Volunteers

Trevor Mamer

Trevor Mamer

I am majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology.  I decided to volunteer at the BoilerMaker Lab so that I could get some experience 3D printing without worrying about it being a school assignment or extra work. Learning how to create and print objects is my end goal for this experience. The engine block and an on going project to print out the International Space Station are the two coolest projects I’ve seen thus far, looking forward to more great projects.

Adith Jagadish

I’m Adith Jagadish. I’m a senior in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. Innovative technologies always grab my interest and I try to stay as close to them as I can and 3D printing is one of these technologies. The ability to transform ideas into something that you can touch and feel so quickly is fascinating. Hence, I volunteered to be a lab monitor. My primary interest is in the field of robotics and I hope one day I will be able to build robots that will benefit humanity.
Website: web.ics.purdue.edu/~ajagadis

Sam Morris-Adkins

Sam Morris-Adkins

Howdy! I am Sam. I starting 3D modeling things in my freshmen year of high school. I started with Inventor, and after that I started taking more classes about modeling and computer aided design. During my Junior and Senior years of high school I learned AutoCAD and Solidworks respectively. After I graduated I entered into the Computer Graphics Technology major here at Purdue with specializations in Virtual Product Integration and Construction Graphics. I’m a sophomore at the moment and have now expanded my CAD knowledge to include Catia and NX. I decided to become a monitor at the Boilermaker Labs because I loved 3D printing things in high school and I wanted to get more experience with printing so I could make models that could be manufactured easier. I also wanted to help people print things they’ve made. I mainly print nerdy replicas I’ve made from nerd shows like Doctor Who, Firefly, Star Trek/Wars, Men in Black but I also make things from video games. I’ve gone from non-functional models to simple mechanisms to including more complex things like circuits into the design after it is made. Basically, if I think its cool I’ll replicate it.

Andrew Prior

Andrew Prior

Andrew is a sophomore in Actuarial Science. He has been volunteering in the lab since the Spring semester of 2016. Unlike many of the monitors, he is not interested in working in the lab to print things of his own, but in seeing all of the different things that other people print and hearing about what the prints will be used for.  His favorite thing he has seen printed is a scale model of the International Space Station.

Steven Dauterman

Steven Dauterman

Steven Dauterman is a junior in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering studying mass transportation and urban planning. He enjoys traveling around world (now having been to over 30 countries), hiking, being a photographer, and listening to music.  Having great interest in modeling and 3D printing, Steven became a volunteer at the BoilerMAKER lab in the Fall of 2014. From his time in the lab, he has seen a multitude of projects and ideas come to life. His two personal favorites are a life-sized longboard printed last fall and a 1:60th model of the International Space Station being made this semester.

Michael Balzer

Michael Balzer

Michael is majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology.  He volunteered because he was a member of AMET and they asked people in the club if they wanted to work in the lab. He signed up and found the job to be very fun. He’s been volunteering for the Lab for two years.  A lot of companies, especially the R&D companies, are looking for people with the know how about 3D printing and most companies Michael’s been interviewed for have asked in great detail about his involvement in the labs. His involvement has also help out a lot with school projects. It is also really nice to just be able to model whatever he needs for his classes in Inventor and have it printed out quickly.

Andrew Gordon

Andrew Gordon

Andrew became a lab monitor in order to gain more hands on experience with machines in hopes of finding a job within the 3D printing industry. He plans to graduate in May 2016 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology.  The coolest print he has seen printed was a replicated jaw printed on a Stratasys Objet30 OrthoDesk.

James Vogel

James Vogel

James is a freshman in Electrical Computer Engineering Technology. He started volunteering in the Boiler Maker Lab to learn more about how 3D printers work and how to use them. This experience has, so far, been beneficial to him because he has been able to make and create prints that are useful for classes, creative just for display, and helpful for general purposes.

Max Faiman

Max Faiman

Max is a freshman in Mechanical Engineering Technology.  He volunteered in the lab is because he was running 3D printers throughout high school. He saw the lab on campus and knew that he wanted to work in there. He loves seeing what other people print; though he equally loves running and maintaining the printers as well. He hopes to find a career focused around 3D printing or prototype development, so the lab has been a huge help in his goal, as he has to trouble shoot problems almost daily and is constantly helping people with their prints. What he loves is to be able to teach people about 3D printing and see them print things off that they designed. In fact some of the coolest things that he has printed and that he has seen printed are items that students created themselves. There is something rewarding about designing a model in CAD and then being able to actually hold and interact with it a few hours later.