Ronald J Rizor

Office:

1136 SRB

Phone:

764-2127

Fax:

763-5567

Email:

rjrizor@umich.edu

Education:

Mathematics, science, mechanical drawing, AutoCAD, AutoDESK Inventor, SolidWorks, graphic design courses

Washtenaw Community College

 

Research:

AutoCAD and PADS

Skills:

• Tool making
• System design
• Digital circuit design
• mechanical engineering
• Welding technology
• Mechanical fabrication
• AutoCAD Drafting
• PADS PowerPCB circuit board layout
• Inventor Solid Modeling

Personal Introduction

• Flight Instruments
  • TIDI
  • LRR
  • Radiometers (LRR, Starlight)
  • HFRADAR
• Non-Flight Instruments
  • Magnetometers (Greenland, Patriot Hills, Penguin)
  • NOAA Buoys

 

Specializations and Research Interests

• As member of TIMED/TIDI design team, performed mechanical design of the enclosures and circuit boards that compriesed the Electronics Stack for the TIDI Doppler Interferometer
• AutoCAD used for mechancial design of decks and circuit boards, Active-CAD used to generate schematics and netlists, and PADS-PowerPCB used to do printed circuit board layout for TIDI instrument.
• Integral member of the Multichannel Chemiluminous Instrument team, provided soldering, harness and cable construction, mechanical modification, design and building of chassis components.
• Provides digital electronic design from idea through prototype to finished product for upgrading and improving computer systems.