I have collaborated on Fermilab projects as a design engineer since 2008. I have served as research advisor for a number of M.S. students, serving projects like mu2e, muon g-2 and PIP-II. I also study discrete granular flows that bridge the behaviors of solid-like and fluid-like behaviors. Publications from undergraduate authors dot my CV in multiple locations.
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2006
S.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, 2000
Expertise
- Design at the Intensity Frontier
- Granular Flows
- Biomass Energy
- Energy Optimization
- Estimation and Control
Courses Taught
- MEE 210 – Engineering Mechanics: Statics
- MEE 390 – Experimental Methods of ME
- MEE 340 – Fluid Mechanics
- MEE 485/486 – Senior Mechanical Engineering Design (two-semester sequence)
- MEE 453/553 – Propulsion (mixed grad & undergrad)
- MEE 454/554 – Alternative and Renewable Energy (mixed grad & undergrad)
- UEET 101 – Introduction to Engineering
Publications
- Design of beamline components for mu2e including muon beam stop, instrument feedthrough bulkhead, and integrated rail positioning, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
- Detector development for g-2 in support of tracker system, flammable gas flow delivery, and magnetic fringe field, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
- A continuous-operation variable-feedstock biomass gasifier design based on indigenous materials, Environmental Protection Agency – P3 Award: A National Student Design Competition.
- Transport and processing of biomass stock materials, Sustainable Agriculture Grant Program (IL Dept. of Ag).
- Modeling and evaluation of beamline components,” Advanced Photon Source – Argonne National Laboratory.
