Dylan Lyon

Dylan Lyon

Scientist I

Los Alamos National Lab

Biography

Scientist at LANL. Masters in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Bachelor’s in aerospace engineering from the University of Central Florida. Likes cooking; mediocre cook.

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Interests
  • Meshless Modeling
  • High Performance Computing
  • Nonlocal Heat Transfer
Education
  • MEng in Mechanical Engineering, 2023

    University of Michigan

  • Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering, 2022

    University of Central Florida

Accomplish­ments

NASA MINDS
1st Place - Senior Division Grand Champion
Team lead on a project constructing a Direct-Ink-Writing 3D printer with ink swapping, auto-homing, and vibration resistance. Oh, and it can operate upside-down and in space.
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Awarded for a successful thesis defense before a committee.

Languages

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Fortran
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C/C++
Python
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Matlab
MPI
OpenMPI
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Julia

Skills

Academic Writing
CFD
Mech Design
engineer-team
Team Engineering
Del
PDEs
Finite_element_triangulation
FEA

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
UCF Modeling Methods for Engineers
Lab Instructor
UCF Modeling Methods for Engineers
May 2020 – May 2022 Orlando, FL

Responsibilities include:

  • Weekly 90 minute lecture
  • Algorithm knowledge and education
  • Bug fixing / Live coding
 
 
 
 
 
UCF iSTEM
Camp Instructor
UCF iSTEM
Apr 2019 – Jul 2019 Orlando, FL
Lectured on algorithms for competitive programming. Generated problems, solutions, and data for practice contests. Requires knowledge of algorithm applications and teaching ability.
 
 
 
 
 
UCF Programming Team
Varsity Programmer
UCF Programming Team
Aug 2018 – Jun 2020 Orlando, FL

Participated in competitive programming contests, funded by UCF’s CECS department. Skills include:

  • Team problem solving
  • Algorithm and time complexity knowledge
  • Bug fixing and ‘Measure twice, cut once’ methodology

Recent Publications

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