UCLA Active Materials Laboratory
Prof. Greg Carman, Ph.D.
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Joseph "Devin" Schneider
Research Interests
- Micro- and nano-magnetic material dynamics, strain-mediated multiferroic memory and logic, spin waves, Electromagnetic wave propagation
Education
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Present
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Present
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2015
Experience
- Graduate Researcher, UCLA Active Materials Laboratory (Prof. Gregory Carman)
- Research assistant, UofL Integrated Microfluidic Systems Laboratory (Prof. Stuart Williams). Studied the force generated on a particle by an alternating current electric field produced by interdigitated electrode arrays using an AFM. Captured and studied high speed videos of particles, of different size and material, being manipulated by an electric field generated by an interdigitated electrode array
- Research assistant, UofL Design and Research of Exciting Applications in Microsystems (Prof. Shamus McNamara). Designed and fabricated a micro valve, in the University of Louisville Cleanroom, that can be actuated by applying a voltage
- Mechanical Engineering Co-op, GE Appliances. Worked with a team of people to develop and improve various room air products including PTACs (Packaged Thermal Air Conditioning), window air conditioning units and dehumidifiers. Developed a method to run an onsite STC (Sound Transmission Class) test for PTAC units
Present
Honors & Awards
- 2015-2016 UCLA Graduate Fellowship
Journal Publications
- Joseph Devin Schneider, Jovan David Rebolledo-Mendez, and S. McNamara, “A Grayscale Pneumatic Micro-Valve for use in a Reconfigurable Tactile Tablet for Vision-Impaired Individuals,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 25, p. 015008, 2015.