Edem Yannick Tetteh, PhD
Cockeysville,MD
Summary
Results-driven Aerospace and Nuclear Safety Engineer with over five years of industry experience. Eager to expand expertise and make valuable contributions to Nuclear Safety, Mechanical, and Aerospace Engineering fields. Proficient in applying engineering principles, leveraging a solid academic background, and demonstrating strong problem-solving skills to deliver impactful solutions for intricate engineering challenges. Committed to enhancing safety protocols and operational efficiencies within the aerospace and nuclear industries.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Part-Time Engineering Consultant Researcher/Research Scientist
Fluids Research and Innovations Lab (FRIL)/University of Virginia
06.2021 - Current
- Advise and supervise 2 to 3 graduate (Ph.D.) students by providing guidance and insight of relevant facade of the research field
- Design of a morphing actuation system for floating wind turbines using wind turbine simulation tool FAST
- Investigate and design a system to generate high-level turbulences in test section of a water tunnel
- Establish fundamental physics behind the design of an underwater turbine for high-level turbulences riverine
- Publish various manuscripts after analyzing and compiling collected research data
Nuclear Safety Engineer, DN-III
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB)
05.2021 - Current
- Perform independent nuclear systems safety ensuring the implementation of adequate safety controls
- Interact with DNFSBs technical resources and outside expert personnel to resolve problems and implement oversight programs
- Identify deficiencies associated nuclear facilities safety protection systems and develop appropriate DNFSB actions for remediation
- Provide oversight of conduct of operations and maintenance of activities being performed at DOE defense nuclear facilities
- Review DOE nuclear facilities' documents/reports according to the corresponding standards, orders, and guides to ensure requirements are met
- Edited technical documentation for clarity and conformity with overall goals, safety guidelines, and regulatory compliance
- Review DOE's directives pertaining to nuclear safety to ensure state-of-the art techniques/software are being used for various evaluations and safety analyses
- Review conceptual safety design reports (CSDRs) that document assessment of DOE nuclear facilities safety, identification of potential hazards, and proposed safety measures
- Review safety evaluation reports (SERs) and preliminary documented safety analyses (PDSAs) that document safety and design results including design considerations and implemented safety controls
- Reviewed production work processes to detect possible safety concerns, drafting corrective measures where appropriate
- Identify safety concerns pertaining to operations in gloveboxes at DOE nuclear facilities
- Identify safety issues related to atmospheric dispersion modeling protocols using MACCS or Arcon used to evaluate accidents and determine consequence doses in documented safety analyses (DSAs) of DOE nuclear facilities
- Review DSAs to ensure hazards are properly identified and evaluated so that adequate SSCs are chosen to mitigate accidents at DOE nuclear facilities
- Determine using Melcor values for airborne release fraction (ARF) and respirable fraction (RF) for use in accidents assessment in DSAs of DOE nuclear facilities
- Review DSAs' limiting conditions for operations (LCOs) to ensure they include initial conditions for design basis accidents analyses involving assumed failures or hindering challenges
- Initiate and conduct inspections during walkdown, DOE facilities readiness activities to document deficiencies to be resolved per DOE order 414.1D, quality assurance, and other standards
- Review safety documents to ensure adequate technical safety requirements (TSRs) are drafted and implemented for the safe operation of DOE nuclear facilities
Postdoctoral Researcher
Fluids Research and Innovations Lab (FRIL)/University of Virginia
08.2020 - 06.2021
- Assess ice adhesion on composites materials used in aerospace applications
- Assess coated composites' surfaces in terms of ice adhesion strength for potential application as aircraft anti/de-icing system
- Design morphing actuation system for floating wind turbines using wind turbine simulation tool FAST
- Investigate and design a system to generate high-level turbulences in test section of a water tunnel
- Analyze and compile collected research data into manuscripts for publication
- Drafted manuscripts and presented findings at major conferences
- Collaborated with 4 and more multidisciplinary team members to accomplish research goals
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow/Aerodynamics Lab (MAE 3820) Lecturer
University of Virginia
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Prepare and deliver lectures to third year college students on ways to conduct experiments pertinent to fluid mechanics
