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---Page currently under construction--- As a mechanical engineering grad student at Ohio University under the advisement of Dr.Bob Williams, I was tasked with designing, building, and controlling a seven-degree-of-freedom cable-suspended robot. Potential applications of our system are: in construction as an automated, precision crane; in manufacturing as an automated machining or material deposition system, depending on the tool used; or in robotics as a manipulator. ¡¡ ¡¡ Non-Professional InterestsIn addition to engineering,I'm also a student of Chinese language and culture. I took three years of Mandarin courses at OU, the most offered. Many Americans undoubtedly think this is crazy, but most Americans are crazy for not learning a language spoken by one-fifth of the world's population and learning about one of the fastest-growing economies/cultures/markets in the world. I traveled to China in December 2005 in order to improve my language skills, and as a result, my own marketability.As if this isn't enough, I also study karate at OU. I'm a member and webmaster of the OU Shotokan Karate Club, in which I currently hold a rank of 2B kyu (mid-level brown belt) in the ISKF system. I hope to soon learn different forms of gong fu,taijiquan, taijijian, and other Chinese martial arts as well. |