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Zhiyuan Qu

East Lansing,MI

Summary

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in manufacturing process development, process optimization, metal additive manufacturing, materials characterization, and mechanical testing.

• 2+ years of additive manufacturing on Aluminum6061.
• 7+ years of experimental work experience related to mechanical engineering.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, goal-oriented effort, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Assistant

Michigan State Unversity
09.2021 - Current
  • Developing of Aluminum 6061 with SEAM process. optimizing powder mixing ratio, curing depth, curing time.
  • optimized debinidng and sintering condition of Aluminum 6061 samples.
  • modify sintering additive to improve sintering quality of Aluminum part.
  • sintered the aluminum part with fully dense.
  • Hydrogel development.
  • Trained and supervised junior technicians in laboratory protocols.

Research Assistant

Michigan State Unversity
09.2021 - Current
  • ARPA-E Project.
  • Fabricating heat exchanger assembly with Haynes 214 by SEAM process.
  • Optimize Debinding and Sintering condition.
  • Apply the pressure test.

Teacher's Assistant

Michigan State University
09.2022 - 11.2022
  • ME456, Mechatronic System Design
  • Help students on making a 3D printing system using LabView.
  • Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
  • Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
  • Holding office hour for solving problems coming from every single group.

Teacher's Assistant

Michigan State Universtiy
05.2022 - 08.2022
  • ME412 Heat Transfer Laboratory
  • Coordinate 3-hour lab 3 times a week.
  • Organized materials in classroom spaces based on lecture plans, activity stations or other requirements outlined by teachers.
  • Copied, organized and distributed classroom assignments or other paperwork.
  • Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.

Teacher's Assistant

Michigan State University
09.2021 - 11.2021
  • ME451 Vibrations and Controls Laboratory.
  • Coordinate 3-hour lab for 4 times each week.
  • Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
  • Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
  • Copied, organized and distributed classroom assignments or other paperwork.
  • Organized materials in classroom spaces based on lecture plans, activity stations or other requirements outlined by teachers.
  • Assisted lead teachers with lesson plan creation and materials development .
  • Graded assignments.

Intern

Intern, Weifang Weichai Deutz Diesel Engine Co.
07.2019 - 08.2019

· Learned the production line of diesel engines, such as the principles and functions of the equipment and the production process of the diesel engine shells

· Operated the equipment to finish some tasks under guidance and manually checked and measured the engine components after fine boring

· Assisted the workers to perform the monthly maintenance of equipment

Intern

Intern, Best Heavy Industry.
07.2018 - 08.2018

· Learned the production process and principles of the produced equipment

· Operated the devices to produce some components, such as filter holders, with the help of skilled workers

Education

Ph.D. - Additive Manufacturing

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
12-2026

Skills

    Manufacturing: Metal AM (BJP, Stereolithography, SLM,FDM,SEAM), Powder metallurgy, Sintering, Heat treatment
    Materials Characterization: SEM, EDS, EBSD, XRD, Confocal & Optical Microscopy, TGA, CT scan
    Mechanical Testing: Tensile testing, Hardness measurement, Fatigue Testing
    Micro Fabrication: Lithography, Thin Film Deposition (CVD and PVD), Dry Etching, Wet Etching, Thermal oxidation, Optical Profiler
    Acquisition tools: ANOVA, Minitab, ImageJ
    CAD & Coding tools: AutoCAD, MATLAB, Python,Labview,Altair,NX

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Teacher's Assistant

Michigan State University
09.2022 - 11.2022

Teacher's Assistant

Michigan State Universtiy
05.2022 - 08.2022

Research Assistant

Michigan State Unversity
09.2021 - Current

Research Assistant

Michigan State Unversity
09.2021 - Current

Teacher's Assistant

Michigan State University
09.2021 - 11.2021

Intern

Intern, Weifang Weichai Deutz Diesel Engine Co.
07.2019 - 08.2019

Intern

Intern, Best Heavy Industry.
07.2018 - 08.2018

Ph.D. - Additive Manufacturing

Michigan State University
Zhiyuan Qu