Adam Paul Graebner
Present Address
Houston, TX 77095
Education
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Mechanical Engineering with Nuclear Option
May 2007 Graduation
Relevant Coursework
Thermodynamics Radiation Detection
Engineering Graphics Radiation Measurement
Stress Analysis Radiation Shielding and Protection
Machine Design C Programming
Statics and Dynamics Fluid Mechanics
Mechanical Systems Controls Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
Employment
Dresser Roots Meters and Instruments June 2007 – Present
Support full line of positive displacement gas meters.
Tested and successfully launched 11,000 cubic foot per hour high pressure natural gas meter.
Support LEAN manufacturing facility with day-to-day trouble shooting of various mechanical assemblies.
Work closely with customer input to design new measurement devices for natural gas industry.
Develop new and maintain existing drawings in Pro/Engineer.
Kansas State University S.M.A.R.T. Labs, Manhattan, KS August 2002-May 2007
Constructed a 20ft. x 20ft. Class-1000 Clean room for the semi-conductor processing
Develop new gamma-radiation detectors out of semi-conducting compounds
Develop and troubleshoot new and current methods in Cadmium Zinc Telluride Growth
Design various machines for semiconductor growth including high pressure and low pressure furnaces
and their frames
Work in cooperation with Kansas State University Nuclear Reactor which aids in the testing of detectors.
Technical Skills
HAZWOPER – 29 CFR 1910.120
Certified CPR Certified
Proficient with Pro/Engineer, MCNP, Microsoft Office, Adobe Software, LabVIEW and MatLab.
Professional Memberships and Activities
Member of American Nuclear Society
Member of Boy Scouts of America -- Eagle Scout – Bronze Palm December 2000
Former Society of Automotive Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Society of
Manufacturing Engineers member.
Publications
Journal Article in American Journal of Crystal Growth
M.J. Harrison, A.P. Graebner, W.J. McNeil, and D.S. McGregor, "Carbon Coating of
Fused Silica Ampoules," Journal of Crystal Growth, (2005) submitted.