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Dashiell Tillery

Blacksburg,VA

Summary

Highly motivated student currently working towards a BS in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Nuclear Engineering. Experienced in multiple facets of Aerospace/Nuclear Engineering theory/practice. Seeking Nuclear/Aerospace Engineering internship or co-op for Summer 2024

Overview

Work History

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Fusion Devices Undergraduate Research
  • Achieve IEC fusion by the end of the fall semester
  • Fusor reassembly, testing, and operation
  • Implementation of pressure sensor and neuron activation chamber
  • Vacuum seal testing for leaks
  • General troubleshooting of systems

Server

Cafe Mekong
  • Communicated with diverse clientele from various ethnic backgrounds
  • Improvement of multitasking skills through working as both host and server
  • Helped with my understanding of compartmentalizing problems and duties

Server and host

Eureka
  • Improved leadership skills through communication with wait staff and management
  • Working in a high-stress environment improved my conflict-resolution abilities within a system

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering - Minor in Nuclear Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
05.2025

Skills

Technology - SOLIDWORKS, MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel

Coding - Matlab, Mathematica, Python, Java/Javascript, Node Js, HTML/CSS

Technical - Soldering, Laser Cutter, 3d Printer

Activities

Galipatia: Engineering Living Learning Community, 08/2021 – 05/2022, Lived in a diverse community of 600+ engineers, Participated in teamwork and leadership-building activities, Was actively involved in professional development classes

Coursework

  • Aerospace Structures: Analyzing the effects of axial, bending, and torsional loads on thin-walled structures
  • Intro to Nuclear Engineering: Application of fundamental principles of neutron physics and reactor theory
  • Fluid Dynamics: Building mathematical models of flows around bodies using potential flow theory

Languages

Expertise

Aerospace Structures - Analysis of effects of axial, bending, and torsional loads on thin-walled structures

IEC Fusion - Fusor reassembly, testing, and operation; pressure sensor and neuron activation; vacuum seal testing; general troubleshooting

Nuclear Engineering - Fundamental principles of neutron physics and reactor theory

Fluid Dynamics - Building mathematical models of flows around bodies using potential flow theory

Timeline

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Fusion Devices Undergraduate Research

Server

Cafe Mekong

Server and host

Eureka

BS in Aerospace Engineering - Minor in Nuclear Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

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