- Describe/explain key concepts of aerodynamics for both subsonic and supersonic flows to students in an experimental setup
- Grade lab reports and provide feedback to students so that they improve their technical writing skills
- Guide students on how to calibrate equipment for experiments with more skill
- Reinforce students' skills on how to access and use reference material
- Improve students' skills in planning and carrying out an experiment
- Challenge students to think critically and use learned knowledge as needed to resolve engineering problem
- Provided mentoring, gave advice on study skills and helped students with learning problems
- Verified course design and delivery complied with school quality guidelines and regulatory standards
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to improve teaching and learning by sharing resources and best practices
Graduate Researcher
University of Virginia
01.2017 - 08.2020
- Research focuses on aircraft icing pertinent to jet engines and potential solutions to mitigate icing
- Design and build a compact icing research tunnel using strong fluid mechanics and thermodynamics concepts
- Investigate ice accretion physics on various aerodynamic features (airfoil, cylinder)
- Conduct icing tests and determine ice tensile and shear adhesion properties on various materials for different flow conditions
- Assess various icephobic coatings in terms of ice adhesion strength for potential application as aircraft anti/de-icing system
- Analyze collected data to identify potential ice adhesion modeling trends
- Analyze and compile collected data into manuscripts for publication
- Detailed study findings and updated research upon new discoveries
Undergraduate Researcher Supervisor
University of Virginia
01.2017 - 08.2020
- Supervise undergraduate researchers' work on various projects
- Assign tasks and ensure completion of their sub-projects to meet main project milestones
- Provide guidance and insight of relevant façade of the research field
- Collaborate and support undergraduate researchers' work to warrant their graduation and publication of relevant manuscripts
- Trained and supervised junior researchers in laboratory protocols
Mechanical Engineer, GS-11
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY)
07.2015 - 12.2016
- Interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports for new product development and technical issues resolution
- Provide testing and overhaul procedures for various mechanical valves and components of submarine (SSN & SSBN)
- Provide quality assurance and inspect Ships' components according to overhaul manual to provide maintenance
- Generated system concepts to satisfy product requirements.
- Troubleshot and diagnosed submarines equipment issues, quickly made plans for repairs and monitored use to rectify issues.
- Evaluated final product's overall performance, reliability and safety.
- Examined existing documents and blueprints to best update and maintain project records.
- Applied mechanical problem solving skills to develop creative solutions for quality products.
Undergraduate Researcher
Fluids Research and Innovations Lab (FRIL)/University of Virginia
05.2014 - 06.2015
- Develop and test in collaboration with a graduate researcher anti-insect fouling coatings for aircraft aerodynamic surfaces in a project funded by Boeing
- Assist in setting up and running wind tunnel tests mimicking insect impact on coated airfoils for laminar subsonic flow
- Characterize the performance of coatings using HIROX digital microscope for residue area and height measurements
- Analyzed results using analytical software and created reports
Education
Ph.D. - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Charlottesville, VA06.2020
B.S. - Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Charlottesville, VA05.2015
Associate of Science - Engineering
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville, VA05.2013
Skills
- Arcon
- MACCS
- MATLAB
- Mathcad
- Mathematica
- Excel (VBA programming)
- Java
- MS office applications
- Vehicle Sketch Pad
- SolidWorks
- Flightstream
- Xflr5
- HIROX digital microscope
- FORTRAN
- LEWICE2D
- LS-Dyna
- RameHart goniometer
- Zygo optical surface profilometer
- Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- Thermodynamics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Strength of Materials
- Dynamics
- Solid Mechanics
- Linear Algebra
- Aerospace Structures
- Aerospace materials
- Heat and Mass Transfer
- Astronautics
- Mechatronics
- Flight Vehicle Dynamics
- Air Breathing Propulsion
- Aircraft Design
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Continuum Mechanics
- Finite Element Analysis
- Shock Boundary Layer Interactions
- Polymer Physics
- Engineering Mathematics I and II
- Analytical Dynamics
- Turbulence and Multiphase Flow
- Thermal and Fluid Diagnostics
