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Kevin Abou-Zeid
Year in School: Sophomore Major: Mechanical Engineering Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: 1 year Duties/Projects: Worked on the first-year MooBuggy Project. I worked mostly with the seat mount and brake maintenance. Individual/Team Goals: To learn more about the components of the eMoove and get a better idea of how suspension works in cars. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: I am half Chinese and half Lebanese. Alex Anklam
Year in School: Junior Major: Mechanical Engineering Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: 1 Year Duties/Projects: Currently on the Suspension Team. Individual/Team Goals: Gain valuable hands-on experience and continue to learn as much as I can about Hybrids and vehicles in general. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: I am a certified Scuba Diver. Thaddeus Diedrich
Year in School: Freshman Major: Mechanical Engineering Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: 2 Semesters Duties/Projects: Dyno Design Team- Designed, Implemented, and Tested Dynamometer power dissipation device. Individual/Team Goals: To gain knowledge regarding the technology implemented in the vehicle from personal experience and from other team members. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: I went to state for robotics in high school. Jimmy Dieck
Year in School: Junior Major: Mechanical Engineering Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: Four semesters Duties/Projects: I am the Suspension Team Leader so I work under the Mechanical Team Leader on anything suspension related. My teammates are Kevin Abouzeid, Barry Shepherd, Abhi Soni, and Alex Anklam, and they help me wherever I need it to get tasks done. Adam Susa has also been a big help. Fall 2014 my project was to design the eMoove's rear suspension in ADAMS/Car and simulating that design to get camber, toe, and travel path values. We did this because we needed to move some mounting positions for the lower control arm and toe link of our multi-link suspension. One of my current (Spring 2015) projects is to design a shortened toe link that we will cut, remove a piece of metal from, and weld back together using a jig set up that needs to be designed. Another project is to order new half shaft joints that fit into our new electric motor and get the right length rod for our half shafts. Individual/Team Goals: My goal as the Suspension Leader to so make sure the data I collect is the correct data, that I'm not letting the team down by giving them messed up data. As an individual, I just want to learn more about cars in general, as well as use software that industry leaders use. I also want to get the experience of talking to professionals about parts or orders because I feel like that's important. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: I collect sneakers for some reason. I still play Minecraft, because it's awesome. I'm pretty good at basketball and football. I'm also a ginger. Nate Karabon
Year in School: Senior Major: Mechanical Engineering Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: 1 year Duties/Projects: Currently on working on the team working on the subframe. Individual/Team Goals: Gain more hands on experience in the field of automotive engineering. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: I am also a part of the UW-Running Club. James Kittel
Year in School: Senior Major: Mechanical Engineering Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: Four Semesters Duties/Projects: I am the Chassis Dyno Team Leader so I work underneath the Mechanical Team Leader with a team to fix, maintain, and improve the chassis dyno used to test our hybrid vehicles. This entails running the appropriate plumbing for the dyno and developing and introducing a new data acquisition system to the existing dyno in the shop. During my first year on the team I worked on the Moobuggy project and worked to develop an alternator mounting system and seat bracket for the vehicle. Individual/Team Goals: Learn as much as possible about the technology and engineering involved in producing a market feasible hybrid vehicle. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: I spend the majority of me free with motorcycles. Depending on the time of year that includes, riding, repairing, or maintaining. Matt Kulcyk
Year in School: Fourth Year Major: Mechanical Engineering Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: Three Semesters Duties/Projects: I am working on the floor re-design. I have been doing a lot of FEA work to analyze the strength of the stock floor and compare with our new floor and subframe designs. Individual/Team Goals: My goal is to help get the eMoove running again by the end of the semester. I am always looking to learn more about different components of our car and about different hybrid technologies. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: I am a pretty big runner. When the weather is nice I'll do a lot of distance running in my free time. In the winter I like to do a lot of downhill skiing. Jacob Moffatt
Year in School: 4 Major: Mechanical Engineer Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: 2 semesters Duties/Projects: Mechanical team/ Dyno Load bank - Sub Team Lead - We recently implemented tankless water heaters to dissipate the energy accumulated by the battery from our motor on the dynamometer. We will be testing a proof of concept to show to the Engine Research Center for their dynamometer. Individual/Team Goals: Learn as much as possible! / Get more people excited about Hybrid. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: I sometimes binge watch Star Trek. Jessica Phillips
Year in School: 5th Year Senior Major: Mechanical Engineering Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: This will be my 5th year on the team. Duties/Projects: Mechanical team member, currently working on the suspension team. Individual/Team Goals: I hope to help with the design of the new suspension and keep learning new things about the car. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: I love to bake. Barry Shepherd
Year in School: Junior Major: Mechanical Engineering Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: Three semesters Duties/Projects: Suspension team. In charge of designing shortened lower control arms. I also assist with any other projects that need extra help. Individual/Team Goals: To learn as much about vehicles in general as possible, and to pick up new fabrication skills. I hope to work in the automotive industry after graduating. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: Swipe right if you want to learn more. Abhi Soni
Year in School: Senior Major: Mechanical Engineering Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: One semester Duties/Projects: I am a member of the suspension team, so last semester I helped out with the project to model the eMoove's suspension. Currently I am working with the team to design a shortened toe link and a jig so we can machine it. Individual/Team Goals: My goal is to continue to learn about the suspension and the vehicle in general. I also hope to help out with any machining or welding that needs to be done this semester. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: I have played the drums for 12 years and now I am learning how to play the piano. Also, I am better at bowling than Weston. Adam Susa
Year in School: 4 Major: Mechanical Engineering Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: 2 years Duties/Projects: Mechanical Team/Floor Redesign Lead Individual/Team Goals: My goal for the year is to lead a smooth project with the floor redesign that gets people engaged in the entire process and is completed on schedule in a quality manner. I would also like to continue learning about the car, how the various systems work together, and how it can be further optimized. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: This past summer working at Ford I got certified as a test driver. Tim Voss
Year in School: Senior Major: Mechanical Engineering Duration on Wisconsin Hybrid: 3 years Duties/Projects: Controls team currently working on the load dump project. Individual/Team Goals: To better understand electrical engineering and gain design experience with cross disciplinary systems. Interests or fun/unique fact about me: In my free time I enjoy homebrewing. |
