Samuel Ryckman
Undergraduate Research Assistant at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology- Claim this Profile
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EFSET English Certificate - Proficient (CEFR C2)
EF Education First
Experience
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Jun 2020 - Present
• Assisted with constructing a self-maintaining bioreactor for wastewater treatment. Designed and implemented a control system for measuring and regulating pH level, temperature, and fluid level. Created a datalogging system to save the current bioreactor stats to a Google sheet at set intervals. • Performed an analysis of the heat losses from the bioreactor, the effectiveness of insulating various components, and efficiency of various methods of heating portions of the… • Assisted with constructing a self-maintaining bioreactor for wastewater treatment. Designed and implemented a control system for measuring and regulating pH level, temperature, and fluid level. Created a datalogging system to save the current bioreactor stats to a Google sheet at set intervals. • Performed an analysis of the heat losses from the bioreactor, the effectiveness of insulating various components, and efficiency of various methods of heating portions of the system.• Repaired and modified mechanical and electrical systems on equipment such as 3D printers, an air compressor, a 3-axis CNC platform, and a temperature-controlled microscope stage.• Wrote MATLAB code to control an older syringe pump over an RS-232 serial connection. Show more Show less
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Intern
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Jun 2020 - Dec 2020
• Assessed and made repairs to a HAAKE single screw extruder.• Created a CAD model for a U-beam extruder die based on drawings and adjusted it to work with the HAAKE extruder. Worked with the manufacturer and experts in the industry to make improvements to the design. • Assembled and calibrated PID controllers for heating the zones of the die.
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Owner
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Jan 2013 - Aug 2020
• Coordinated rentals by communicating with customers through email, phone and text.• Oversaw rentals held at birthday parties, school events, and community events• Designed and managed the company's website• Fixed bugs and added features to the game software (written in Lua)• Made repairs to the company’s laser tag equipment, as well as other laser tag equipment sent for repair. Repairs included wiring, PCB troubleshooting, and improving/rebuilding damaged gun parts.
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Website and App Development Intern
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May 2018 - Aug 2019
• Designed a cross-platform mobile application using Flutter.• Created API to pull data from the SQL database and deliver it to the app.• Built websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript within the company’s CMS.• Created custom modules for the CMS using ASP.NET.
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Right-of-Way Geographical Information System (GIS) Intern
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May 2017 - Aug 2017
• Used ArcMap to build parcels through coordinate geometry and importing CAD files.• added parcel information to highway right-of-way records database.• joined parcels to the records database.• Linked deeds, judgements, and plats to the parcels.
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Exhibit Creation & Maintenance
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Jul 2013 - Aug 2016
• Repaired science and learning exhibits. Repairs included work with electrical wiring, plumbing, and woodworking.• Built and made additions to displays. Work included woodworking, construction. Some completed projects are a pumpkin trebuchet, a giant Lincoln log building set, and portable display tables.
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Education
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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