Julian Ly Davis

Local Address

1113 Progress St. NW

Blacksburg, VA. 24060

(540) 951 – 2664

E mail: jul@vt.edu

Homepage: http://filebox.vt.edu/users/juldaivs/

 

Permanent Address
 3502 Chambray Way
 Falls Church, VA. 22042
 (703) 207 – 0171



Objective: 

To obtain a career in the field of Vibration & Fluid Mechanics with an opportunity for advancement and exploration of other fields of mechanics.  

 

Education:

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, December 2003 (expected)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
QCA: 3.58/ 4.0

B.S. Engineering Science and Mechanics, May 1999
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Major QCA: 3.1/ 4.0

 

 

Employment:

Research Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 Blacksburg, VA. 5/00 – Present
      · Construct Finite Element model (I-DEAS) of Cylinder for Navy
      · Determine relation between internal dynamic pressure and mode shape excitation

Teaching Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University                                              Blacksburg, VA.  1/99 – 5/99 (Thermodynamics)
                            8/99 – 12/99 (Fluid Mechanics)
                            1/00 – 5/00 (System Dynamics)
     · Teach classes when professor is not available
     · Assist students with class material
     · Grade homework assignments in a timely manner
     · Grade tests in a timely manner

Failure Analysis Engineer (Co-Op), ITT Nightvision
Roanoke, VA. 1/97 – 6/97, 8/97 – 12/97, 5/98 – 8/98
     · Determined top priority defects from reports
     · Analyzed & tested for Failures in Nightvision tubes
     · Tracked patterns in defects and reported findings to proper personnel
     · Assisted in fixing defects or processes
     · Determined if a Nightvision tube was salvageable

Intern with Dr. Telionis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
                             Blacksburg, VA. 5/96 – 6/96     (Part Time)
                                   · Load Cell Project – Built a testing mount onto a load cell for a water tank model test

 

 

Honors & Activities:

 

New River Valley Symphony Orchestra 2000
James H. Sword Award: Best Computational ESM Senior Design Project 1999
Dean’s List Spring 1998, Fall 1998, Spring 1999, Spring 2000
Marching Virginians Drumline 1994, 1996 – 2001
           Cymbal Rank Captain 1998, 1999   Operations Officer 2000, 2001
Society of Engineering Sciences 1995 - 1999
ITT Nightvision: Data Acquisition Program (LabVIEW) 1997
 Recreational Sports: Basketball, Football, Billiards, and Racquetball