University of Idaho
Clean Snowmobile Team
Notable Alumni
This is a list of recent alumni who have been critical to the advancement of the snowmobile team. This page is a thank you for all their efforts as well as a way to highlight the great opportunities the UICSC team can help bring about in its members' careers.
Ian Sullivan
Mechanical Engineer
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Test Engineer, Achates Power, Inc.
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Jared Kellerer
Mechanical Engineer
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Sedron Technologies
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Benjamin DeRuwe
Mechanical Engineer
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Oshkosh Corporation
Zachary Lipple
Mechanical Engineer
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BorgWarner Morse Systems
Cade Smith
Mechnical Engineering
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Bosch Vehicle Division
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Patrick Paulus
Mechanical Engineering
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Graduate Student,
University of Idaho
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Phoenix Duncan
Mechanical Engineering
SEL
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Jason Maas
Mechanical Engineering
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Boeing
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Mark Woodland
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Mechanical Engineer, PACCAR
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Graduate Student, Michigan Tech.
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Dillon Savage
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Mechanical Engineering
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Development Engineer, Evinrude
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Thesis: Two-Stroke Engine Test
Procedures for Performance and
Emissions Based Calibrations
Adam Sedgwick
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Mechanical Engineering
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Bechtel
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Aaron Eliason
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Mechanical Engineering
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Test Engineer, HP
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Crystal Childress
Mechanical Engineer, PACCAR
Chase Smith
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Mechanical Engineering
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ATS Engineers
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Drew Hooper
Mechanical Engineer, Research
Engineer
Thorn Industries
Thesis: Effect of High Speed
Asymmetric Exhaust Port Timing
on Emission Efficiency, and Power
Output of Twin Cylinder Direct
Injected Two-Stroke Engine
Alex Fuhrman
Mechanical Engineer, Field
Calibration Engineer
Artic Cat
Thesis: Comparison of the
Exhaust Emissions From a
Synchronous Charge Trapping
Engine and a Rotax E-TEC Engine
Peter Britanyak
Mechanical Engineer, PACCAR
Thesis: Synchronous Charge Trapping
Modification of a Two-Stroke Engine
Austin Welch
Mechanical Engineer
Polaris
Thesis: Performance and
Emissions Analysis of a
Synchronous Charge Trapped
Two-Stroke Engine
Neil Miller
Mechanical Engineer
Dyno Support Engineer, Polaris
Arctic Cat
Dylan Dixon
Mechanical Engineer
Development Engineer, CCI
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Thesis: Comparison of Variable
Exhaust Flow Techniques in a
Modern Two-Stroke Engine
Sam Smith
Dyno Technician
Polaris
Cole Bode
Electrical Engineer
Barrick Gold
Amos Bartlow
Electrical Engineer, US Air Force
Jeremy Nichols
Mechanical Engineer
Paccar
Nathan Bradbury
Mechanical Engineer,Wagstaff
Thesis: Retrofitting Direct-Injection and a Turbocharger to a Two-Stroke Engine For Snowmobile Applications
Andrew Findlay
Mechanical Engineer, Stihl
Thesis: Brake Specific Fuel Consumption and Power Advantages for a Turbocharged Two-Stroke Direct Injection Engine
Nick Harker
Mechanical Engineer, Paccar
Thesis: System Design and Performance Comparison of Blended Gasoline/Ethanol Fuels in Semi-Direct and Direct Injected Two-Stroke Engines
Justin Johnson
Mechanical Engineer, Evinrude
Thesis: Comparison of Stratified and Homogeneous Combustion in a Direct-Injected Two-Stroke Engine for Snowmobile Applications
Christopher Tockey
Mechanical Engineer
Thesis: Computer Modeling of a Gasoline Direct Injection Two-Stroke Snowmobile Engine with In-Cylinder Pressure Data Analysis
Ryle Amberg
Mechanical Engineer
Benjamin Armstrong
Mechanical Engineer
Phil Auth
Mechanical Engineer
Amanda Battles
Mechanical Engineer, Clearwater Paper
Zach Battles
Finance
Zack Beeler
Mechanical Engineer
Ben Birch
Sport Science
Brad Devorak
Mechanical Engineer
Tyler Doil
Mechanical Engineer
Chris Dux
Electrical Engineer
Todd Freeman
Mechanical Engineer
Forrest French
Mechanical Engineer
Rachel Geerlings
Mechanical Engineer
Ben Hanks
Mechanical Engineer, John Deere
Brian Hanson
Biological and Agricultural Engineer Schweitzer
Ty Harris
Mechanical Engineer
Jason Harwood
Mechanical Engineer
Chris Hill
Vehicle Dynamics Test Engineer at Honda R&D.
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Patrick Hess
Mechanical Engineer
Andrew Hixson
Mechanical Engineer
Karrick Kelly
Mechanical Engineer
Drew Kirsch
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Shawn Kimbley
Mechanical Engineer
Heber Lemmon
Mechanical Engineer
Stan Longhmiller
Mechanical Engineer
Ty Lord
Mechanical Engineer, Barrick Gold
Theo McJunkin
Mechanical Engineer
Seth Millhorn
Mechanical Engineer, Self Employed
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Scott Nedrow
Mechanical Engineer
Collin Neu
Mechanical Engineer
Russ Nishikawa
Mechanical Engineer
Rob O'Neil
Mechanical Engineer
Jesse Pentzer
Mechanical Engineer
Jon Pentzer
Mechanical Engineer
David Polehn
Mechanical Engineer
Russel Schiermeier
Mechanical Engineer
Ben Steinhilber
Mechanical Engineer
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Charles Stock
Mechanical Engineer
Michael Thompson
Business, Vintners Logistics LLC
Erik Van Patten
Mechanical Engineer
Giselle Veach
Mechanical/Electrical Engineer
Nate Wasankari
Mechanical Engineer
Scott Wemhoff
Mechanical Engineer
Dana Westrom
Mechanical Engineer