drevier@uw.edu
I am a PhD student at the University of Washington Computer Science Department, where I am focused on computational fabrication and physical simulation. I specialize in the mechanics of metamaterials and discrete elastic rod (DER) simulation.
December 13, 2022
I made this webpage in order to present my work to the world. It is currently a work in progress.
I am a PhD student at the University of Washington Computer Science Department. My focus in on computational fabrication of mechanical metamaterials with stochastic or regular connectivity.
This is my academic homepage. I received my undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in Electrical Engineering in 2012. I then worked full-time at the Georgia Tech Research Institute as a research engineer designing high-power radar systems. Simultaneously, I completed my master's degree in Electrical Engineering by creating a one-tool, hybrid-manufacturing approach to fabricating planar radio frequency structures. I then took a job at Texas Instruments where I was the principle engineer applying inkjet printing technology to wafer level packaging.
I returned to academic life in 2019 after working at Texas Instruments. In my time working with 3D printing (aka additive manufacturing aka digital fabrication) I felt that software was the limiting factor in unlocking the full capabilities. This began my search for a PhD program where I could apply my hardware/fabrication background toward an application of enhancing people's abilities to design complicated and intricate objects.
At the University of Washington I am focused on fabrication and simulation of mechanical metamaterials. My work spans planar materials as well as three dimensional stochastic foam-like materials. I apply mathematics, continuum mechanics, and physical simulation techniques to turn the intractable space of metamaterial design into an intutive and accessible design space.
Coming soon...