Chris Wilkins
Email: cwilki01@utopia.poly.edu
Current Degree Program: M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Education
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic University, Troy NY, 2005
Career Choice
Putting People into Space
Laboratory Experiments Developed:
(1) Incline Motion – A photogate is used to detect the velocity of an object rolling down an incline. |
(2) Series and Parallel – Flashlight bulbs are used in series and parallel circuits to help students better understand Ohm’s Law and its practice. |
(3) Light Bulb Blow Out – A light bulb will blow out because of excessively high current. Students must design a circuit that will do just that… the key to success is working with other teams to use the batteries in parallel. |
(4) Hand Crank Generator – Using the hand-crank-generator from the high school lab supplies, students power on light bulbs in series and parallel circuits, and measure the power they are outputting using voltage and current measurements. |
(5) Pulley/Cart Motion – A Low-G Accelerometer measures the acceleration of a weighted dynamics cart as it is pulled by a falling mass via a table-mounted pulley. |
Additional Information
Resume: CCWresume