So Long, Farewell!

Such a great pleasure to meet you all! Sincerely wish you an excellent summer full of learning, networking and socializing. Please take good care and connect with me for any inquiry or need!  Best of luck! Yours truly, Alyssa 

Next Gen Fluid Power Engineers!

Congratulations on your first successful day of the REU Fluid Power Bootcamp at Purdue! I must admit - you're a good looking bunch of engineers! 

Faith Bradley

Hi everyone! My name is Faith Bradley. I’m a rising senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but I am originally from a suburb of Chicago (Naperville!). My major is Bioengineering, and I will be at the University of Minnesota this summer working on a hydraulically powered ankle-foot orthosis. I like volleyball, swing dancing, and the outdoors. I look forward to meeting you all! Cheers!

P.S. I don't normally ride horses. This was from a trip to Colorado.

Marlon Baez

Hey everyone my name is Marlon Baez and I am a mechanical engineering student at the University of Rochester. I am originally from the Dominican Republic, but I've been living in New York City for about twelve years. I'm a really chill person and I'm down to earth. I love playing basketball and hanging out with friends, and I like listening to music and casually play video games. I will be doing research at Purdue University this summer in developing a variable displacement gear pump. This is my first time doing research so I'm a little nervous, but I can't wait to meet you guys and get started!

-Marlon

Hello Everybody

Hello everybody my name is Aaron Bouncer and I am an Industrial Engineering student at North Carolina A&T State University. I'm a friendly person with a good personality and I love to laugh. I enjoy video games, hanging out with friends and getting to know people. I hope to have a good time with all of y'all in Indianapolis.

Shae Breeze

Hello everybody my name is Shae Breeze, most people call me Breeze others call me Shae (doesn't really  matter). I'm a rising senior at North Carolina A&T State University pursuing a BS degree in Industrial Engineering. I love sports, cars, and motorcycles, pretty much anything with wheels; I might seem a little quiet at first but once you get to know me I can be a pretty silly at times but I can be serious when need be. One thing i can say about myself is that I'm a laid back and chill person that loves to laugh and have fun. I'm looking forward to getting to know all you guys and learning more about fluid power. Safe travels everyone.

Hannah J.

Hi everyone!

My name's Hannah and I'm a junior at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. I'm a physics major, and I'm also interested in environmental studies and "green" energy technologies in particular. In my spare time I enjoy ballroom dancing and volleyball, as well as pretty much anything outdoors. My hometown is near Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, but I love the Twin Cities and can't wait to see warm weather in Minnesota. I'll be working on wind power this summer at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Looking forward to meeting you all soon!
-Hannah

Hi

Hello, my name is Jonathan Lai. I'm a mechanical engineering in the senior year at Arizona State University. I was born and raised in Arizona, so it'll be nice to visit the east coast. I'm an introverted person and I enjoy investing time in random hobbies. Still, I'm excited to meet everybody and have a great time!

I will be working on fluid power surgery and rehabilitation at Georgia Tech. I have no clue what that entails, but I'm sure I'll learn a lot.

Hi from Emily!

Hi everyone! My name is Emily and I am a going to be a junior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign studying bioengineering. I am originally from Countryside, IL, a small suburb outside Chicago. I am excited to be headed to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN to work on fluid powered surgery and rehabilitation. In my spare time I enjoy doing outreach work with the Society of Women Engineers, reading books, and listening to good music. Looking forward to meeting everyone in a few short days!

Sophia Dolan

Hi everyone!  My name is Sophia Dolan, and I'm a rising junior studying mechanical engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York.  I grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.  Outside of schoolwork, I'm an amateur musician (I play the trumpet), and I sometimes work with my University's chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers.

This summer I will be researching water solubility in biodegradable hydraulic fluids at the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Can't wait to meet you all!

Hola everybody!

Hi everyone,

My name is Tanya Johnson, and I am going into my senior year at the University of Hartford where I am studying Mechanical Engineering.  I’m from Hellertown, PA which is close to Lehigh University (between the greater Philly area and New Jersey).  This summer I will be at Georgia Tech working on hydraulic pressure energy harvesting.

