About Me

My name is Daniel Freiberg, I am currently an undergraduate at Michigan Technological University studying Materials Science & Engineering with a concentration in enterprise. After graduating I plan to become a metallurgist in industry.

Hobbies

• Single speed mountain biking
• Mountain unicycling
• Sea kayak adventures
• Telemark and/or alpine skiing
• Cooking

Experience

Work

ArcelorMittal Steel USA: Metallurgical engineering intern

• Worked in a team environment across two primary steel producing shops
• Collected manual steel slab measurements to improve continuous caster mold width setup tables
• Performed statistical analysis using contingency tables to determine possible root cause of longitudinal cracks on cast slabs
• Analyzed continuous caster cooling valves for proper function in preparation for new cooling system

Bradford White Corporation: R&D Lab intern

• Worked with a team of lab technicians in a water heater R&D lab
• Analyzed water heater construction and operation within test lab and manufacturing plant
• Performed quality control tests and troubleshooting of water heaters

Michigan Tech Chemistry Learning Center: Chemistry Coach

• Worked in a team environment with 2-5 other chemistry coaches
• Performed one on one tutoring sessions for students enrolled in 1st year chemistry classes
• Helped students to develop robust study skills

Projects

Advanced Metal Works Enterprise AME

• Blast furnace tapping drill bit design team
• Magliner Hand Truck Current AME projects

Michigan Tech Solidification Theory and Practice Research Group: Characterization of Al-Si alloy using MeltLab™ Thermal Analysis System

• Determined capabilities of software
• Determined a method to predict volume fraction of eutectic phase using cooling curve
• Presented results at the Northeast Wisconsin American Foundry Society chapter meeting

Extracurricular Activities

• Mont Ripley Ski Patrol
• Alpha Sigma Mu

Skills

• Metallographic analysis
• MIG welding
• Sand Casting

Links

MY3701 Epidemiology of pacemaker implantation Public Health Reports