Hello! My name is Molly Drumm, and I'm currently working on the SharkNinja Floorcare R&D team as a mechanical engineering co-op in Needham, MA. I graduated Cornell University with a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering in 2023, and a Masters in Aerospace Engineering in 2024. This is a digital portfolio about my professional and university projects. Please feel free to contact me at mollydrumm3@gmail.com!
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At SharkNinja, I worked on momentum separators in the dirty water tanks of two multimillion dollar category cleaning products.
For my master of engineering project I used Fourier series and spherical harmonics to smooth a beating heart model in time and space.
I had the chance to run some CFD simulations and come up with a more aerodynamic design for the battlebot Bloodsport's weapon blade.
Projects from my time on CRC, including the two 12 lb robots I worked on that we brought to competition!
- Developed momentum separators by ideating and testing over 200 different designs with 3D print prototypes to prevent spitting dirty water from the exhaust in two multimillion dollar category products.
- Worked closely with stakeholders across multiple teams to prioritize user experience in dirty water tank design.
- Balanced fidelity and efficiency to develop product prototype testing in a fast paced environment, accounting for product use edge cases.
- Collaborated with professor to create and prepare learning materials and projects for the CFD and FEA classes.
- Aided students in office hours and class by answering questions about FEA and CFD simulations in ANSYS.
- Graded student homework and exams for the CFD and FEA classes.
- Developed a more in depth understanding of simulation tools such as ANSYS Fluent, Mechanical, and Topology Optimization as well as Autodesk Generative Design.
- Completed course on turbomachinery CFD with emphasis on turbulence modeling, numerics, and meshing.
- Implemented two novel data reduction methods in Python and Fortran 77.
- Performed assessment of test hardware using NX to ensure compatibility with future test configurations.
- Performed quality assessments of as-manufactured hardware for test.
- Analyzed CFD results for a thermoplastic extruder that makes custom multi-lumen catheters and used data to modify extrusion tooling in Autodesk Inventor through 10 design iterations to improve flow distribution.
- Researched the yield strengths and elastic moduli of three different extruded thermoplastics at high temperatures, conducted tensile tests, and analyzed experimental yield stress to assess the viability of coreless extrusion.
- Researched possible materials to replace the fiberglass wrap on extruder heads to keep workers safe from burns. Designed a ceramic piece assembly in CAD to fit over and attach to the extruder head to work as a heat guard.
Master of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
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