Thomas Tran
Structures, Nitrous/IPA Bipropellant Flight Vehicle at Boston University Rocket Propulsion Group (BURPG)- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Boston University Rocket Propulsion Group (BURPG)
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Structures, Nitrous/IPA Bipropellant Flight Vehicle
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May 2023 - Present
• Designed thrust structure assembly and analyzed structural integrity with SolidWorks FEA and hand calculations. • Routed fluid system in thrust structure to adapt ground-configurated fuel plenum to flight vehicle configuration.
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Fluids, 600lbf Ethane/Nitrous Engine Test Stand
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Sep 2022 - May 2023
• Developed Excel spreadsheet for precise computation of pressure drops in fluid system based on chosen fittings, mass flow rates, and inlet pressures allowing for system optimization and a decrease in total pressure drops by 46%. • Provided oxygen cleaning services to fluid system components to prevent potential component damage.
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Boston University College of Engineering
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant at KABlab
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May 2023 - Sep 2023
• Trained 20 deep neural networks in MATLAB to examine state of 3D printer beds from small data sets. • Implemented machine vision on autonomous research system and achieved a validation accuracy rate of 97.3% and has been used for the analysis of 3,000+ printer beds. • Created new scraping routines for 5 printers on print farm to clear beds of debris. • Trained 20 deep neural networks in MATLAB to examine state of 3D printer beds from small data sets. • Implemented machine vision on autonomous research system and achieved a validation accuracy rate of 97.3% and has been used for the analysis of 3,000+ printer beds. • Created new scraping routines for 5 printers on print farm to clear beds of debris.
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Terrier Motorsport
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Powertrain Lead
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Mar 2023 - Jun 2023
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Powertrain Deputy
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Nov 2021 - Mar 2023
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Powertrain Engineer
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Sep 2021 - Nov 2021
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Education
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Boston University
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering