I suppose like most young engineers I was always a tinkerer. From helping my dad get our snowmobiles running to taking apart all of my toys and putting them back together. I was fascinated by how things worked and how much more advanced we have become in just 50 years by looking at all the old equipment on my grandfather's farm as a child. In high school I was a little discouraged when I found out how much math there is involved in engineering. Fortunately, I was able to take an engineering course in high school that allowed me to 3D print tools/parts and covered a lot of what engineers do today. It really struck me at that moment that this is what I wanted to do with my life.
As for a research update I have finished one of my projects, the pilot operated check valve demonstrator (just working out a few kinks), and am in the process of setting up my test circuit for modeling the different check valve poppet styles. I have almost completed machining my check valve manifold design (machining is a lot harder than I thought!) and that should be the last of what I need for my data acquisition. Can't wait to begin taking some real data and seeing what is actually going on in there!
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