The campus community is invited to a sample lecture by Mr. Jeremiah Rittenhouse, a doctoral student in aerospace engineering. He would appreciate your attendance and the opportunity to meet you and discuss his teaching and research.

Abstract:

Dynamic balancing analysis occurs in machine dynamics and may be practically necessary in machine design. Rotating bodies such as crankshafts need balancing to reduce reaction forces and vibration which might otherwise lead to premature or catastrophic failure. Rotating imbalance will be reviewed and discussed to introduce the concept of static balancing, which refers to two-dimensional or “single-plane” balancing. Dynamic balancing will be introduced, demonstrated, and discussed with applications to real-world engineering examples such as an automobile engine and tires.

Biography:

Jeremiah Rittenhouse grew up a few miles outside of the small town of Wheaton, Missouri, population 721. After two years at Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri, he transferred to the “big city” of Rolla, Missouri in fall, 2017, for his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T.

Jeremiah’s objective since beginning college has been to become a university professor. His teaching experience began in 4-H with project demonstrations and 4-H club leadership, followed by peer tutoring in college, extracurricular instruction of dance, ultimate frisbee, and softball, and as an award-winning graduate teaching assistant for ME 4842, Mechanical Engineering Systems Laboratory from Fall, 2020 to Spring, 2024.

Jeremiah is currently a Ph.D. student in aerospace engineering here at Missouri S&T. His Ph.D. research is on Vibration Modeling of Rectangular Plates and Application to Solar Cell Dust Mitigation. He began working on lunar dust mitigation in 2021 and has been working with vibrations and piezoelectric actuators since he began undergraduate research in 2019.