Steve Truttmann

Supervisor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Laboratories

Email:	steve.truttmann@carleton.ca
Phone:	613-520-2600, ext. 1145

Office:	EDC Room 2522
Department:	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Degrees:	Mechanical Engineering Technology, Algonquin College

Awards

Recipient of the 2023 Excellence in Learning Support Award for his positive impact on student learning by fostering experiential learning in engineering labs.

Education and Certifications:

Overview:

Supervision of engineering laboratory technical support staff
Coordinate and control laboratory operations supporting undergraduate, research, and contract activities
Promote safety within the laboratory environment

Areas of Expertise:

Training undergraduate/graduate students, researchers, and technical support staff
Undergraduate lab development
Design, fabrication, and instrumentation of specialized test equipment
Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical systems
Destructive and non-destructive testing of materials and components such as bending, shear, axial, torsional, quasistatic, high strain rate, impact (blunt and ballistic), and fatigue.
Setup and operation of servo-hydraulic universal testing machines (MTS load frames)
Metallography
Welding (MIG, TIG, Stick)
General machining
Woodworking, general carpentry, and construction
Health and Safety

Lab Spaces and Department Resources:

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering laboratories within the buildings of EDC, Mackenzie, Minto, Canal, and VSIM.
Assignment of work to departmental technical lab staff

Full Professor; Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion – Faculty of Engineering and Design

Cynthia Cruickshank

Full Professor

Jie (Peter) Liu

Professor and Chair Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Edgar Matida

Adjunct Professor

Tofy Mussivand