ME Team 29/ ECE Team 8

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Meet the Team

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Our team consists of four Electrical Engineering students, and one Mechanical Engineering student. Our faculty advisors are Dr.Patrick J. Hollis and Dr.Jerris Hooker.

Jerris Hooker, Ph.D.

Teaching Faculty

(FAMU-FSU College of Engineering)

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    Phone: (850) 410-6463
    email: jh09c@my.fsu.edu

    Research Interests

  • Spiral coil resonators
  • HTS thin-film resonators

    Current Research Projects

  • Development of HTS technology for use in NMR probes

    Education

        B.E.E.,Florida State University, Tallahassee, 2002
        M.S., Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, 2006
        Ph.D., Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, 2010

Patrick J. Hollis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator

(FAMU-FSU College of Engineering)

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    Personal Website

     Phone: (850) 410-6319
    email: hollis@eng.fsu.edu

    Research Interests

  • CAD design tools
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Dynamic system modeling and control

    Education

        Ph.D. Cornell University, 1986

Ryan Whitney

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email: rw10e@my.fsu.edu

Major: Electrical Engineering

University: Florida State University

Team Contribution: Project Leader

     Ryan Whitney is a senior majoring in Computer Engineering at FSU. He works as a developer in the Tallahassee area, and has three years of experience in building wearable hardware.



Derek Pridemore

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email: dbp12@my.fsu.edu

Major: Electrical Engineering

University: Florida State University

Team Contribution: Webpage Designer, Historian, ECE Co-Lead

     Derek Pridemore is a senior majoring in Electrical Engineering at FSU. His major of interest is robotics, and has made a robotic prosthetic. After he graduates he hopes to continue to work and develop high tech bionics.





Robert Slapikas

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email: res12@my.fsu.edu

Major: Mechanical Engineering

University: Florida State University

Team Contribution: Assistant Project Leader, Treasurer, and ME-Lead

     Robert Slapikas, a Senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, is working towards a Certificate of Specialization in Mechanics and Materials. After graduation, Robert plans on attending graduate school to obtain a Master's Degree in Material Science and Engineering. After pursuing a Ph.D., Robert's desire is to perform research in the field of Materials Science.




Jared Andersen

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email: jaa12b@my.fsu.edu

Major: Electrical Engineering

University: Florida State University

Team Contribution: ECE Co-Lead

     Jared Andersen is a senior majoring in Electrical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. He will graduate in Spring 2016. After graduation, he hopes to work with a focus on control systems.




Donglin Cai

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email: dc15v@my.fsu.edu

Major: Electrical Engineering

University: Florida State University

Team Contribution: ECE Co-Lead

     Donglin Cai is a senior majoring in Electrical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. After graduation, he plans on attending grad school to obtain an masters in electrical engineering and working in the field of power systems.