Introducing Hamza Arshad (Mech 2T1 + PEY)

Hamza Arshad is a current PEY student at Hanon Systems - an automotive thermal management system and automotive parts manufacturing company. He is returning to his 4th year in mechanical engineering at the University of Toronto in Fall 2021.

In undergrad, he contributed as a member of the Space System team at UTAT (University of Toronto Aerospace Team) on the Huron Mach (MOCK) 2 Project. He’s also the chief mechanical engineer at the UofT Hyperloop Team in designing the mechanical system for the hyperloop pod. He was also a (Summer) Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Ready Lab with Prof. Alison Olechowski where he investigated collaborative CAD (computer aided design) work and its effect on the quality of CAD models.

Notable Quotes

“Research is more customizable.” - Hamza Arshad“Being able to see how each sub team or how each person comes together and makes  a product work in our design team - I define that to be pretty successful.” - Hamza Arshad

Resources mentioned with Links

UTATUofT HyperloopGrabCADThingiverse Mechanical Engineering department websiteProfessor Allison’s lab UofT library researchGoogle Scholar SearchA House in the Sky: A memoir - Amanda Lindhout and Sara CorbettHanon System

How to get in touch with Hamza

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamza-arshad-71847b157/

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