Hands on projects
Alex Miller
Mechanical Engineering Student
Brooklyn,New York
Summary
Highly motivated and hard working Mechanical Engineering student with serious interest in Aerospace. Project experience on designing and constructing rockets and works excellent on teams. Extensive CAD experience via SolidWorks and simulation experience in MATLAB, Simulink, Ansys FEA software, SolidWorks CFD flow simulation, and OpenRocket.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Rogue Aerospace Rocket Team
New York University, Tandon School Of Engineering
Brooklyn, NY
09.2021 - Current
- Designed, constructed, and optimized nose cone component of team-wide rocket for NASA Student Launch competition. Coordinated and debated design choices with team to ensure optimal performance.
- Built CAD model of nose cone to analyze aerodynamic and structural properties using SolidWorks CFD simulation and Ansys FEA software. Calculated full drag characteristics of entire rocket using CFD.
- Constructed personal rocket to gain High Powered Rocketry certification.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
New York University, Tandon School Of Engineering
Brooklyn, NY
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Constructed various types of copper and copper oxide nanostructures using MedeA software. Demonstrated to teammates how to create these structures in the software.
- Designed molecular dynamics simulations using LAMMPS and verified simulations against experimentally proven mechanical properties.
- Discovered the impact of copper particle size and thickness and type of oxide layer on the melting properties of copper nanoparticles.
Global Leaders Honors Program
New York University, Tandon School Of Engineering
Brooklyn, NY
09.2020 - Current
- Create project that aims at pursuing global engineering challenges. Design wing box and various other components of an aircraft using green bio-composites to make aircraft more environmentally sustainable.
- Verify design against standard industry designs to ensure competitive potential using metrics such as structural performance, cost, and environmental sustainability.
- Build leadership, professional development, and entrepreneurship skills. Participate in study abroad session in Abu Dhabi.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
New York University, Tandon School of Engineering
Brooklyn, NY 09.2019 - 05.2023
Skills
SolidWorks
Ansys
CFD software
Microsoft Office
OpenRocket
MedeA/LAMMPS
Interests
Technical design problem solving
Wrestling, lifting, surfing
Timeline
Rogue Aerospace Rocket Team
New York University, Tandon School Of Engineering
09.2021 - Current
Undergraduate Research Assistant
New York University, Tandon School Of Engineering
06.2021 - 08.2021
Global Leaders Honors Program
New York University, Tandon School Of Engineering
09.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
New York University, Tandon School of Engineering
09.2019 - 05.2023
Course Work
Fluid Mechanics
Thermodynamics
Machine Design
Mechanics of Materials
Automatic Control
Measurement Systems
Dynamics
Statics
Materials Science