Austin Herold
Renton, WA 98055
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EDUCATION
Washington State University A ugust 2013 - May 2018 Pullman, Washington
Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, Minor in Mathematics May 5, 2018 SKILLS
Laboratory Skills
Grinding, hot and cold mounting, etching, optical microscopy, heat treating steel, Vickers and Rockwell hardness testing Mathematical Skills
Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Regression Analysis, Pearson Plots, Tensor Transformation Computer Programs and Certifications
Matlab, ImageJ, Microsoft Excel, Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate COURSEWORK
Major Courses and Laboratories
Mechanics of Materials, Polymers, Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials, Electronic Materials, Statics, Dynamics Mechanics of Materials Laboratory, Materials Laboratory, Introduction to Solidworks I and II Materials Laboratory - Failure Analysis Lab
Worked in a group of four to determine method of fracture of a broken metal specimen and approximate material type Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials - Term Paper Worked individually to research and write an essay on the existence and nature of negative absolute temperatures and their possible importance Introduction to Solidworks II - Rock Crusher Project Worked in a group of six using Solidworks to perform analysis and optimize an existing rock crushing device to be cost and quality efficient for use in an African community
Senior Thesis - 3D Printed Material Analysis
Worked to analyze and classify electrolytic inks according to their rheological properties using unsupervised learning methods Senior Design - Engineering Design Project
Worked in a group of four as a student engineering design team, the project focused on building a new filament architecture device for Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL)
EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Research Assistant A ugust 2016 - Present Washington State University, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Worked under Doctors of Materials Science and Engineering to collect and manipulate data, and to perform the Principal Component Analysis method of determining relationships on various projects among a larger research group Worked in collaboration with another research team to acquire and analyze additive manufacturing data Karate and Self Defense Instructor A ugust 2014 - December 2015 Washington State University, PE Activity Program
Instructed Karate and Self Defense techniques to students of various skill levels in accordance with the methods of Kyokushin Karate ACHIEVEMENTS
Black belt in Kyokushin Karate and President of the Washington State University Kyokushin Karate Club Earned a first-degree black belt after two years of training and became president of the university club