Bassam Salim bs159855e@westpost.net 73 Francis Wyman Rd.

Burlington, MA, 01803

617 816 9552

Education: Boston University; Boston, MA M.S. Mechanical Engineering, concentration in Fluid and Thermal Sciences. May 2 010 Final GPA 3.29/4.0 University of Massachusetts at Lowell; Lowell, MA B.S. Mathematics, concentration in Applied and Computational Mathematics. Dec 2007 Deans list four semesters in a row; Senior project in orbital dynamics Final GPA 3.039/4.0 Relevant Coursework and Project experience: Fluid Mechanics and Computational Fluid Dynamics Knowledge of incompressible/compressible flow, turbulent flows, heat transfer a nd acoustics. Wrote multiple CFD codes solving the complete Navier-Stokes equations for sever al geometries using both Matlab and the Python scripting language. Completed project work that included computer codes written in Python and Matla b that simulated Sods shock tube using multiple numerical methods. Completed project work that included data collection and Brayton cycle analysis of a jet engine. Dynamics and Controls Courses in dynamics, controls, and atmospheric flight dynamics. Completed a project using Matlab to model the flight dynamics of and in the des ign of a yaw control system for the Boeing 747-100. Class work in modeling and control of mechanical and electrical systems. Completed an undergraduate project in orbital dynamics. Maple and Matlab were used in plotting different trajectories for a missile traveling from the earth t o mars. Design related experience Computer aided design experience using the Solidworks CAD package. Experience with using Solidworks to create parts, assemblies and drawings. Experience with the various analysis tools available within Solidworks. Other relevant courses taken include statistical thermodynamics, numerical model ing and simulation, classical mechanics, solid mechanics, and electricity and ma gnetism. Work history: Boston University Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston, MA 5/2009-8/ 2009 Teaching Fellow Led student discussions on principles of energy and thermodynamics. Graded and assessed the students laboratory work and assignments. Led student laboratory experiments, analyzed and verified experimental data. University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA 9/ 2007-12/2007 Mathematics and Physics Tutor Tutored physics, mathematics at the Centers for Learning. Developed strategies to assist non-physical science majors with physics and cal culus. University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Center for Sub Millimeter Wave technology 5/2007-7/2007 Lab Assistant, Model Fabricator Mixed plastics with correct optical attenuation parameters. Assisted in analyzing, designing and in the fabrication of radar test targets.

Technical Skills: Matlab, Solidworks, C programming language, Python scripting, Maple, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CFD