Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Internship or Co-op project to develop a Data Acquisition System



Phonon-Energy, Inc. is a small private non-profit startup that is developing practical clean energy solutions, such as weak force technologies (A.K.A. Low Energy Nuclear Reactions or LENR), to counteract climate change.
Headquarters in Shelton, WA, Phonon was established in 2014, by David Daggett, a former engineering technical fellow who was responsible for initiating the commercial aircraft biofuel flight demonstrations and fuel cell APU programs at Boeing.  Dave has sponsored many research programs, summer internships and capstone projects with the UW’s ME department, and other universities, in these areas.  Phonon currently employs 4 interns, and also has about a dozen sr. engineers and business managers who volunteer their time to bootstrap this company’s rise. 
A part time opening is currently available for an intern who will initially be responsible for the development of a data acquisition system that will be used in a laboratory demonstration of a prototype LENR heat reactor.  The task will involve: (1) review and understand the intended test rig and test program, (2) generate a Process/Instrumentation Diagram (PID) for the test setup, (3) review, record and validate current instrumentation already on hand, (4) check out the existing National Instruments 1062Q PXI DAQ system and install new A/D boards, (5) install NI DAQ software and write code to acquire test data for parameters outlined in the PID, (6) build up the DAQ system, flat screen, power supplies, signal conditioners, controls, and other instrumentation into our 19” rack, (7) oversee the installation of the DAQ into our LENR test rig and help with commissioning the unit for the first test in early 2015.  Experience with designing or handling lasers will be an added plus.
The Phonon team believes that the benefits of LENR to humanity are profound and that our innovative pathway to enable weak-force technology will ultimately result in an energy breakthrough.  
Interested students should contact David Daggett directly at david.l.daggett@gmail.com