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| Matthew Roy is a college student attending ] in ], ], where he is a member of the ]. He is in a long-term relationship with Kathleen, his high school sweetheart. Intending to Major in ], Matthew hopes to build tomorrow's technologies not through new fundamentals, but though the integration of systems into efficient, user-friendly designs. Currently he is taking an 18 credit-hour course load and working on a number of projects including the development of a ], Olin's ] Team, and a number of ] Design Challenges. | |||
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| ==User Overview== | |||
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| ==Early Childhood== | |||
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| Born on ], ] in ]. Matthew is the son of Anne and Daniel. They were married on ], ]. At the time of Matthew's birth Daniel worked as an Electrician, and Anne as a sales clerk at ]. | |||
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| 1989 saw the birth of Matthew's younger sister, Elizabeth, on ]st, and the family's relocation to ], it was at this time that Anne choose to leave the workplace to become a full time mom. In 1990 the family moved to a new house in ] in ], just outside ]. David, Matthew's next younger brother, was born on ], ]. Matthew would go on to attend Kindergarten through Second Grade at Springfield Elementary School, later moving on to Kaiser Elementary School for the Third and Fourth Grades. ]. | |||
| Beginning in Fifth Grade, Anne and Daniel decided that Matthew was not being sufficiently challenged in ] public schools, and choose to home school Matthew, Elizabeth, and David. With the twins as toddlers at the time, it was particularly challenging for Anne to manage the school work of three children and the play of two toddlers. | |||
| On ], ] the family moved to ], for better schools and a bigger house. The family briefly stayed with the ] family. During this time Matthew attended Swift Creek Middle School. That summer the Roy Family moved into their new house on the South side of ] in ]. | |||
| ==Teenage Years== | |||
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| Beginning in Seventh Grade Matthew attended Manchester Middle School as part of the Center-Based Gifted program. Matthew remained at Manchester through the Eighth Grade, and was particularly influenced by a number of people, but in particular by Lamar Brandt, an ] teacher. Beginning in 1999, Matthew joined the Youth Hand bell Choir at Epiphany Catholic Church, starting with the very highest bells, B7 and C8, Matthew proceeded to mote downward as he increased his skill as a musician. He would end his career in the bell choir with his graduation in 2005, culminating with substantial recognition within Epiphany for outstanding performance. | |||
| In ], Matthew applied to and was accepted by the Chesterfield County Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill High School. He attended Clover Hill for four years, taking advanced courses in Mathematics and Computer Science. Beginning in his sophomore year Matthew participated in ] as Control Team Leader. That year, as a rookie, he captured the Leadership in Control award at the VCU Regional for innovations in compartmentalization of the Robot's Control System. He would proceed to become team President, and then leader of team Operations. | |||
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| In ], Matthew participated in the Mars Exploration Student Data (MESDT) Program with ] and ]. Analyzing data from the ]s, ] and ]. | |||
| Four teachers at Clover Hill would substantially influence him. Steve Helms, sponsor of Clover Hill's robotics team, provided substantial mentorship in leading teams of students and learning from previous experiences. Cathy Murphy taught Matthew how to fail, and how to truly learn. Judy Roskowski provided guidance in computer programing and in dealing with management. Pete Peterson taught him how to aggressively achieve, and how to study independently. | |||
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| ==College Experience== | |||
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| Now attending ], Matthew is a member of the ]. | |||
| ===First Year=== | |||
| During his first year at Olin Matthew roomed with Chester Macklin in West Hall 206, and was heavily involved in the Olin SAE ] team, and in mentoring the ] team sponsored by Olin at Hyde Park. He believes his greatest growth was in learning to manage a full schedule, from classes, to friends, to fun, to sleep. | |||
| ====Extracurricular Activities==== | |||
| =====Olin College Mini Baja===== | |||
| Matthew worked on Olin's ] (now called ]) Team as one of the two designers of the drive train. Under the mentoring of lead designer ], he helped to design a drive train based upon a Briggs and Stratton 10 HP engine, a Comet 790 ], and a FNR transmission. The drive train was ultimately successful and allowed the team to compete with relative success at the SAE Baja Midwest competition in ]. However, the design was not a particularly mature one; it was difficult to maintain and the extensive amount of guarding required to protect the CVT and two chains was troublesome. The chain that connected the jack shaft to the differential on the drive shaft was a continuous challenge and ultimately failed during competition. The chain's tension was not maintained effectively and the tension problem was exacerbated by the vibration mounts the upper part of the engine assembly was mount on. | |||
| =====ASME Design Challenges===== | |||
