Nicholas Ristow
Engineer In Research at University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolNicholas Ristow is an engineer in research with 11 years of hands-on experience blending aerospace, instrumentation, and product design to deliver custom hardware and control software. Based in Ann Arbor, he develops scintillator and pixelated gaseous radiation detectors, leading mechanical design, high-voltage PCB work, and vacuum and gas systems for test beams and radiation therapy applications. He writes and ports C++ data acquisition software (including EPICS areaDetector integration) and has taken ownership of custom data collection and reduction pipelines using ROOT. His background in art and computer animation informs thoughtful product and enclosure design alongside rigorous mechanical CAD and prototyping in SolidWorks. Nicholas has worked across academia and industry—from prototyping PCBs and machining fixtures to validating systems at clinical and national lab sites—demonstrating an uncommon blend of aesthetic sensibility and experimental rigor.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering at University of MichiganComputer Animation, Computer Animation at Art Institute of PittsburghGeneral Studies, General Studies at Henry Ford Community College
Github Skills (5)
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Github contributions (5)
nristow/AHA-3DPrinters
Dec 2014 - Mar 2018
Contributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 3 pushes in 3 years 3 months
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nristow/readwave
Apr 2019 - May 2019
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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