Welcome to the
personal webpage of
Bradley W. Cheetham
Personal Information
I
am currently an undergraduate at the University
at Buffalo. I am a senior
enrolled as a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Major.
I
am the co-founder and outgoing president of UB
SEDS and my recent focus has been on educational outreach projects this
year with our local science museum.
I
also work as a Community Assistant in Southlake Village a part of the
University Apartments.
I
attended Cortland Junior Senior High
School in Cortland NY.
Professional
Information
Please
click here to view a copy my
resume.
Work Experience
Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Academy
Research Associate. Summer 2008
Design
and Analysis of Weak Stability Boundary Transfer Orbits for Artemis Mission
Principle Investigator David Folta –
Code 595
Community
Assistant in Southlake Village Apartments.
Spring 2007 - present
Tour
Guide and Prospective Student Host.
University Honors College. Spring 2006 – present
Student
Teaching Assistant. Engineering and
Applied Sciences Lab. Fall 2006
Collegiate
Tennis Official. Spring 2004
– present
Hotel
Front Desk and Shift Manager. Country Inn and Suites of Cortland. Fall 2003 – Spring 2005
Projects
Design
and Analysis of Weak Stability Boundary Transfer Orbits for Artemis Mission (Project Poster) Summer 2008 -
present
Worked
with David Folta (code 595) on design and analysis of mission transfer orbits
Utilized
NASA GMAT software
The
Roadmap to a Space Faring Civilization. (Paper) (Project Poster) Goddard Space
Flight Center 2008 NASA Academy
Project
leader for NASA Academy Group project
Paper
written to promote the commercial development of space
Contributed
to website to spark discussion and future work http://commercialspace.pbwiki.com/
Exploration
news and information website (www.explorerfish.com)
Spring 2008 - Present
Website
creator and senior content editor.
Site being developed as outreach tool to inform and educate people about
space and
the
need to explore the universe and world around us.
Lunar
Regolith Excavator Design, Analysis, and Construction (abstract) (Design Report)
Fall 2007 - Present
Advised
by Dr. Venkat Krovi
Funded
with NASA Space Grant Fellowship (Proposal)
Super
Sonic Inlet Design Project (Report) Spring 2008
Researched
for Gas Dynamics Course Final Project
A
Human Presence on the Moon. Lunar
Resources and Development (Report)
(Presentation)
Research
done for Topics in Space Exploration and Development Course (see below for
proposal)
Thanks
to Dr. Jennifer Zirnheld
for running proposed course.
Speed
of Vertical Pre-Mixed Laminar Flame in Varying Propane-Air Mixture (Research Report)
Spring 2007
Advised
by Dr. Paul
DesJardin
Funded
with University at Buffalo Zimmer Undergraduate Research Award
Rube
Goldberg “can crusher” project (Design Report) Fall 2007
Group
leader with primary responsibility of design and construction
Adjustable
Speed Punching Bag Design Report (Design Report) (Appendix B) Spring
2007
Individual
design and solid modeling project
Honda
Engine Report (Analysis Report)
Fall 2006
Group
leader with primary responsibility of disassembly and report coordination
Honors/Awards
|
University
Honors College Honors
Scholar |
2005-present |
|
Deans
List |
2005-present |
|
NASA
Space Grant Fellowship |
2007-2008 |
|
Barry
M. Goldwater Scholar |
2007 |
|
SEDS-USA
Local Executive Board
Member of the Year |
2007 |
|
Zimmer
Undergraduate Research Award |
2007 |
|
University
Excellence in Research Award for Exemplary Work in Undergraduate Research and
Scholarship |
2007 |
|
Provost’s
Acknowledgement of Outstanding Academic Achievements and Intellectual
Ambition |
2007 |
|
Center
for Undergraduate Research and Creative Acts (CURCA) Research
Award |
2007 |
Proposals/Publications
Exploring High Fidelity
Modeling and Optimal Station-Keeping Strategies for Earth-Moon Lagrange Orbits
– Proposal submitted for the National Science Foundation Graduate
Research Fellowship
Lunar Dust Transport and Surface
Interaction Model – This proposal was submitted for the 2008
Goldwater Scholarship.
It discusses the potential value of a mathematical
model capable of simulating electro-statically charged lunar regolith particles
with respect to transport and surface interactions.
Topics
in Space Exploration and Development – Course outline being used as
basis for new Spring 2008 course
SEDS Space Mentor
Program – Educational outreach proposal to Spacevisions 2007
conference
Proposed Energy Policy
– Proposal for future energy policy
Memberships and
Affiliations
SEDS-USA – Students for the Exploration
and Development of Space (USA) – UB Chapter President (Spring 2007
– Present)
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society – UB
Chapter Vice President (Spring 2008 – Present) – Member (Fall 2008
– Present)
Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor
Society – Member (Spring 2007 – Present)
Space Exploration Alliance
– Director of Student Relations.
Congressional Blitz Participant (Summer 2007, Spring 2008)
American
Astronautical Society – Member (January 2008 – Present)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member (2008 – Present)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(AIAA) Member (2008 – Present)
National Space Society – Member (January
2008 – Present)
United States Tennis Association
– Member and Certified Tennis Official
(Sectional Chair, Referee, Rover and ITA
Certified for Division 1) (December
2004 – Present)
Eastern
Tennis Umpires Association – Member and Certified Official (December 2004
– Present)
Contact Information
School e-mail: cheetham@eng.buffalo.edu
Permanent e-mail: brad.cheetham@gmail.com