alessandro verniani

uci morphing structures lab

About

I am a 3rd-year Aerospace Engineering student who is passionate about space exploration, rocketry, and astronautics. I am looking to gain industry experience through an internship/co-op. Technical Skills: Laser Cutting, Machine Tools, CNC, 3D Printing, SolidWorks, LabVIEW, Power Tools, Arduino, Fabrication, MATLAB, C++, Python, STK

Country

united states

City

newport beach

Industry

aviation & aerospace

Skill

solidworks, robotics, c++, linguistics, finite element analysis, thermodynamics, heat transfer, engineering, data analysis, writing, microsoft excel, microsoft office, public speaking, spanish, english, 3d printing, woodworking, matlab, labview, python, javascript, arduino, adobe creative suite, teamwork, italian, mechanical systems, linear algebra, differential equations, vector calculus, laser cutting, power tools

Experience

uci morphing structures lab

uci rocket project

static structures

uci hyperxite - spacex hyperloop competition

2019-5 - 2019-7 · 3 mos

* · Assembled and tested magnetic braking system, Hall effect sensors, and pneumatic actuators. * · Aided in creating identical pressure vessels using carbon fiber, resin, and epoxy. * · Tested and sanded pressure vessels to hermetically seal batteries and withstand vacuum conditions. * · Helped build and implement fiberglass mold and carbon fiber fairing for pod. * · Built small-scale test track with I beam fixed to parallel metal sheeting for test runs.

thermal engineer

spacecraft thermal management systems

2019-8 - Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

* · Researched the effects of radiation and temperature fluctuations on satellite components, materials, and reliability of variable emissivity radiator. * · Modeled thermal environment, radiation exposure, and eclipse frequency for CubeSat in polar low Earth orbit using STK. * · Designed tests to analyze challenges electrochromic film undergoes in vacuum conditions.