Avram Dreyer's CV

• Phone: +1 201 898 9735
• Email: ajd335@cornell.edu
• Website: avramdreyer.com

Education

Cornell University, BS in Mechanical Engineering -- Ithaca, NY

Aug 2025 – May 2029

• GPA: 4.06/4.3; ASME, Cornell Astronomical Society, Amateur Radio Club, Cornell Maker Club

• Relevant Coursework: Statics, Differential Equations, Intro to Computing, Intro to Lasers and Photonics

Bergen County Technical High School, Diploma in Engineering -- Teterboro, NJ

Sept 2020 – June 2025

• GPA: 3.99/4.0; National Honor Society, High Honor Roll, Departmental Award for Physics

Projects

Satellite Thermal Heatsink -- Houston, TX

Sept 2024 – Apr 2025

• Collaborated to design and build a novel thermal management system for a 1U CubeSat satellite.

• Designed in Fusion360 and performed a thermal analysis with ANSYS Mechanical.

• Selected as one of five finalist teams in the nation for the NASA HUNCH space hardware design competition.

• Presented at Johnson Space Center to NASA engineers for potential implementation in flight hardware.

Technical Experience

Mechanical Subteam Member, Cornell Autonomous Sailboat Team -- Ithaca, NY

Feb 2026 – present

• Member of a 48-student Project Team designing and building an autonomous sailboat for the IRSR competition.

• Focused on the design and fabrication of the boat's custom reinforced mylar sails and rigging system.

• Used Solidworks and composite materials to design a prototype solid sail for use on a future trans-Atlantic boat.

Sailing Instructor and STEM Educator, Camp Wigwam For Boys -- Waterford, ME

June 2025 – Aug 2025

• Taught sailing and other water sports to campers ages 8-16 at a summer camp in Maine.

• Ran a model rocketry workshop, teaching campers to design, build, and launch their own custom model rockets.

• Contributed to the successful construction and launch of a high-powered I-motor rocket at the end of the summer.

Research Experience

Undergraduate Researcher, ZT Group, Cornell University -- Ithaca, NY

Mar 2026 – present

• Research group studying nanoscale thermal transport techniques to improve heat management in microelectronics.

• Studied the use of microscopic liquid crystal thermal switches to provide integrated on-chip thermal control.

Research Intern, Parziale Group, Stevens Institute of Technology -- Hoboken, NJ

Sept 2024 – June 2025

• Research group studying hypersonic fluid flow and turbulence at airspeeds above five times the speed of sound.

• Used a custom Mach 6 wind tunnel to study turbulence and heating behavior of aircraft at extremely high speeds.

• Contributed to graduate-level fluid dynamics research for the US Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR).

Skills and Technologies

Skills: Soldering, Digital Electronics, Numerical Simulation, 3D Design, Rapid Prototyping, Data Analysis

Technologies: Python, Solidworks, Autodesk Fusion 360, Autodesk Inventor, MATLAB, ANSYS Mechanical, Arduino