User:ADePottey
| Austin DePottey | |
|---|---|
 Austin DePottey next to a Triceratops | |
| Education | |
| Institution | Michigan Technological University |
| Major | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Expected graduation | May 2014 |
| Academic interests | Metal casting and non-ferrous alloys |
| Class information | |
| Class | MY3701 - Semiconductor Materials |
| Project | Viability of recycling semiconductors in LED Televisions |
Contents |
[edit] Practical Experience
[edit] Work Experience
[edit] Ford Meter Box
May 2012 - August 2012
Ford Meter Box Company is a market leader in water supply distribution equipment. I worked in their Wabash, Indiana location, primarily within the foundry. Two brass alloys, C83600 and C89833 are cast, machined, assembled and shipped from the Wabash plant.
Job responsibilities included:
- Oversaw special alloy research tests
- Fracture testing of brass parts to ensure quality and water-tightness
- Assisted in redesigning of gating in faulty products
- Completed charge calculations and composition calculations
- Assisted with various smaller reports and estimates
[edit] Michigan Technological University
May 2011 - August 2011
Assisted within the department of Materials Science and Engineering as needed. I mainly helped clean out old lab space to make room for new professors. I also helped prepare metallographic samples for zinc and aluminium alloys.
[edit] Enterprise
I am a member of the Advanced Metalworks Enterprise at Michigan Tech. I worked on a project for ArcelorMittal regarding the ductility trough of certain steels during the continuous casting process. I am now involved in a project looking at designing dies for the department's die caster, as well as helping test a new alloy for zinc die casting.
