Giselle is a postdoctoral research associate in the Verification and Analysis Group, X Computational Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory since 2019. Her research is currently focused on machine learning applied to fracture mechanics and inertial confinement fusion. Giselle earned her bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from Instituto Balseiro, Argentina in 2014. She earned her master’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2016 and her Ph.D.…
Tracy Gill works for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). He has thirty years of experience including work on space shuttle payloads and on space station elements and experiment payloads gaining valuable experience doing “hands-on” work on flight and ground support hardware and working with people from all over the United States and the world.…
35+ years of proven technical leadership and management success in IT sales, business development, business partnerships, business strategy and systems engineering in both commercial industries (airline, consumer packaged goods, high performance computing, life sciences, retail, utilities) and with US Federal government agencies. Accomplished and collaborative leader with expertise in building, managing and leading an organization to exceed sales goals and business objectives with strong business relationships.…
Vinay currently works for Enovix Corporation, engineering the novel 3D Silicon Anode Lithium Ion Battery architecture for Wearable, IoT, Laptop, Mobile and Industrial Applications. He previously worked with Lucid Motors for the launching the first Greenfield Electric Vehicle Factory in North America. At Caterpillar, he was involved in developing a Boom Energy Recovery system for Electrification Architecture of Hydraulic Mining Shovels.…
John is a successful Global Technology Executive with a track record that spans more than a decade. He is committed to driving digital transformation in many different businesses. His specialty is putting cutting-edge technology into fields like automotive manufacturing, alternative energy, and life sciences. John has led and managed teams as well in foreign markets, especially in the fast-changing APAC and NA regions.…
Dr. Oscar A. Martinez is currently an R&D Staff member and Package Testing Program Manage at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in the Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division. He received his B.S. (2003), M.S. (2004), and Ph.D. (2007) in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Florida. His primary research interests are in solid mechanics, structural analysis, explicit dynamic computational modeling, mechanical testing of hazardous material shipping containers, and transportation of radioactive material shipping containers.…
Sean is a lecturer in MAE focusing his research and teaching efforts on pedagogical improvement to the way we teach Senior Design. He also dabbles in Mechanical Design, Design for Manufacturing, and Instrumentation Design when time permits. As a former Formula SAE team member, Sean continues to support student groups, and mentors several undergraduate thesis students each semester.…
Grew up in Key West, UF Navy ROTC, Naval Aviator, Pilot (F/A-18 and others), 28 years in the Navy retiring as a Captain. Commanded the Naval Strike Test Squadron as well as the Naval Air Warfare Center for training systems. Upon retiring in 2012, started my own company as a Aerospace and Defense business coach. I also conduct leadership workshops and serve as an executive coach as a certified John Maxwell Executive Director and have a very diverse client base.…
David works as an aircraft design engineer within the Advanced Concepts group of Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes division in Long Beach, CA. In this role, David designs and analyses future configuration and propulsion architectures for commercial aircraft. David also works within the Boeing AvionX organization as a GNC and software development engineer, and previously worked at Northrop Grumman as a GNC engineer.…
Tyler grew up in South Florida and worked for Macaroni Grill in High School before moving out to Gainesville for his bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. While at the University of Florida he was the Programs Coordinator for ASME, which put him in contact with many local companies as he strove to set up tours for new Engineering Students.…
Currently, I’m working in the consumer goods industry but am most proud of my time at Kennedy Space Center as a Propulsion and Life Support Engineer, where I led a team of engineers that solved an impossible task for astronaut rescue that was a return to flight mandate after a space shuttle explosion. It was technically and politically monstrous with plenty of failed experiments before we had a breakthrough.…