ABOUT / RYAN MALONE
A clear direction.
A foundation in progress.
I am a first-year mechanical engineering student at Case Western Reserve University, interested in the thermal systems needed to cool increasingly power-dense computing hardware.
The work I am doing now
In the Kharangate thermal-fluid laboratory, I work with supervised flow-loop experiments, geometry and mesh preparation, and fixture assembly. Independently, I am planning a controlled cold-plate experiment and developing my ability to explain an engineering measurement.
Practice through building
I modeled a rocket nose cone in SolidWorks, built the part and adjusted its fit during assembly. I also programmed and tested an autonomous robot with a team, recorded test data, and collected Arduino sensor measurements. Those projects gave me practice connecting dimensions and units to fit, operation and troubleshooting.
Skills in context
These examples show where I am applying each method and what the current work supports.
- Heat-transfer calculations ↗ANALYTICAL educational Python software
- CFD geometry and meshing ↗Supervised Fluent methods in development
- Instrumentation and fixtures ↗Supervised laboratory contributions
- Python data analysis ↗SYNTHETIC, AI-assisted file analysis
- Repeatable software inputs ↗SYNTHETIC, AI-assisted scenario generation
How I use software and AI
I use AI coding tools, especially Codex, to help develop calculations, data-processing code, tests and documentation while building my own programming skills. The public software examples identify their analytical or synthetic inputs and their current checks.
My condensation CAD involvement also used AI assistance: I directed the candidate scope, and Codex operated the native tools. That work remains in progress under research review.
The direction I am building toward
I am seeking Summer 2027 opportunities in thermal or mechanical engineering, hardware testing, CFD and experimental research. Electronics cooling and liquid-cooling systems connect those interests with high-performance computing infrastructure.