Objects created using 3-D printing have a common flaw: They are fragile and often fall apart or lose their shape.
“I have an entire zoo of broken 3-D printed objects in my office,” said Bedrich Benes, associate professor of computer graphics technology at Purdue University.
The printed fabrications often fail at points of high stress.
Major: Computer and information technology (CIT) with a network engineering technology concentration, a certificate in entrepreneurship and innovation, and a minor in communications
Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology
Intramural sports
Tau Alpha Pi honor society, engineering technology honor society
Major: Computer Graphics Technology with minors in psychology and building construction management and a certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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National Society of Black Engineers
Phoenix Club at Hillenbrand Hall
Emily Mauzy Vogel Sophomore Leadership Development Conference
Boiler League of Tag’s Humans vs. Zombies
Major: Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Sigma Alpha Lambda leadership organization
Golden Key international academic honor society
Philosophy Club
Tarkington Hall staff
Wiley Hall community
Major: Professional Flight
Air Race Classic ground crew, co-pilot, captain
Major: Industrial Distribution/Industrial Technology
Women in Technology, president
Major: Aviation Management, with private and commercial pilot certificates
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Science Bound Student Support Organization, president 2011-2012
Tutor for Hope Chapel
Peer Mentor in Science Bound
Undergraduate researcher
Major: Engineering Technology
Major: Aeronautical Engineering Technology
I love this stuff. I love working with my hands and being elbow deep in solvent, cleaning parts. It was what I was meant to do. The easiest explanation is I work on them and pilots fly them. I plan on being an airplane mechanic; I keep them running. They work you up the chain from your first year to getting an Airframe and Powerplant certification.
