Dr. Frederick and Matthew Denny

Dr. Frederick and Matthew Denny

PRC Mentoring Lunch - April 5, 2019

Matthew Denny received a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (2013) and a Master's degree in Aerospace Systems Engineering at UAH (2015). After graduate school, he worked at Bangham Engineering, Inc. designing test hardware for characterizing explosions from gases. Matthew Denny transitioned to Boeing where he is still working on the NASA Space Launch System (SLS). He writes component specifications and test plans for propulsion and ordnance components, and he works with suppliers who manufacture and test the components.

Matthew will give us his personal insights on his UAH education and the first four years of his professional experiences since graduating from UAH in 2015. Mr. Denny stated, "The education I received at UAH was well-rounded and thorough. In industry, a common phrase is, 'They don't teach you that in school', but I rarely feel that about UAH. My experiences at UAH were often project-oriented and research-oriented, which means that I learned both technical skills and people skills, both analytical skills and thinking-outside-the-box skills, both conceptual design and hands-on manufacturing, and some good, hard lessons such as how to write good test procedures so you don't accidentally compromise your data!"

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