Matthew West is a materials science engineering student at Drexel University with a 3.88 GPA. He has held internships at AstraZeneca and Carpenter Technology where he improved manufacturing processes through Lean Six Sigma techniques and conducted research on metals and powders. His skills include programming in MATLAB, LabVIEW, Java and C as well as 3D printing, welding and machine operation. He leads the Drexel Weekend Warriors outdoors club and received a Powder Metallurgy Scholarship.
"Surrogate infill criteria for operational fatigue reliability analysis" pres...TRUSS ITN
Analysis of Offshore Wind Turbine (OWT) fatigue damage is an intense, resource demanding task. While the current methodologies to design OWT to fatigue are quite limited in the way and amount of uncertainty they can account for, they still represent a relevant share of the total effort needed in the OWT design process. The robustness achieved in the design process is usually limited. To enable OWT to be more robust, an innovative methodology that tackles current limitations using a balanced amount of designing effort was developed. It consists of generating a short-term fatigue damage (DSH ) using a Kriging surrogate model that accurately accounts for uncertainty using an adaptive approach. The current paper discusses the application of a reinterpolation convergence to build a Kriging surrogate model that replicates DSH in OWT tower components. Different variables involved in the convergence are discussed. The discussion extends then to how the design could be improved by using different convergence scenarios for the Kriging surface. Cross-validation is used to train and validate the surrogate surface. The main goal is to give the designer a rationale on the trade-off between computational time and accuracy using the mentioned approach to design robust OWT towers. Results show that on a design basis two levels of approach may be efficient. In the first, if a very high computational cost is expected, a trade-off between accuracy and computational time must be considered and then, if the intention is to check how robust the current design is, a full convergence of the surface should be pursued.
"Surrogate infill criteria for operational fatigue reliability analysis" pres...TRUSS ITN
Analysis of Offshore Wind Turbine (OWT) fatigue damage is an intense, resource demanding task. While the current methodologies to design OWT to fatigue are quite limited in the way and amount of uncertainty they can account for, they still represent a relevant share of the total effort needed in the OWT design process. The robustness achieved in the design process is usually limited. To enable OWT to be more robust, an innovative methodology that tackles current limitations using a balanced amount of designing effort was developed. It consists of generating a short-term fatigue damage (DSH ) using a Kriging surrogate model that accurately accounts for uncertainty using an adaptive approach. The current paper discusses the application of a reinterpolation convergence to build a Kriging surrogate model that replicates DSH in OWT tower components. Different variables involved in the convergence are discussed. The discussion extends then to how the design could be improved by using different convergence scenarios for the Kriging surface. Cross-validation is used to train and validate the surrogate surface. The main goal is to give the designer a rationale on the trade-off between computational time and accuracy using the mentioned approach to design robust OWT towers. Results show that on a design basis two levels of approach may be efficient. In the first, if a very high computational cost is expected, a trade-off between accuracy and computational time must be considered and then, if the intention is to check how robust the current design is, a full convergence of the surface should be pursued.
I am Ph.D. student at Wright State University. My research area is computational mechanics and design optimization. I mainly focused on design optimization for coupled fluid-solid interaction problems with applications to aerospace vehicles.
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I am Ph.D. student at Wright State University. My research area is computational mechanics and design optimization. I mainly focused on design optimization for coupled fluid-solid interaction problems with applications to aerospace vehicles.
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Electrical Engineer in search of a team to join that values creativity, continual learning, and bringing value to the marketplace that goes beyond the bottom line. In other words, I want to do good work with great people.
On July 10th Innovate UK and the KTN held a business innovation day to showcase 30 of the Innovate UK projects that are currently active in the area of Additive Manufacturing. The presentations and pitches made on the day are now available to download. Topic 3 focuses on Post Processing
On July 10th Innovate UK and the KTN held a business innovation day to showcase 30 of the Innovate UK projects that are currently active in the area of Additive Manufacturing. The presentations and pitches made on the day are now available to download. Topic 6 focuses on New Materials and Conductive Components.
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Multiscale Analysis Tool (NASMAT)
Robust, Integrated, Physics-based, Non-linear, Variable Fidelity Modeling of
Multi-phased Materials and Structures
By
Dr. Pankaj Dhussa
NASA Multiscale Analysis Tool (NASMAT) Robust, Integrated, Physics-based, Non...
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1. MATTHEW WEST (215) 806-5079 ● MW645@DREXEL.EDU
EDUCATION
Anticipated Graduation: June 2017
Overall GPA: 3.88
Drexel University - College of Engineering & Pennoni Honors College
Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Minors in Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration
EXPERIENCE
March 2015 to September 2015
Philadelphia, PA
AstraZeneca
Continuous Improvement Engineer
Managed and coached groups of 20 employees on all 3 shifts about lean and Six Sigma manufacturing practices
Optimized manufacturing changeover time in a complex aseptic environment by leading workshops
Obtained Six Sigma Yellow Belt for development and manufacture of Delrin®
tools for the aseptic space
Improved conveyor system for the vaccine packaging line to reduce the amount of defects induced
Carpenter Technology
Research &Development Process Engineer
Utilize MATLAB®
to convert raw analog outputs from an Engineering Systems CT5 to load-displacement data
Use Zeiss Scanning Electron Microscope to compare compaction surfaces of traditional ejected copper compacts
and elastically unloaded copper compacts
Perform diametrical compression strength tests on pharmaceutical excipients and pure copper powder
Support PhD students by designing mechanical test setups and data collection programs with laser micrometer
Pioneer of newly purchased equipment, challenged to learn and teach the research team how to operate equipment
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft®
VBA
AutoCAD®
MATLAB®
MACHINE SKILLS
Instron 5800r
Engineering Systems CT5
SEM, Micro-hardness
Arduino Micro Controller
Java, C, JavaScript
LabVIEW®
3D Polymer Printing
Welding, Soldering
Lathes, Mills
PROJECTS
Personal - Design and Fabrication of 3D Polymer Printer & Aluminum CNC Machine
Engineering electrical and mechanical systems for a desktop hybrid machine with a 12” by 24” working area
Freshman Design Project - Vertical Axis Windmill Design Project
Lead engineer of group of 4 for development of concept, prototype, and manufacture of windmill with generator
Eagle Scout Project - G-Gage Train Bridge
Project lead of groups up to 25 for an original design of a permanent outdoor 80’ train bridge structure
AWARDS & LEADERSHIP
Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Powder Metallurgy Scholarship
STAR Research Scholar
Dean’s List
Drexel Weekend Warriors (Outdoors Club)
March 2014 to September 2014
Reading, PA
Succeeded in the development of a laser-optical system used to triangulate molten metal fill level to decrease
powder size distribution in a stainless steel metal powder gas atomizer
Coded MATLAB®
and LabVIEW®
scripts to collect and analyze infrared camera data and temperature distributions
in order to properly cool ingots, reducing waste of over $100,000 per crack
Studied a unique radial laser micrometer placement for in-line manufacturing measurement of final bar straightness
Managed wire coiling research and experimentation for manufacturing scale-up of new titanium alloy product
Cut, mounted, polished, and etched samples to analyze microstructure of titanium and steel super alloys
Drexel University
Lab Research Assistant
March 2013 to Present
Philadelphia, PA
Completed Summer 2015
Awarded 2014 to 2015
Awarded Summer 2013
Awarded Quarterly 2012 to Present
President 2014 to Present, Member 2013 to 2014
Philadelphia, PA
