David Kretschmann
An engineer who studies the engineering properties of wood.
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Growing up, my parents owned an auto body repair business. Being around auto repair sparked my curiosity of how things worked and held together when subjected to extreme conditions. I also learned the skills of problem-solving when putting things back together. I am fortunate that now I get paid to problem-solve and break things for a living!
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For a while in the early 2000s, there seemed to be an increasing number of bat fractures. Some speculated that recent innovations in bat engineering might have something to do...Hey Batter, Batter! Engineering the Best Baseball Bat
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In “Batter Up,” learn about how engineers designed a test to determine baseball bat breakage rates for different types of wood.Batter Up: Investigating What Type of Wood Makes the Best Baseball Bat
In “Batter Up,” learn about how engineers designed a test to determine baseball bat breakage rates for different types of wood.
