Featured Projects
Steel Tubular Frame
Northwestern SAE Baja 2025-26 Car
Chassis Lead
Skills: Space frame design, CAD (weldments), structural FEA, preparing documentation for quotes, systems integration, leadership
LM-Based Flexible Switches and Logic Gates
Universitat Freiburg livMatS Cluster of Excellence, DAAD RISE Internship
Research Intern
Skills: CAD, nonlinear structural FEA, FDM 3D printing with TPU, experimental design, data analysis
Injection Molded Snoopy
Mechanical Engineering Classwork
Skills: CAD, CAM, injection molding design, CNC machining, injection molding, metrology
Whisker “Stimulator”
Northwestern SENSE Lab, Summer 2024
Project Lead
Skills: CAD, 3D printing, machining, experimental design and testing, engineering for research support, leadership and organization
Custom 90° gearbox
Northwestern SAE Baja 2024-25 Car
Internals Design & Manufacturing
Skills: CAD, powertrain design and analysis, DFM, DFA, CNC turning, manual machining
Bus Stop Designs
Industrial Design Classwork, Winter 2024
Skills: design sketching, architectural design
Other
Various other personal and class projects
About
About Me
Hi, I’m Ryan! I am currently a fourth year student at Northwestern University pursuing my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering with a certificate in design.
I am a hands-on learner and thinker, and I love bridging the gap between ambitious ideas and realized designs. I bring a unique blend of creative, user-centered thinking and practical manufacturing experience to projects.
I can be reached via email (preferred) or linkedin, and you can see some of my interests and hobbies here.
Ryan Kalgreen 