Rhett Applestone
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Education:
The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Graduating May 2027
	-Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
	-Presidential Scholarship, Engineering Leadership Scholarship
	-3.9/4.0 Overall GPA
 
Experience:
MIT Intern, Dept. Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT, Cambridge, MA	Oct 2023 - Aug 2024
	-Designed Geiger boards and kit (for hands on soldering class)
	-Safe handling of radioactive material and high voltage
	-Communicated with manufactures for custom Geiger tube production
 
Temp Researcher, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI	Jun 2021 - Jan 2024
	-Interfaced Scanning Probe Microscope with haptic control hardware and software
	-Achieved greater haptic resolution for Atomic Force Microscopes and Scanning Tunneling Microscopes than previously possible
	-Published in Ultramicroscopy Scientific Journal: Conducted at UW-Madison

Skills:
	-Kicad, Freecad, Raspberry Pi, Fusion 360, Microcontrollers, Soldering
	-Linux, Python, C, Bash, SystemVerilog, Networking, Servers
	-HTML, CSS, Inkscape
	-Extensive vehicle repair on cars from 1968-2004
 
Research Work or Design Files:
	-Published Research Paper done UW-Madison
 	 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304399123001730
	-Geiger counter design files
 	 https://github.com/v3ai/ALL-GEIGER-SUMMER-2024
 
Certification/Licensure:
	-Open Water Scuba Diver