Mechanical Engineering College

Rebecca Knepple

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Education

Union College, Schenectady, NY

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude June 2014

Overall GPA: 3.503, Union College Scholars Program, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Xi, Order of the Engineers, STEM Scholar

Term Abroad: Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic Fall Term 2012

Research Experience

Student Researcher, Senior Thesis: Design and Construction of the Flow System for the Union College Aerogel Lab's Second

Generation Catalytic Converter Test Bed, Union College Mechanical Engineering Dept 2013-2014

• Completed design, construction and automation of a flow system to mimic a car engine that will be connected to a larger test bed to test the

capabilities of Aerogels as replacements for catalytic converters.

Student Researcher, Improved Pressurized Burst Testing of Ballistic Self-Healing in Ionomers, Union College 2012- 2013

• Built, automated (in Matlab and Simulink) and debugged a Pressure Burst Tester in order to study the mechanical properties of self- healing

polymers, then compared the burst pressures of undamaged samples to damaged and healed samples. I also drafted a user manual for the

device.

Student Researcher, Theater Mechanics of the Renaissance and Baroque Periods, Union College Theater Dept 2011-2012

• A self-designed project where I studied the mechanics of moving scenery in the theater during the Renaissance and Baroque Periods then

created a working scaled model to demonstrate these techniques.

Presentations/ Publications

• Kalista, S.J. Knepple, R.A., and Pillsbury, C.W. “Improved Pressurized Burst Testing of Ballistic Self-Healing in Ionomers,” 4th

International Conference on Self-Healing Materials, Ghent, Belgium, June 16-20, 2013.

• Knepple, R.A., Bruno, B.A., Anderson, A.M., and Carroll, M.K. "Design and Construction of the Flow System for the Union College

Aerogel Lab's Second Generation Catalytic Converter Test Bed." National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY, April

3-5, 2014.

Skills

Computer: Proficient in Matlab, Simulink, Labview, Python, Pygame, Abaqus (FEA), StarCCM+, Solidworks, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint

Familiar with VPython, AutoCad, C++, Java, HTML, BASIC

Language: Familiar with Czech, German, Latin, and Spanish languages

Other: Soldering, Hand Tools, Band Saw, Lathe, Drill Press, Drafting Technical Drawings (by hand and by computer), Scaled Modeling

Leadership Experience

Technical Coordinator, Concert Committee 2013-2014

• Organize volunteers for campus wide concerts to assist with ticket sales and collections, stage and technical set up and break down, and

miscellaneous jobs leading up to and during the performance

Public Relations Officer, Concert Committee 2012-2013

President, Mountebanks 2013-2014

• Assists with technical and acting components of student run theater performances (both straight plays and musicals)

Public Relations Officer, Mountebanks 2012-2013

Build Coordinator, Habitat for Humanity 2013-2014

Work Experience

Equipment Manager, Student Activities, Union College 2011-2014

Research Assistant, Union College 2012-2014

Campus Involvement

Member, Usustain, Ballroom Dancing, Society of Women Engineers, Club Volleyball, Club Fencing 2011-2014

Scholarships, Grants and Awards

Dean's List 2014

Union College Presidential Scholarship 2010-2014

STEM Scholars Program 2010-2014

• Rigorous academic program offered to selected outstanding incoming students who plan to major in the Sciences, Engineering, or

Mathematics that also funds research projects

Franklin F. Fero Scholarship 2010-2014

Francis C. McMath (1946) Summer Research Fellowship in Engineering Summer 2013

Knights of Columbus Scholarship/ Carpenters Union Scholarship 2010-2014

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