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| Olin's ASME Chapter sponsors Weekend and 24 hour design challenges, which Matthew took a part in and later helped organize. In his first year he participated in the ] design challenge, building a 1-] hovercraft with Gui Cavalcanti, which did amazingly well compared to other hovercraft in an informal competition. Later in the year another design challenge, Battleship, drove the construction of various shapes and types of ]. Notably small patrol-boat like speedsters and a trimaran were built by other teams. Matthew's team built an ]-hulled battleship modeled after the ]. The model Bismarck did not work as well as hoped, with the team running out of time towards the end of the competition, but it had a really amazing hull and propulsion system, with just over 1-HP of driving power and with lateral thrusters in the bow for steering control. The model Bismarckalso featured turrents powered by windshield wiper fluid pumps, which were incredibly powerful. | |||
| =====FIRST Mentoring===== | |||
| As part of Olin's community service program Matthew help mentor the ] team at the ] in ]. This was a really amazing experience for him as the team there was totally different from the team at his high school. | |||
| ====First Semester Classes==== | |||
| As a freshman at Olin, Matthew took a number of classes freshman year. Particularly, Design Nature, ICB Math/Physics, Modeling and Control: Engineering of Compartment Systems, and History of Technology. First semester of freshman year at Olin is recorded on a Pass/No Record basis. This method of giving freshmen a break-in period is used at several other notable institutions, including ]. | |||
| =====Design Nature (DN)===== | |||
| Design Nature, taught by Professors ], ], and ], is a first-year class at Olin that focuses upon teaching students how to develop a design from a design goal, to concept, to solid model, to CAD model, to prototype. This class begins with an individual Hopper Project that challenges students to develop on their own, for the second half of the semester students work in teams of 4-5 students to create a Walker that can climb up a glass surface. The walker project is particularly challenging in that students are faced with applying design concepts they just learned earlier in the semester to a much more challenging project which is complicated by the need to interact with other students in a team that is essentially self-run with only minimal oversight from the teaching team. The goal of design nature is not to have students achieve an "answer" or develop a working prototype, but rather to give them a design experience involving tremendous challenges and realistic constraints. Freshmen receive four credit hours for this mandatory course taken the during the fall semester. The class teaches skills in concept development, Computer Aided Design (Using ]), Physical Modeling (Using ]), rapid prototyping, and teamwork. | |||
| =====Integrated Course Block (Math/Physics) (ICB)===== | |||
| First Semester ICB, taught by professors ], ], ], and ], is a first-year class that teaches traditional ] and ] from a standpoint of application, while maintaining a level of rigor equal to that of a more traditional course. The first semester of ICB includes what would at other colleges be called Calculus I & II, and Physics:Mechanics, as well as an introduction to first order linear differential equations, as well as numerical solutions to first and second order differential equations. The class maintains a tremendous pace, and includes three major projects, each of which requires that students apply classroom skills to real-world applications which they have never been taught in the classroom. The course places specific focus upon numerical integration using various methods, particularly in the ] software package. Students are also forced to develop professional presentation skill, with particular focus upon presenting their work in a way that allows its methodology to be clear and its merits defensible. Freshmen receive five credits for this mandatory first semester class. | |||
| =====Modeling and Control: Engineering of Compartment Systems (MC:ECS)===== | |||
| Engineering of Compartment Systems is the first of two semesters of Modeling and Control study required of all freshmen. MC:ECS, taught by Professors ] and ] focuses upon the parallelism of effort and flow in both the physical and electrical worlds, and transfers between them. Feedback in particular is closely studied, in terms of both positive and negative feedback, as well as methods of applying feedback, including Proportional, Integral, and Differential control (culminating in ]). This class focuses upon tying together traditionally separate ideas in electrical and mechanical systems including their mathematical representations with differential equations. Freshmen receive three credits for this mandatory course. | |||
| =====History of Technology===== | |||
| History of Technology, taught by Professor ], focuses upon the impact of technological systems and ]s upon ]. The class focuses upon a number of case studies including those of ], and ] during the ]. The class requires a substantial amount of writing and analysis, as well as extensive reading of primary sources. This four credit class contributes to the Arts Humanities and Social Science (AHS) requirements for graduation. | |||
| ====Second Semester Classes==== | |||
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| During his second semester of his first year at Olin, Matthew took a normal course load of 16 credit-hours. His classes included: Modern Biology, Integrated Course Block 2: Math/Physics, and Modeling and Control: Engineering of Distributed Systems, Linear Algebra, and Probability and Statistics. The second semester at Olin begins "normal" evaluations and grades, often leading to significantly higher stress than was experienced in the first semester. | |||
| =====Modern Biology===== | |||
| Taught by ], Principles of Modern Biology is a required course for all students at Olin. It focuses upon giving students a well-rounded introduction to cellular microbiology both in lecture and in lab. Students complete a major laboratory project, in Joanne's section the project centers around the expression of ] and ] in mammalian ]. | |||
| =====Integrated Course Block 2 (Math/Physics) (ICB2)===== | |||