- Constitutive Modeling of Bio-systems
- Conduct of Operations & Maintenance
- Safety basis Analysis
- Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling & Analysis
- Engineering design
- Excellent math skills
- Engineering reviews
- Engineering analysis
- Technical specification analysis
Accomplishments
- PVCC SciTE Scholarship, Spring 2012 - 2013
- PVCC Presidents List, Spring 2012 - 2013
- NASA Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) Fellowship, 08/01/19 - 06/01/20
- University of Virginia Certificate of Achievement, 06/01/20
- Future Leaders in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seminar Speaker, 12/01/20
- University of Virginia Engineering Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship, Spring 2021
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2021 Rising Stars in Aerospace, Nominee/Seminar Speaker, 05/01/21
Publications
- Impact Ice Adhesion on Composites, Metals and a Self-Lubricating Icephobic Coating, Coatings or AIAA Journal, 2024, Manuscript in preparation
- Static vs. Impact Ice Shear Adhesion on Metals and a Self-Lubricating Icephobic Coating, AIAA Journal, 62, 9, 2024, 3448-3462, 10.2514/1.J063427
- Substructure Optimization for a Semi-Submersible Floating Wind Turbine, 7th Offshore Energy & Storage Symposium (OSES 2023), St. Julian's, Malta, 2023, 309-314, doi.org/10.1049/icp.2023.1585
- Inflight Gas Turbine Engine Icing: A Review, AIAA Journal, 60, 10, 2022, 5610-5632, 10.2514/1.J061523
- Active Ballasting for the SpiderFLOAT Offshore Wind Turbine Platform, AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-2161, 01, 2022, 10.2514/6.2022-2161
- Equivalent Mass Design Approach for the Platform Stability of a 10 MW Floating Wind Turbine, AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-2162, 01, 2022, 10.2514/6.2022-2162
- A Compact Icing Research Tunnel for Ice Adhesion Measurement, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 35, 3, 2021, 600-610, doi/abs/10.2514/1.T6096
- Trends of Impact Ice on Various Surfaces, AIAA Journal, 27, 6, 2021, 1-5, 10.22514/1.J060034
- A Review of Static and Impact Ice Shear Adhesion Methods and New Method for In-situ Shear Testing, AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum, AIAA Paper 2021-0508, 01, 2021, 10.2514/6.2021-0508
- Reducing Impact and Static Ice Adhesion with a Self-Lubricating Icephobic Coating (SLIC), Coatings, 10, 3, 2020, 262, 10.3390/coatings10030262
- A Compact Icing Research Tunnel, AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2019 Forum, AIAA Paper 2019-4002, 08, 2019, 10.2514/6.2019-4002
- Heat Pad Effects on Inlet Guide Vane Ice Accretion, 15th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, AIAA Paper 2017-4783, 07, 2017
- Fruit Fly Impact on an Aerodynamic Surface: Types of Outcomes and Residue Components, Aerospace Science and Technology, 69, 2017, 181-192, 06
- Characterization of Insect Residue on an Aerodynamic Leading Edge, 8th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, AIAA Paper 2016-3445, 06, 2016
- Insect Fouling on Superhydrophobic Surfaces, TechConnect Conference, 06, 2015, Washington DC
- Fruit Fly Impact Outcomes and Residue Components on an Aerodynamic Surface, 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA Paper 2015-1279, 01, 2015
Professional Organizations
- AIAA, Member, Spring 2014 - present
- UVA Sigma Gamma Tau (Aerospace Engineering Honor Society), Member, Spring 2014 - present
- UVA Honor and Judiciary Committees, Member, Spring 2017 - Spring 2021
- UVA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Taskforce, Member, Summer 2020 - Spring 2021
- UVA Organization for UnderRepresented Students (OURS), Member, Fall 2017 - Summer 2020
- UVA Hoosflying, Member, Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Languages
English
Full Professional
French
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Part-Time Engineering Consultant Researcher/Research Scientist
Fluids Research and Innovations Lab (FRIL)/University of Virginia
06.2021 - Current
Nuclear Safety Engineer, DN-III
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB)
05.2021 - Current
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow/Aerodynamics Lab (MAE 3820) Lecturer
University of Virginia
01.2021 - 05.2021
Postdoctoral Researcher
Fluids Research and Innovations Lab (FRIL)/University of Virginia
08.2020 - 06.2021
Graduate Researcher
University of Virginia
01.2017 - 08.2020
Undergraduate Researcher Supervisor
University of Virginia
01.2017 - 08.2020
Mechanical Engineer, GS-11
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY)
07.2015 - 12.2016
Undergraduate Researcher
Fluids Research and Innovations Lab (FRIL)/University of Virginia
05.2014 - 06.2015
B.S. - Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Ph.D. - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Associate of Science - Engineering
Piedmont Virginia Community College
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