve and even exceed the project goal and clients’ expectations.➢ Achieved balance among clients’ values, internal considerations, and engineering principles➢ Located and coordinated with vendors on the fabrication of prototypes within controlled time and budget. Performed cost reduction without a sacrifice of quality➢ Tested functionality of prototypes and ensured their quality meets project goals

• Provided satisfying solutions to a variety of Engineering Challenges with creativity➢Developed a proprietary water treatment system for a patented process➢Designed, optimized, and 3D visualized a proprietary torch burner from scratch➢Designed in 3D and fast prototyped a universal timing accessory for torch burner

College Station, Tx, Us

• Researched on Cooling Technologies of a Gas Turbine Blade➢ Experimentally studied on sponsored projects in Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics while collaborated on Numerical Simulation studies➢ Successfully depicted critical heat dissipation challenge in certain testing areas that would result in functional failure. Optimized alternatives provided to the sponsors➢ Mentored new researchers on experimental methods and instruments

• Performed a fundamental study on Soot Oxidation under a diesel-engine-exhaust-like environment and filled the knowledge gap between theory and application.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Nuclear Science