Student Technical Assistant - CTEMPS Smart Rock

This recruitment is to fill one part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week) Student Technical Assistant for the Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering. The student will work on a collaborative project between OSU CTEMPS, OSU OPEnS Lab, and University of Zurich to develop a new sensor system that monitors parameters of water and wirelessly transmits data for logging and analysis. This hire will conduct technical research and development toward the production, testing, and deployment of this system. The hire will also maintain orderly operations in the OPEnS maker lab, making sure that equipment is used safely, and is returned in good order, open the lab and close the lab for sessions for authorized lab users. All logistical problems, safety issues, and material needs will be reported to Dr. Udell to be resolved. The hire will be expected to undertake the construction of the sensing system under the guidance of Lab Director Dr. Udell and project lead Mitch Nelke.