Paul Blum

Graduate Research Assistant at UConn School of Engineering
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Stamford, Connecticut, United States, US

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Credentials

  • Data Science for Materials and Manufacturing
    University of Connecticut
    Jun, 2023
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • UConn School of Engineering
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      Design and Fabrication of a GPU-Embedded Underwater DroneAdvisor: Dr. George Lykotrafitis• Independently conducted the research, design, construction, and programming of an autonomous underwater vehicle.• Configured electronic hardware to implement sensing capabilities for vision, sonar,depth, inertial measurement, power consumption, and water leaks.• Designed mechanics to provide PID-stabilized motion in five degrees of freedom atdepths of up to 100 meters.• Developed a neural network-based control system to implement fully-autonomousoperation without a connection to the surface.Deep Reinforcement Learning for Robotic NavigationAdvisor: Dr. George Lykotrafitis• Developed algorithms to train goal-based navigation in partially-observableenvironments with dynamic obstacles.• Applied algorithm implementations using simulated training processes to achievereal-world robotic control policies.• Theory of deep Q-learning, dyna-Q, and deep deterministic policy gradient. Show less

    • Senior Design Project Mentor
      • Aug 2022 - May 2023

      Testing and Optimization of a Miniature AUV• Guided two undergraduate students through operating, tuning, and understanding the inner-workings of a prototype AUV.• Supported the research and development of mechanical and electrical engineering improvements.

    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      • Jan 2022 - May 2022

      ME 3264 - Applied Measurements Laboratory• Instructed hands-on experiments for four laboratory sections of 24 undergraduate students.• Evaluated and provided feedback on lab reports that emphasized statistical analysis and presentation of experimental data.

  • UConn School of Engineering
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Undergraduate Research Assistant
      • Sep 2019 - May 2021

      Combustion Simulation Methods for Reactor NetworksAdvisor: Dr. Bryan Weber• Developed and contributed code to Cantera, a popular open-source software forsimulating chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and transport processes.• Theory and modeling of steady-state solution in combustion.

    • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

      CSE 3400 - Introduction to Computer and Network Security• Hosted office hours and graded assignments for 40 undergraduate students.• Contributed to the development of teaching materials and assignments.

  • UConn Formula SAE
    • Storrs, Connecticut, United States
    • Fabrication Lead
      • Aug 2015 - May 2019

      • Annual collaboration with a team of students to engineer and race a car in the intercollegiate Formula SAE competition. • Led teammates through the design and fabrication of race car components, utilizing welding and metalworking tools. • Annual collaboration with a team of students to engineer and race a car in the intercollegiate Formula SAE competition. • Led teammates through the design and fabrication of race car components, utilizing welding and metalworking tools.

  • UConn School of Engineering
    • Storrs, Connecticut, United States
    • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

      ME 2234 - Applied Thermodynamics • Hosted office hours and graded assignments for 75 undergraduate students. ME 2234 - Applied Thermodynamics • Hosted office hours and graded assignments for 75 undergraduate students.

  • Sikorsky
    • Stratford, Connecticut, United States
    • CH-53K Configuration Management Intern
      • Jun 2018 - Sep 2018

      • Assisted in the evaluation and approval process of proposed design changes to initial production models of the CH-53K heavy-lift cargo helicopter. • Compiled technical design documentation, parts lists, and drawings in preparation for physical configuration inspections during aircraft assembly. • Assisted in the evaluation and approval process of proposed design changes to initial production models of the CH-53K heavy-lift cargo helicopter. • Compiled technical design documentation, parts lists, and drawings in preparation for physical configuration inspections during aircraft assembly.

  • Dorel Sports
    • Wilton, Connecticut, United States
    • Test Engineer Intern
      • Sep 2017 - Jan 2018

      • Conducted mechanical endurance testing and failure analyses on bicycle prototypes. • Automated failure detection for the drivetrain life-cycle machine by installing a data acquisition system and implementing real-time strain analysis in LabVIEW. • Performed calibrations and maintenance on testing machinery including hydraulic and pneumatic actuators, load cells, and force transducers. • Conducted mechanical endurance testing and failure analyses on bicycle prototypes. • Automated failure detection for the drivetrain life-cycle machine by installing a data acquisition system and implementing real-time strain analysis in LabVIEW. • Performed calibrations and maintenance on testing machinery including hydraulic and pneumatic actuators, load cells, and force transducers.

Education

  • University of Connecticut
    Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering
    2021 - 2023
  • University of Connecticut
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science & Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
    2015 - 2021

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