Customer Service Research Assistant

SAMUEL DICKSON

Columbia, SC 803-***-**** *************@*****.***

EDUCATION

University of South Carolina South Carolina Honors College Columbia, SC Bachelor of Science Aerospace Engineering May 2023 Honors: Palmetto Fellow's Scholarship, Dean's Scholarship (2018 – 2023) GPA: 3.36

SKILLS

• MATLAB, Python, Robot C, Java, Swift

• Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• Computers

• CFD, CAD, and FEA programs (Creo, CATIA, ANSYS Fluent, ABAQUS, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor)

EXPERIENCE

Work Experience:

McNAIR Aerospace Center Columbia, SC

Research Assistant September 2021 – May 2023

Worked on projects related to the fabrication of new composites, impact sensing in a composite structure, and droplet combustion

Blue Devil Mechanics (Dreher HS Robotics Team) Columbia, SC Member August 2018 – May 2019

Ran CNC Machine and assisted with the fabrication and design of the competition robot Thomas Cooper Library Columbia, SC

Librarian August 2018 – May 2019

Former employee of Thomas Cooper Library Circulation Dept., handled both customer service and system management

Research Experience:

“Identifying the Energy of Low-velocity Impacts on Composite Components Using Acoustic Emission”

Project Experience

Honors College Senior Design Project

• Developed a rocket and payload release mechanism for carrying a payload at least 1000 feet in altitude and deploying it

Senior Design Project

• Created three military cargo aircraft designs using data analysis and CAD Aerospace Research Project

• Tested three 3D-printed aircraft designs using a wind tunnel Other Project Experience

• Modeled a number of airfoils and re-entry vehicles using ANSYS Fluent, created catapult under volume constraints with Creo Parametric

Volunteer Experience

• Helped deliver food to shelters for people affected by the 2015 flood HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

• Avid gamer, both single-player and multi-player

• Esports enthusiast

• Experimental aircraft design, especially hypersonic aircraft

• Avid runner and cyclist

• Guitar player, musical arranger, composer

• Model kit builder and painter

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