Alec Bailey
About Alec Bailey
Alec Bailey is a Computational Solid Mechanics and Structural Dynamics R&D Year-Round Intern at Sandia National Laboratories and a Graduate Student Research Assistant at Michigan State University.
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Alec Bailey holds the position of Computational Solid Mechanics and Structural Dynamics R&D Year-Round Intern. He is currently contributing his expertise at Sandia National Laboratories.
Current Roles
Alec is actively involved in dual roles. He serves as a Computational Solid Mechanics and Structural Dynamics R&D Year-Round Intern at Sandia National Laboratories. Concurrently, he is a Graduate Student Research Assistant at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, United States.
Previous Work Experience
Alec has a varied work background. Notably, he served as an Undergraduate Learning Assistant at Michigan State University College of Engineering from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, he worked as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Martin Yale Industries, LLC. for three months in 2019. His early experience includes a role as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Michigan State University Anaerobic Digestion Research and Educational Center from 2018 to 2019. He also worked as a Store Associate at Under the Sun Pool Supplies from 2016 to 2018.
Education and Degrees
Alec has a comprehensive educational background in Mechanical Engineering. He completed his Master’s degree from Michigan State University between 2021 and 2023. Prior to that, he achieved his Bachelor’s degree from the same institution, studying from 2017 to 2021.
Projects and Technical Contributions
Alec has made significant technical contributions throughout his career. He developed a new material model for numerical simulations utilizing Fortran, C++, and Python. Additionally, he implemented holistic testing for code through nightly simulations on high-performance computing systems and contributed to idea development for new software features using scrum processes.