I look forward to meeting y’all!

- Tanya

Kiffinae

Hello all! My name is Kiffinae Sanders. I am a rising Junior at the illustrious institute of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. I am from the Atlanta Metro area, more formally known as Powder Springs, GA.  I am a very open minded person so I look forward to meeting everyone as well as gaining a better understanding for fluid power.


Kiffinae Sanders:)

Introduction

Hi everyone,

My name is Nikita and I am a junior at Yale University with a major in Physics. I was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and now live in Champaign, Illinois, both of which I fondly consider home. In my free time, I enjoy creative writing, as well as living, eating, and breathing all things soccer. This summer, I will be researching low-friction surfaces in fluid power systems at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Looking forward to meeting you all!

Nikita

G'day all,

I am a senior at Twin Cities Engineer, a MSU Mankato program graduating in December. I moved to America from Australia 5 years ago to be with my wife who is from Minnesota. I'm working on the assisted power orthosis at Urbana-Illinois. Looking forward to meeting you all next week.

Hello

Hello everybody. My full name is Donald Harry Kuettel III, but everyone just calls me Donny. I am from a small rural town called Hortonville, WI where I grew up on a dairy farm. For those of you that are unfamiliar with Wisconsin, Hortonville is about 15 minutes west of Appleton. I am currently studying engineering mechanics and astronautics at UW-Madison where I will be entering my 5th and final year. In my spare time I enjoy being outdoors, sports in general, reading, and riding my motorcycle. As far as CCEFP goes, I am going to be researching hydraulics and fluid power at MSOE this summer. I am looking forward to an exciting summer with the REU program. 

Hello everyone,

My name is Chris Maurice, and I am entering my Senior year in Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University (War Eagle!!!). I am originally from Dothan, AL and enjoy playing basketball and tinkering with old cars. I will be participating as an REU in Nashville, Tn at Vanderbilt and will be working on a strain energy accumulator.

This summer is going to be awesome and I look forward to next week!

- Chris

Hello!

Hi!

My name is Brad Hogan. I'm now a Junior at the University of Wisconsin - Madison studying Mechanical Engineering. I will be doing research on fluid powered hydraulic free piston engines at the U of MN this summer. Originally I am from Eagan, MN where I grew up playing lacrosse and football. I continue to play club lacrosse at UW Madison to get away from my studies. Other than that I enjoy socializing, the outdoors, and getting out on the lake.

Anyways, I'm very excited to get to meet all of you at boot camp and am looking forward to the experiences I will gain through the CCEFP with you guys. Have a good rest of break!

-Brad Hogan

I'll begin - Alyssa

Thank you for finding your way here - this is our offical REU blog and I enthusiastically encourage you to use this as a means to share, with the broader CCEFP community, all the wonderful things you experience and learn over the summer.  Please use any media medium (video, vine, text, etc.) you prefer, to share with us a bit about yourself.  I'll begin!

My name is Alyssa and I have served as the Education Outreach Director of the CCEFP since its inception in 2006. I really do enjoy my role in the Center, it's provided me so many opportunities, one of which is the pleasure of meeting all of you! I have the flexibility to use my creative side and the challenge of using my applied side.  I am afforded the ability to travel many places, engage with many people, and learn many new things.  My most incredible accomplishment, however, is becoming a new mom.   I have a little boy, Jayce, who I affectionately refer to as "little Stinky".  He's now 15 months old, -- a little machine.  You best believe I'm grooming him early to be an engineer! 

Welcome to the CCEFP!

Welcome to the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) Summer 2014 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program!

The purpose of your summer research experience is to provide you with exposure and application of laboratory research practices and facilities. While you will be one of only a few students at your local university, you are, in fact, part of a bigger network of 18 other REU participants across the CCEFP! We hope your time spent with us is an exciting one and your experience is valuable, meaningful and insightful.

For your first blog post, tell us a little about yourself in the form of a short bio, include a photo or make a video or a vine! Each week, post something regarding your research project and experience on this blog!

Looking forward to meeting you at the CCEFP Fluid Power Bootcamp at Purdue next week!