Executive Board
Below is the 2017-2018 MSOE SAE executive board.
Individual pictures with officer positions and background are below.
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Position |
President |
| Name |
Britt Campbell |
| Year in School |
Senior |
| Major |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Why MSOE SAE |
Prior to starting college I was a Spec Miata racer. I always knew that the automotive industry was where I wanted to be, and SAE gives me a great place to develop my skills. I love the opportunities SAE has given me to grow. |
| SAE CDS Involvement |
Formula Hybrid and now Baja |
| Contact E-Mail |
[email protected] |
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Position |
Vice President |
| Name |
Lucas Bednarski |
| Year in School |
Senior |
| Major |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Why MSOE SAE |
I joined SAE to work on cars with likeminded individuals, and increase my employment opportunities by networking with industry professionals. |
| SAE CDS Involvement |
I have been on Formula Hybrid for 4 years. I was Chassis Lead for the 2017 competition year, and I am now on a Powertrain Senior Design team for the 2018 competition year. |
| Contact E-Mail |
[email protected] |
|
Position |
Program Coordinator |
| Name |
Kate Wallschlaeger |
| Year in School |
Sophomore |
| Major |
Industrial Engineering |
| Why MSOE SAE |
Interested in networking and fabrication in general |
| SAE CDS Involvement |
Formula during freshman year, nothing during sophomore year |
| Contact E-Mail |
[email protected] |
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Position |
Treasurer |
| Name |
Courtney Wenzel |
| Year in School |
Senior |
| Major |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Why MSOE SAE |
As a freshman I knew nothing about cars, but I saw SAE as an opportunity to continue to do hands on work like I did in my high school shop classes. Now after almost 4 years, I’ve been able to do that and so much more and I now know slightly more than nothing about cars. |
| SAE CDS Involvement |
Formula Hybrid |
| Contact E-Mail |
[email protected] |
 |
Position |
Secretary |
| Name |
James Moy |
| Year in School |
Sophomore |
| Major |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Why MSOE SAE |
To learn more about cars. |
| SAE CDS Involvement |
Formula Hybrid |
| Contact E-Mail |
[email protected] |
 |
Position |
Sponsorship Coordinator |
| Name |
Rudolph J Arlt IV |
| Year in School |
Junior |
| Major |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Why MSOE SAE |
To gather general engineering insight, and specifically insight into the engineering in the automotive fields. |
| SAE CDS Involvement |
Power-Train Lead of the Formula Hybrid team |
| Contact E-Mail |
[email protected] |
 |
Position |
Event Coordinator |
| Name |
Nicholas Vang |
| Year in School |
Senior |
| Major |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Why MSOE SAE |
Loved cars, and wanted to get involved |
| SAE CDS Involvement |
Formula Hybrid Project Manager |
| Contact E-Mail |
[email protected] |
 |
Position |
Webmaster |
| Name |
Mitchell Carpenter |
| Year in School |
Junior |
| Major |
Computer Engineering |
| Why MSOE SAE |
I joined the Society of Automotive Engineers because I wanted to apply the knowledge I learned from the classroom to a design team project. This is my third year as a member, and my first as an officer. |
| SAE CDS Involvement |
Supermileage Electrical team for 3 years, EE Co-team lead, and SuperMileage Media Manager this year. |
| Contact E-Mail |
[email protected] |
 |
Position |
Faculty Advisor |
| Name |
Dr. Christopher Damm |
| About |
Dr. Christopher Damm is a professor and Director of the Mechanical Engineering Program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, where he teaches courses in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, engineering design, renewable energy and advanced energy technologies. Dr. Damm’s research and consulting focuses on energy conversion and pollutants associated with energy conversion. Current research topics of interest include solar photovoltaics, solar thermal energy systems, combined heat, electric microgrids, power systems for advanced commercial buildings, emission factors from on-road motor vehicles, the development of laser diagnostic techniques for characterizing reacting flows, and the design and implementation of advanced energy technologies. His degrees in Mechanical Engineering are from the University of Minnesota (B.S. and M.S) and the University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) He holds a second masters degree in Physics from Brown University. Dr. Damm has been the faculty advisor for the MSOE SAE student chapter since 2004 and the faculty advisor for the SuperMileage project since 2008. You can learn more about his research and teaching by visiting his website at: https://faculty-web.msoe.edu/damm/ |
