About Me

Hello! My name is Matthew Schramm, and I am a computational physics researcher who specializes in the Discrete Element Method. I have seven years of experience providing solutions for applied numerical mathematics problems and have worked with academic researchers, established companies, and start-ups. I also want to work with you! Tell me a little more about your research needs through the contact form.

Education

Iowa State University, 2019Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural and Biosystems EngineeringMinor: MathematicsDissertation: "Calibration Schemes for Modelling Wheat Straw Using the Discrete Element Method"
Iowa State University, 2015Master of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems EngineeringThesis: "Agriculture Spray, Wind Velocity Measurements, and Wind Predictions"
Iowa State University, 2013Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and MathematicsMinor: Physics

Publications

Schramm, M., Tekeste, M. Z., Plouffe, C., & Harby, D. (2019). Estimating bond damping and bond Young's modulus for a flexible wheat straw discrete element method model. Biosystems Engineering, 186, 349-355.

Schramm, M., Tekeste, M. Z., Steward, B. L. (2020). Simulation of uniaxial compression for flexible fibers of wheat straw using the discrete element method. ASABE (in review).

Schramm, M., Tekeste, M. Z. (2020). Wheat straw direct shear simulation using discrete element method of fibrous bonded model. ASABE (submitted).

Hanna, H. M., Schramm, M., Peterson, J., & Zimmerman, J. M. (2019). U.S. Patent No. 10,391,503. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Skills

Familiarity with the following programming languages: C, C++, Fortran, Java, Maple, Mathematica, MATLAB, Octave, Open MP, Open MPI, Python, Ruby

Experience with the following software: CMake, EDEM, git, Inventor, LIGGGHTS, Mastercam, Modelica, OpenFOAM, ParaView, Solidworks, Visual Studio

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