Margaret Hensel

Mechanical Engineer

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2020

B.S. Liberal Arts Engineering, Wheaton College, 2020

Current Role at QuesTek

Margaret Hensel is a Mechanical Engineer on QuesTek’s applications team who focuses on material and mechanical application. She facilitates these activities through material sourcing, prototype refinement, process modeling, and design of experiments and testing procedures. In her current role at QuesTek, Margaret applies Sysweld’s thermal process modeling and heat mapping capabilities to various laser additive processes and materials to predict optimal operation parameters and study variation in mechanical and material properties.

Background and Specialization

Margaret has an educational and practical background in welding and weld modeling, lab work, and mechanical design, particularly focused on 3D CAD design (CREO and SolidWorks) and computational weld mechanics (Sysweld).

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