Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical engineers design things that move such as cars, heat engines, and industrial machinery.

Graduates who are mechanical engineers

Summer internships: National Energy Technology Lab, Florida State University, Honeywell, Sandia National Lab, Siemens, Stanford Research Institute, University of Maine

Graduate schools: WVU (11), UVa (3), Purdue (2), Georgia Tech, Lehigh University, Ohio State, University of Arkansas, University of Colorado, University of New Mexico, University of North Carolina, University of Sydney

Employers: Alliant Technical Systems, Bechtel-Bettis, Caterpillar, Cross Automation, General Motors, National Energy Technology Lab, Nissan, Raytheon, Toyota

Brian Cappellini (2017) is completing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at WVU in our Dual-Degree Engineering program.

Andre Fernandes (2017) is completing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at WVU.

Cullen Hoone (2017) is pursuing an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at WVU.

Dustin Kimble (2017) is pursuing an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at WVU.

Pedro Martins-Filho (2017) is pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at WVU.

Nate Moore (2017) is pursuing an M.S. in Engineering Management at the University of Louisville.

Cody O'Meara (2016) is pursuing an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State. Cody was awarded a fellowship to study lithium-ion batteries.

Ryder Bolin (2016) is pursuing an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at WVU.

Matt Stadelman (2015) is enrolled in graduate school at WVU's M.S. in Energy Systems Engineering in the Mechanical Engineering Department. Matt previously had a summer internship at the National Energy Technology Lab in Morgantown, and he will also continue his work there while he studies at WVU.

Matt Spicer (2015) is pursuing an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. "Last summer I designed circuit boards to acquire data from thermocouples and heat flux sensors designed by recent master's students here. We are now working to start a company to sell a data acquisition system using the sensors. We also made a similar circuit board for an inexpensive general-purpose, two-channel data acquisition oscilloscope. In addition, I'm working on a pattern recognition algorithm that uses the noise in electronic devices to distinguish between multiple devices of the same kind, which could be used for security purposes."

Conor Forrester (2014, M.S. Lehigh University). Conor took additional courses 3-D modeling and printing. He also completed a program in energy efficiency at the U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Assessment Center. Conor works as an energy engineer at DNV-GL in Middletown, Conn. Conor inspects new installations to assess their elecrical and natural gas efficiency.

Josh Hiett (2015) is taking graduate courses in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at WVU. Josh E-mailed, "I just wanted to thank all the physics faculty for encouraging me during my time at Wesleyan. I am taking my first three graduate-level classes and it is all because of you. I am enrolled in Incompressible Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Advanced Thermodynamics. I hope I can remember all of those equations Dr. Wiest had us memorize and how to use the tables in Dr. Popson's thermo class. And NASA Coordinator Candy Cordwell told me that she is looking forward to my contributions to the the SPACE Club at WVU."

Matt Edwards (2013) earned an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. His research involved biomechanical projects such as designing new exercise equipment and using finite-element analysis to optimize a new football-helmet design. Matt works at Cross Automation in North Carolina as a motion-control specialist.

Tom Damiani (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, WVU) works at the Bechtel-Bettis Atomic Power Lab near Pittsburgh. He develops structural analysis for designing nuclear propulsion components. He studies fatigue of bulk metals and welds. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. On February 5, 2013, he returned to Wesleyan to give a presentation to our students about his work.

Valerie Keefer Oldaker (M.S., WVU) reports, "I am a quality control specialist at Toyota Manufacturing in Buffalo, WV. My favorite duty is to make performance tests on our engines. I have a career that I love."

Chad Moore (M.S., Georgia Tech): "At Georgia Tech, my research topic required knowledge of lasers, which I learned in my Electro-Optics course at Wesleyan. I was selected for this project because I was the only student at Georgia Tech with this knowledge. I am employed at General Motors and have worked at their facilities in Mexico, Detroit, and Oklahoma."

Thomas Schieffer (M.S., University of South Carolina): "I work for Koyo Bearing Corporation as quality engineer. I solve processing problems, submit samples to customers, analyze trouble reports, and investigate defective bearings returned by customers. We produce bearings for the Toyota Camry, Ford Mustang, and Nissan Quest."

Andy Aurelio (M.S., Mechanical Engineering, WVU) works at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown. His work is related to his graduate research on coal and global warming.

Morgan Meadows (M.S., University of Colorado--Boulder): "I am a process engineer in the dry etch department at IM Technologies in Utah. The company is a semiconductor manufacturer that develops and makes electronic flash memory for companies such as Intel."

Gary Valkavitch (M.S., UVa) works on the JSL F-35 aircraft at Lockheed-Martin in Texas.

Nicole West (M.S., WVU) is a Product Engineer at Eriez Corporation in Pennsylvania.

Sean Gregory (M.S., WVU) works at Morton-Thiokol in Utah.

Rod Barcinella (M.S., University of Arkansas) works at Benchmark Group, which designs Walmarts.

Wes Wilson (M.S., WVU) works at the Naval Surface Weapons Center in Bethesda, Md.

Chad Smith earned dual Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UVa. His dissertation involved applications of lasers to study particle velocities in scramjets.

Conor Forrester (2014) is pursuing an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Lehigh University.

Phil Lemire (M.S., University of Virginia): "My research involved fluid flow in an artificial heart. I made a presentation at a conference of the Society of Artificial Internal Organs. I work at the National Ground Intelligence Center here in Charlottesville."

Jason Martin (M.S., University of Virginia): "I work for Bechtel-Bettis at the Naval Nuclear School in Charleston, SC. I train Navy personnel on operating procedures for nuclear reactors on aircraft carriers and submarines."

Josh Wong (Ph.D., University of Sydney) is a professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Adam Kuhl (M.S., Georgia Tech): "I work on Missiles at Raytheon. I make sure that the components fit into the allowed volume and withstand the specified vibrational stresses while minimizing cost and assembly time."

Thomas Schieffer (M.S., University of South Carolina): "I work for Koyo Bearing Corporation as quality engineer. I solve processing problems, submit samples to customers, analyze trouble reports, and investigate defective bearings returned by customers. We produce bearings for the Toyota Camry, Ford Mustang, and Nissan Quest."

Marie Woolwine Rasmussen (M.S, WVU): "I work at Caterpillar in Illinois, with the C7/C9 engine group."

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