Sam Biemann

Machine Shop | MTS

SAM BIEMANN is a Lab Technologist and CNC Shop Technician in the Machining and Technical Services' Machine Shop. He regularly consults with faculty, students, and staff to help them achieve their research goals as a skilled machinist.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

A.S. Machine Tool Technology
Tri-County Technical College

PROJECTS

BRIDGE SPREADER BEAM RESEARCH: Designed, machined, and welded a spreader beam to break 35ft x 6ft x3ft T-beams for bridge research - Dr. Brandon Ross, Civil Engineering

VASCULAR BIOREACTORS: Modified the old Vascular Bioreactors to work better and then designed, modeled in Solidworks, and built a new, better-designed Vascular Bioreactors - Dr. Simionescu, Bioengineering

CLT BEAM RESEARCH: Designed and machined a load Cell Distribution plate to calculate the amount of force being applied to a certain area for research on CLT beams – Dr. Weichiang Pang, Civil Engineering

AUTOCLAVE COMPONENTS: Machined various components and silver liners that went into autoclaves for the Chemistry Department - Dr. Kolis Chemistry Department

BRIDGE LOAD TEST: Built fixtures to attach LVDT equipment to bridges in the area to be able to record the amount of displacement in the bridge during a load test and also help perform load tests on local bridges around Clemson – Dr. Tommy Cousins, Civil Engineering