<p>Tim de Visser is a mechanical engineering undergraduate student&nbsp;interested in design and fluid mechanics. Tim is working on the NOAA Radar project. He is&nbsp;working on the structures team, where he helped design the trailer frame and layout, as well as helped lead the construction of the final project.&nbsp;This project is of particular importance to him, as it has given him the opportunity to work on a project that will help keep the Santa Barbara channel pristine for&nbsp;years to come.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tim&nbsp;has worked in Professor&nbsp;Pennathur’s&nbsp;Micro and&nbsp;Nanofluidics&nbsp;lab for over a year now, working on a project with one other undergraduate.&nbsp;His research is on energy conversion. He helped refine the design of a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. Oil and liquid metal droplets flow through a serpentine channel, and due to clever electrode placement and capacitive interactions between adjacent liquid metal droplets, charge is amplified and then collected from the liquid metal droplets.&nbsp;Tim is currently writing a paper for&nbsp;publication about his research.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tim is detail oriented and ensures that every small detail is thought over. He is consistent in getting work done before deadlines and&nbsp;effectively communicates any issues or questions that come up during his work. He also&nbsp;willingly&nbsp;steps into leadership roles. As a member and officer of the UCSB Triathlon Team, Tim has redesigned the team website, organized team fundraisers, helped organize travel for twenty to thirty people around the country,&nbsp;delegated tasks to others,&nbsp;and raced in the most competitive level of collegiate triathlon, while still maintaining good grades and balancing school work with training.&nbsp;</p>