Michael Wylie

Experience

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  Ridgeway Country Club

  May 2021 - Aug 2022

  Assistant Tennis Instructor

  • Coached athletes at USTA tennis tournaments • Assisted with adult tennis clinics • Co-led private lessons with the head tennis coach and other tennis professionals• Served as a camp counselor for summer tennis programs

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  St. George's Independent School

  May 2021 - Aug 2022

  Assistant Tennis Instructor

  • Assisted with adult tennis clinics and private lessons• Prepared high school athletes for USTA tennis tournaments and their TSSAA season

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  Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee

  May 2024 - now

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  •Conducting research on air layer insulation in semi-aquatic mammals by analyzing hair macro and micro properties.•Utilizing advanced microscopy techniques, including the Keyence VHX 7000 Series Light Microscope for macro analysis.•Performing microstructural analysis using the TM3030 Hitachi Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope and the KEYENCE VK-X3000 3D Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope.•Implementing MATLAB for image processing, applying RGB and binary analysis to quantify structural properties.•Preparing research findings for publication to advance the understanding of thermal insulation in semi-aquatic mammals. Show less