Grant Stidham

Ambitious and diligent student focused on integrity and completing tasks and projects correctly and with creativity. Years of dedication to running have yielded an attitude of tenacity and discipline. Record in the labor force shows a strong work ethic due to long hours worked, and care for customers, coworkers, and the company. Seeking my first internship role where I can apply what I've learned academically as well as experientially, and gain valuable industry knowledge/skills to utilize in future career roles.

MECH 012 (Mechanics of Materials) - Created a Matlab program to determine the total deflection of a leaf spring under a given load by calculating the maximum deflection in each leaf. Takes load, number of leaves, and leaf size as inputs.

ME 021 (MechE Lab I) - Topics of study include: Correlation coefficient, error propagation, stress-strain relationships of beams in torsion, bending, and axial stress; force transducers (e.g. the interaction between strain gauges and the tiny voltage produced in the Wheatstone bridge).

ME 121 (MechE Lab II) - Thermodynamics and fluids-focused. Analyzed the efficiency of an HVAC unit, boiler, V8 engine, turbocharger, and pump; compared flow rate discrepancies between turbine and orifice flow meters, showed the velocity profile of a fluid using a Pitot tube, and studied the diesel and spark-ignition engine (diesel cycle, otto cycle).

Lehigh Alliance of Battle Bots - Designed and 3D-modeled a horizontal spinner blade for our 3lb robot, Catch-22.

• Music - Beatboxing, loop station, drums, guitar, piano
• Engineering/Math - Interested in learning from various online sources about calculus, linear algebra, dynamics (fluid and non-fluid), and strength of materials, and attempting to thoroughly understand their derivations.
• 3D Printing / Modeling mechanisms