Ben Houle is currently the Vice President of the Michigan Mars Rover Student Project Team and serves as a Research Assistant at the University of Michigan, focusing on experiments related to a friction stir welder and its applications in additive manufacturing and aluminum-steel joining. As a Research Assistant, Ben designs and manufactures test fixtures, upgraded the friction stir welder for enhanced testing, and compiles mechanical property data for material selection. Additionally, Ben will intern at Eli Lilly and Company, contributing to the analysis of tensile test methods and the development of a device for lab technicians. Ben is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering with a Business Minor at the University of Michigan, expected to graduate in May 2025.
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Michigan Mars Rover - Student Project Team
The Michigan Mars Rover Team (MRover) is a student-run, multidisciplinary organization whose mission is to design and build a rover for the exploration of extraterrestrial environments. Our team consists of everyone from freshman to graduate students, representing majors from the College of Engineering and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. We strive to inspire and educate students about space, Mars exploration, and engineering, and we focus on helping students grow as engineers.