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Ben Pelson

Ben Pelson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Engineering Intern at NAS | Trustees' Scholar at Lehigh University

  • Education

    • Virginia Space Grant Consortium

      2018 - 2020
      Dual-Enrollment Course

      Virginia Space Grant Consortium program with credits offered through Thomas Nelson Community College.2019-20 | Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars, NASA LaRC:• 6-month online course culminated with a 20-page paper comprehensively planning a crewed mission to Mars• Selected for the residential summer academy at NASA LaRC, served as Orbital Mechanics and Lagrange Point Specialist• Was one of two students selected to present a mission summary to national… Show more Virginia Space Grant Consortium program with credits offered through Thomas Nelson Community College.2019-20 | Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars, NASA LaRC:• 6-month online course culminated with a 20-page paper comprehensively planning a crewed mission to Mars• Selected for the residential summer academy at NASA LaRC, served as Orbital Mechanics and Lagrange Point Specialist• Was one of two students selected to present a mission summary to national legislators, industry CEOs, and NASA administrators including the Director of NASA LaRC2018-19 | Virginia Space Coast Scholars, NASA Wallops Flight Facility:• 6-month online course culminated with a 15 page paper detailing Martian lava tubes' potential for habitation and a method to map them using an inflatable sailplane.• Selected for the residential summer academy at NASA Wallops Flight Facility, served as Instrument Specialist for the scientific balloon team Show less

    • Lehigh University

      2021 - 2025
      BS Mechanical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Trustees' Scholar, Chi Phi Fraternity, Formula SAE, Dean's List (Fr, Jr), Lehigh@NasdaqCenter, Engineering Mentor, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Minors: Aerospace Engineering and Economics

    • Flint Hill School

      2017 - 2021
      High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: 3-Year Varsity Soccer and Tennis Athlete, Research Symposium, Headmaster's List, Senior-Alumni Committee Member, AP Scholar

  • Experience

    • Lehigh University Formula SAE

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
      Engineer

      • Coordinated transition from an ICE to electric vehicle by mapping OSHA and SAE regulations• Compiled a list of compliant parts and motors to be reviewed by the team, staying within $80k budget• Created models in SolidWorks and contributed to welding the vehicle chassis

    • Lawn Wright Inc

      May 2022 - Jul 2022
      Accounting

      • Worked with billing systems, maintained detailed Excel sheets, and communicated with customers

    • Virginia Space Grant Consortium

      Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
      Engineering Instructor

      • Served as an instructor at VASTS academy at NASA Langley Research Center• Taught 50 high school scholars, introducing them to mission planning, research, and working in teams• Coordinated seminars and cultivated relationships with top-level NASA officials

    • NASA Langley Research Center

      Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
      Hypersonic Design Intern

      • Modeled a 1-dimensional dual-mode ramjet engine using Python and the Cantera chemical kinetics library• Validated a model proposed by Heiser and Pratt against data from a Johns Hopkins APL research engine, focusing on the point of flow reattachment• Studied isolator-combustor interactions, combustion, and hypersonic flow under leaders in the field

    • Linked Revenue

      Aug 2023 - Dec 2023
      Business Development Intern

      • Accepted into the Lehigh@NasdaqCenter program and was placed with a startup company, Linked Revenue• Created an AI capability that generates social media posts based on training from client profiles• Used Sales Navigator and Apollo.io to identify sales prospects, compiled them in Excel and PowerPoint

    • National Aerospace Solutions, LLC

      May 2024 - now
      Mechanical Engineering Intern

      • Hold Secret security clearance• Work on USAF AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ben Pelson
      Trustees' Scholar Lehigh University Aug 2021 Awarded Lehigh University's most prestigious merit-based scholarship.