Curriculum Vitae

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Content

• Education
  
• Awards and Honors
  
• Research Experience
  
• Research Presentations
  
• Work Experience
  
• Academic Activities
  
• Extra-Curricular Activities
  
• Honor and Professional Societies
  

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Focus: Energy and the Environment
Bachelor of Science
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Mathematics
Graduated: Summa Cum Laude

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Awards and Honors

• University of Colorado at Boulder
  • Graduate Student Service Award, March 11 2010 - Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  • Student of the Month, April 2009 - Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
  • Deans Outstanding Merit Fellowship
• Clarkson University
  • Most Promising Senior in Mechanical Engineering by the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at Clarkson University
  • Phalanx Commendable Leadership Award
  • Robert E. Rosati 1952 Award for Excellence in Mechanical Engineering
  • Holcroft Alumni Recognition Award
• New York State Leaders of Tomorrow
• James D Cartin Memorial Leadership Award

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Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant
University of Colorado at Boulder

• Investigation of turbulent flows using numerical methods. In particular, research focus is on the effect of transverse oscillations and vibrations on turbulent pipe flow

Undergraduate Research Thesis
Honors Program, Clarkson University

• Researched the feasibility of a contra rotating vertical axis wind turbine powered home heating system
  • Developed and constructed a new wind turbine design
  • Experimented using prototype in Clarkson University ’s wind tunnel
  • Analyzed data of various wind turbine configurations
  • Performed an economic analysis of conventional versus wind turbine powered heating systems
• Won first place at AIAA North Eastern Regional Student Paper Conference

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Research Presentations

May 2010

ILASS-Americas 22nd Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Cincinnati, OH. Quadrature-free Discontinuous Galerkin Level Set Scheme

November 2009

American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics 62^nd Annual Meeting Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Pipe Flows subjected to Transverse Oscillations

March 2009

Graduate Engineering Annual Research Symposium (GEARS) Numerical Simulation of Transverse Oscillations of Pipe Flow

January 2009

47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Conference and, National Undergraduate Student Competition Feasibility of a Unique Wind Powered Home Heating System

April 2008

AIAA Northeastern Regional Student Conference, 1st Place finish in Undergraduate Student Competition Division Feasibility of a Unique Wind Powered Home Heating System

April 2008

Symposium on Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) Feasibility of a Unique Wind Powered Home Heating System

February 2008

Clarkson University Center for the Environment Poster Session Feasibility of a Unique Wind Powered Home Heating System

January 2008

Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities (cIcu) Research Exposition for New York State Legislators, Albany, NY Feasibility of a Unique Wind Powered Home Heating System

August 2007

Symposium on Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) Feasibility of a Unique Wind Powered Home Heating System

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Work Experience

Intern
General Electric Company, Energy Division

• Worked with Systems Reliability Engineering team on wind turbines, IGCC, and nuclear projects
• Earned the highest score on my coop review
• Developed a Lessons Learned Database to help categorize failure data
• Wrote an program to optimize the preventative maintenance schedules
• Was Activities Coordinator and scheduled numerous activities for interns including a whitewater rafting trip.

Intern Millennium Global Technology, INC

• Worked at engineering firm that developed products through the complete process of design through prototype development
• Leaned design skills, engineering knowledge, computer skills including computer aided design (CAD), and manufacturing skills with work in the machine shop

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Academic Activities

Teaching Assistant
University of Colorado

• Held office hours, led review sessions, and graded undergraduate fluid mechanics course
• Won Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2009

Member
Honors Program, Clarkson University

• Was selected to join prestigious group that focused on developing skills through problem based learning. The problems came from courses with open ended questions and the undergraduate research experience.

Tutor
Clarkson University

• Helped other students to understanding and learn material in various classes, including Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Economics, Statics, and Rigid Body Dynamics.

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Extra-Curricular Activities

Committee Coordinator
Graduate Engineering Annual Research Symposium Committee, University of Colorado

• Led group that organized a department wide research conference with over 20 presenters and numerous poster presentations.
• Worked with industrial sponsors and fund raising, visiting prospective students, catering, advertising, web-site development, and the presenters

Team Leader
Human Powered Vehicle, Clarkson University

• Led team or 11 senior mechanical engineers with the design and construction of a fully enclosed recumbent bicycle
• Managed a $5,500 budget
• Competed in the 2008 ASME human powered vehicle competition in Wisconsin and earned the best finish in Clarkson University’s history

Suspension Sub-team Leader
Mini-Baja, Clarkson University

• Used teamwork skills in the development and fabrication of a amphibious, all terrain vehicle
• Learned and taught the suspension sub-team the engineering theories on suspension design
• Competed in the SAE Mini-Baja competitions. Won 2nd place out of 66 teams in the 2006 race.

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Honor and Professional Societies

• Phalanx - Clarkson University’s Highest Honorary society
• Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society
• Phi Kappa Phi - Honor Society
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• American Physical Society