| ICB 2, taught by Professors ] and ], integrated Physics Electromagnetism and Waves and Vector Calculus into a single course that taught the two subjects side by side. ICB 2 placed a greater emphasis upon written deliverables than ICB 1, including an emphasis upon professional typesetting using ]. As a whole the ICB 2 experience lacked much of the project component that ICB 1 featured with such great success, however there is much hope that continual improvement will significantly change the second semester ICB again next year. | |||
| =====MC:EDS===== | |||
| Modeling and Control: Engineering of Distributed Systems is taught by professors ] and ] and focuses upon the interaction of systems that are spatially distributed. This interaction can take the form of thermal energy, PV waves, and EM waves, and can generally be described using second order differential equations. This course applies the concepts of Effort and Flow from MC:ECS into spatially distributed systems. | |||
| =====Linear Algebra===== | |||
| ] is a more traditional college offered, compressed at Olin into half of a semester and taught by Dean of Faculty ]. Linear Algebra applies ] for use in solving problems by general methods that can be expanded for ''n''-dimensions of space. | |||
| =====Probability and Statistics===== | |||
| ] and ] is another traditional course offering that Olin compresses into half of a semester. Probability and Statistics focuses upon exploring the probabilities of events and the statistics of populations. Probability and Statistics is also taught by Dean of Faculty ]. | |||
| ===Second Year=== | |||
| During their second year, Olin students for the first time have complete control over their schedule and are open to pursuing whatever classes interest them. Students often begin to focus upon classes that will lead into their major, though this is not required. Second semester of their second year Olin students declare a major. Matthew chose to room with Matthew Crawford in room 310 in West Hall his sophomore year. | |||
| ====First Semester Classes==== | |||
| =====Distributed Engineering Design===== | |||
| =====Principles of Engineering===== | |||
| =====Materials Science===== | |||
| =====Differential Equations===== | |||
| =====End of the World as We Know It===== | |||
| ==Misplaced Pages== | |||
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| Matthew has been the initial author (Godfather, if you will) of a number of articles. In particular he is proud of the article on the ] being built at ]. He feels he has been motivated to be a part of Misplaced Pages because, in his words, ''"I believe it is the most powerful source of information available, not just because of its independence and community ownership, but because it is linked. Its amazing how much more you can learn reading an article on Misplaced Pages where you can follow links to other articles, than you can in a traditional encyclopedia with flat pages."'' | |||
| ===Major Contributions=== | |||
| * ] - Recent Ground-up effort | |||
| * ] - First Ground-up article | |||
| ===Lesser Contributions=== | |||
| * ] - Some editing, but this is really ]'s Baby. | |||
| * ] - I expanded this article after it was linked in an Olin randomness e-mail. | |||
| * ] - An article from the hot wanted list. | |||
| === Current Work === | |||
| I'm currently mostly working on fighting vandalism with vandal proof and vandal fighter. I'm a fan of the rollback & warn functionality of VP, but the RC feed of vandal fighter seems much more intuitive. Both programs could really use some bug fixes though, vandal proof crashes every 15 minutes or so with a 91 error and a number of its features are broken by the 9 error retrieving warnings. Both programs are great starts though, and vandal proof has a lot of great features and concepts, it just needs to be hashed out a little more, then we'll be eating vandals like Clark's engine eats MOSFETs. | |||
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| === Old User Page Comments === | |||
| I program in ] and enjoy reading, particularly ]. | |||
| I am studying ] at ] and will probably major in ] I will graduate in ] ]. | |||
| I have a beautiful girl at home in ]. | |||
| I drive an amazing ] ] ] Van, and love it, even though it may not last much longer. | |||
| ==The Future== | |||
| "''The question that I believe should be in everyone's mind is not "what will the future hold?", but rather should be "what will I make of the future?". I have no great hope of being famous, nor do I have any need for everyone to speak my name. It is my hope that I will bring about great changes to this world, not for glory from others, but for peace within my own heart. I wish to know that what I have done has brought about change in this world, that all my work is not in vain.''" --] 01:16, 29 January 2006 (UTC) | |||
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About MeI'm Matthew Roy, a recent graduate from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts, United States of America. I am a member of the class of 2009, having majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I am most recently from Richmond, Virginia. Current Status I'm feeling the pressure from the real world and am not paying a lot of attention to Misplaced Pages. Please click here to leave me a message, but don't expect an immediate response. If you really need to get ahold of me, please drop me an e-mail. Misplaced Pages What that means in terms of implementation is interesting, contrary to what my AWB speedy deletion nomination might convey, I'm generally an inclusionist. If something has the potential to be a full article we should keep it, someone will find it useful, and it costs us almost nothing. I'm really annoyed by vandals. I try to stay involved in lending a hand in the fight against vandalism and nonsense on Misplaced Pages. My interests in contributing seem to revolve around nuclear power, modern warfare, space, and the places I've been (e.g. Olin College). School is always tough on contributions, sometime when I'm a Real Engineer and have lots of free time I will get to write more.... At a Glance: Userboxes
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