Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center

07/01/2022

Greg Duncan and Jordan Rzepka chat with RESEC Executive Director Jan-Anders Mansson about their experience at the world champs. Check out their conversation!

05/13/2022

Excited that Dr. Tom Waller (adidas) will be sharing a keynote on the “Human Experience of Performance” at the Engineering of Sport 14 conference we’re hosting this summer. More details at link in bio. Hope to see you here!!

04/01/2022

Happy Friday! This spotlight of the week goes to one of our graduate researchers, Morgan Chamberlain!

Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Education: I am a PhD Candidate in Materials Engineering, and I have a B.S. in Physics and a B.S. in Mathematics
Hobbies/interest: Powerlifting, embroidering memes, reading, baking bread
Professional experience: My undergraduate physics thesis was focused on quantum defects in diamond, and my math thesis was focused on chaos theory. During my undergrad I also had a two-year internship at a specialty producer of emission sources for electron microscopes. My graduate research is now focused on the reliability of recycled fiber polymer composites, and how it be utilized in new automotive and sports engineering applications.
Motivation behind my research journey: The pressing sustainability issues that our generation is facing demands an interdisciplinary mindset, and I knew after undergrad that I wanted to contribute to this field that impacts so many industries today. I also threw javelin in college, and my love of sport, innovation, and a good challenge led me to Professor Mansson’s lab.
Milestones so far: I am the lead of a large project within RESEC/MDLab that focuses on the development of a bicycle crank arm. Within this project we are incorporating many of our group’s diverse specialties to maximize performance and minimize cost of this demonstrator part. This entirely in-house product development cycle allows us to consider design for manufacturing, as well as sustainability, at every phase of development. We have completed the first prototype, and future iterations will include recycled materials which I am very excited about. This project is a huge team effort, and we will be presenting our work done so far at the ISEA Engineering of Sport Conference this June.

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. ”
- Henry Ford.

03/20/2022

This week’s spotlight goes to another one of our undergraduate researchers, Patrick Cavanaugh! Hometown: Carmel, IN
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Hobbies/Interests: Triathlon and Cycling
Professional experience: 2 internships with GE Aviation
Research Background: Our team is developing a cycling smart trainer homologation testing rig and program to ensure trainers provide a fair and level playing field in upcoming UCI virtual cycling world championship series. This combines my personal and academic interests into a single, challenging project that I can apply my experience and learn new skills.
Why I chose to do it: Over the last year my triathlon career has been very successful including: Placing top 10 in my age group at amateur nationals. Qualifying for amateur world championships. Placing top 5 in a professional development race. This year I hope to qualify for my first international professional race.
Quote I like: “Anything worth doing is worth overdoing” - Adam Savage

03/08/2022

This week’s spotlight goes to one of our undergraduate researchers, Hannah DeBoer! Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI

Major: Materials Science Engineering

Hobbies/Interests: Art, hiking, tennis, traveling, reading, cats, and family

Professional experience: Two internships as an R&D engineer with Hemlock Semiconductor

Background on research: My work focuses on the permeability of competition swimsuits or how well water can flow through the material. I examine the factors that affect permeability, such as weave type and orientation angles, in addition to finding new testing methods that do not involve stretching and wrecking the swimsuit material.

Why I chose it: As a former swimmer, I am passionate about the sport and jumped at the opportunity to get involved in the science and technology behind it. Sports have been a very important part of my life and getting to combine it with engineering has been a dream come true.

Important milestones you achieved: Tested the permeability of suits for FINA, proved that orientation angle and porosity of the weave is directly related to permeability, and was approved for a poster presentation at the International Sports Engineering Conference (ISEA)

A quote I like: “Dare to fail. Dare to be different. Quit holding out. Quit holding back. Quit running away. Chase the lion.” – From The Lion Chaser’s Manifesto by Mark Batterson

02/17/2022

Sneak Peak: Behind the scenes filming showcasing the our latest project soon available to the Purdue sports world. Stay Tuned!

02/11/2022

Spotlight of the week: Alex Meredith Hometown: Paicines, CA

Major: MS in Product Lifecycle Management

Hobbies/Interests: Athletics, building, designing, reflecting, thinking, discussing, cooking, driving, family, animals, being passionate, and having conviction in what I do.

Professional experience: Luxury Goods (Time Pieces and Jewelry), Agriculture, Fabrication, Photography, Website Administration, Heavy Machinery Operator

Background on research: The research I do is aimed at increasing manufacturing effectivity by identifying errors more frequently and with more accuracy. Furthermore, workforce development enrichment through point-of-use work instructions is also important.

Why you chose to do it: I have always been interested in what is tangible while also having the ability to program and understand the broad realm of computer systems. While in the Digital Enterprise Center and Indiana Manufacturing Institute I have found that I also relish in systems engineering and development.

Important milestones you achieved: Some important research milestones that I have achieved include the addition and operation of multiple cameras in the Machine Vision system, a complete system transition between the Microsoft Hololens 1 to the Hololens 2, and the addition of a new physical tool in the workflow with a Project 2 identified once I meet the prerequisites in Project 1.

A quote you like: “The brain works with affirmative statements. It does not understand the contraction, ‘don’t,’ it only understands the subject matter of your statement….Recognize this to continue the path of a warrior-poet - a seeker - in prayer and in action.” – Kris Bonifas

12/20/2021

RESEC directors at the 15th FINA World Championship in Abu Dhabi, UAE!
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Prof. Mansson has worked with FINA for 10+ years making sure the equipment used (swimsuits, goggles, caps) promote a level playing field among athletes. Anna has been a key researcher studying what affects the permeability of the suits and how sustainability of the suits can be addressed.
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Look out for more posts about what RESEC was up to in Abu Dhabi this past week!

09/29/2021

RESEC is proud to be the host of the next ISEA Engineering of Sport Conference in June 2022! Paper submission is open until Oct. 31. More details on the website: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ISEA2022/submission/papers

07/26/2021

Excited to cheer on the past, present, and future Boilermaker student-athletes who are competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Boiler up!

When he isn’t on campus running the Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center, you might find Professor Jan-Anders Mansson (Purdue School of Materials Engineering / Purdue University Chemical Engineering) hanging out with other members of the International Olympics Committee & Purdue University athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games!

Here's Professor Jan-Anders Mansson with Purdue student-athlete Brandon Loschiavo (USA Diving). 🏊‍♂️🇺🇸

06/28/2021

2021 marks the return of many exciting sports events, and here at we can't wait for the this summer.

Tokyo 2020 is set to be the most digitally connected Olympics yet, which poses new challenges for data and event security. Watch the latest Games Flash interview with Purdue's Executive Vice President and John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering, Mung Chiang, on the critical role cybersecurity will play in the success of the Olympic Games.

https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Ewry/IOC/cybersecurity

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