WEI CAO [email protected] · (909) 438-3272 · www.iamthewei.com Current Address: Permanent Address: 360 Dillon Hall 20540 Camelback Dr. Walnut, CA 91789 Notre Dame, IN 46656

EDUCATION University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN • Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering (GPA: 3.27/4.0) August 2013 – Present Conducting research study in designing a cost-competitive, fully autonomous, GPS-enabled surveillance/search-and-rescue drone. Currently learning fundamentals of statistical thermodynamics in classical Monte Carlo molecular dynamics simulations and learning fundamentals of computational fluid dynamics.

EXPERIENCE Rolls Royce Corporation Indianapolis, IN Internships Design Engineering Intern June 2016 – August 2016 • Worked within the Structures & Transmissions supply chain unit, Shafts & Clutches group • Collaborated within Indianapolis and Derby to integrate UK design equations to global spline design tool • Designed a sensitivity study to optimize the tolerance of a critical part feature in the LiftFan • Generated documentation to drive new part testing for the T56 engine • Supported design team by providing fluid mechanics background

iLocater Exoplanet Spectrometer Notre Dame, IN Structural Engineer Intern December 2014 – August 2015 • Used Solidworks to design optical breadboard stands and spectrometer's internal supports. • Acquired working knowledge of high-vacuum outgassing and cryogenic temperature control. • Performed structural/thermal analysis on NASA optical mounts to predict thermal displacements

Technical Work Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Notre Dame, IN Undergraduate Teaching Assistant August 2016 – Present • Aid in the teaching and organization of the Finite Element Methods course. • Collaborate with the professor to improve existing course material, help students learn ADINA software • Facilitate the stereolithographic 3D printing of students' models for failure testing

Design Clubs Notre Dame AIAA/DBF Team Notre Dame, IN Design Team Member September 2013 – Present

LEADERSHIP WSND-FM Radio Station Notre Dame, IN Station Director for Web Management and Development, Radio Announcer September 2013 – Present • Overhauled WSND's old website by implementing a Bootstrap template • Imported and integrated other CSS animation packages from Github • Continue to program small widgets, such as time-dependent live-stream header photos with Javascript

Walnut FIRST Robotics Team Walnut, CA Founder, President July 2012 – June 2013 • Founded Walnut's first independent FIRST robotics team • Secured funding from local businesses and FIRST grants • Assembled, led team in the design and construction of robot

HONORS/ Band of the Fighting Irish, (2015, 2016) ACTIVITIES Band of the Fighting Irish, 1st/2nd Year Merit Award (2015, 2016) Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts - Da Vinci Grant (2015) Indiana Collegiate Press Association Best Video Award (2014) Shamrock Leadership Series – First Year Institute (2014)

SKILLS Computer Skills: C/C++, Java, CSS, FORTRAN, MySQL, UNIX, VBA, Excel Software: ANSYS Workbench, ADINA, Solidworks, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, Adobe CC, Microsoft Excel, Xcode, iOS, Linux, Windows, Mac OSX Languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese