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I’ve been impressed by the response of makers in the Charlotte community to the need for PPE in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.  It would be easy to just crank up the 3D printer and think that you are … Continue reading →

Tyler and Peter were able to help out the NASA Lunabotics team this semester by doing the CAM work in Fusion 360 to replace a couple of custom gears that had worn out over the years.  The group has produced … Continue reading →

Even with all of the COVID-19 chaos in the background, Landon and I got our submission into the Design Stage of the Waves to Water Prize.  We ended up bringing in some UNC Charlotte to help us get across the … Continue reading →

March 27-29th at UNC Asheville.  I’ll be the one in the black vest and yellow hat.

I’ve had the pleasure of working the past few months with Landon Mackey, PhD on a entry into the Waves to Water Prize (https://www.herox.com/wavestowater) sponsored by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.  The charge is to use wave energy to provide … Continue reading →

This past December saw the graduation of Casey Nichols with his MS in Applied Energy and Electromechanical Systems and David Barnett with his Graduate Certificate in Applied Energy and Electromechanical Systems.  My goal with mentoring students in to add value … Continue reading →

Some of the challenges of magnetic gearbox assembly, demonstrated at small scale.