Gavin Kohn

Passionate about engineering design.

Education

University Master in Design Engineering | Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2024

Universitat Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering | 2017 - 2022

Bachelors of Science in Astronomy | 2018 - 2022

Citation in the Environment, Technology, Economy Scholars Program

GPA 3.46 | University of Maryland, College Park

Work experience

Founder, Apereon Imaging LLC | Sept. 2024 –Current

· Created a startup selling camera and telescope products

· Design, manufacturing, and selling of multiple products including the StarSnap and CamScope Adapter

· Contract CAD and engineering consulting work for various clients.

· Find out more at www.apereon.com

Optomechanical Engineering Design Intern | June 2023 – August 2023

Mettler-Toledo Autochem

· Created a calibration system for an interferometer used to measure particle size in chemical reactions

· Redesigned a heated chemical flow cell to improve assembly and production costs

Private math tutor | Jan 2023 – Current

Self-employed at www.wyzant.com/Tutors/GavinSAT

· High school and college level math, engineering and science, including Solidworks, Mechanical Engineering courses, SAT Math, Astronomy, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, Geometry, Algebra, AP physics, etc.

· Website creation, ad running and management, customer service and other business skills

· Udemy course including 4 hours of video lecture and practice problems for the SAT Math section. See the course here

Thermal Engineering Intern | May 2021 – July 2021

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

· Simulated CO2 gas warming in the MOXIE system using Thermal Desktop, MATLAB and AutoCAD

· Simulated model results closely matched previous data sets within a 10% margin for error

CFD Research Intern | May 2020 – May 2021

MIT Haystack Observatory

· Created analytic and computational fluid dynamic models using MATLAB and COMSOL to predict dust loading rate for the MOXIE Filter, as well as Python coding and MOXIE data analysis

· First author and presenter at the international Conference on Environmental Systems

Senior Lab Manager | Sept. 2018 – Mar. 2020, Sept. 2021 – Dec. 2021

Terrapin Works

· Fabricated metal and plastic parts for researchers, companies, and customers

· Trained new employees in 3D printing and laser sintering technologies

Head Astronomy Tutor | Sept. 2020 – Dec. 2021

UMD Astronomy Dept.

· Taught new Astronomy students matrix data analysis using MATLAB

· Managed and coordinated peer tutors for introductory astrophysics course in Fall 2021

Skills

Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Simulation: SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, COMSOL Multiphysics, Thermal Desktop, Creo Parametric Design, Autodesk 360 Fusion, AutoCAD, Siemens NX

CODE: MATLAB, Python, Arduino, C++, Processing IDE, Excel, MS Office Suite

Leadership: UMD Engineering Senator, CAD Subteam Lead for Engineers Without Borders - UMD Nicaragua, Senior Lab Manager/Trainer at Terrapin Works

Languages: Native English speaker, Advanced Spanish (C1)

Certifications

NCEES FE Exam Passed (Sept. 2022): https://account.ncees.org/rn/2313531-1548315-8be544d

AutoCAD Certified User Exam Passed (Jan 2023): ID 84001058

C1 Spanish from the University of Valencia (2024)

Publications

First Author, Presenter, Kohn, G., Hecht, M., Hoffman, J., McClean, J. 2021. Modeling the Dust Particle Impact Rate on the MOXIE Filter, 50th International Conference on Environmental Systems. ICES-2021-149.

Provisional Patent, Camera Body that Affilitates Attachment of a Smartphone, US 63 / 655,426

Provisional Patent, Superimposition of Electromagnetic Radiation, US 63 / 729,522