Matt
Whispell
Third-year EE student with a focus on hardware design, control theory, and electric vehicle powertrains. I build things that move, sense, and self-correct — from motor controllers to feedback loops that keep systems exactly where they need to be.
Currently On
Clarkson Formula Electric
I'm a member of Clarkson's Formula Electric team, working on high and low voltage systems. My current work focuses on fusible link design to make EV battery packs safer and more reliable. It's ongoing work that grows every season.
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Selected Work
Projects
3D Printer Design & Build
Designed and built a coreXY 3D printer running on Klipper firmware that rivals the performance of top-level consumer models at less than half the price.
Read Case Study → 02Electrochemical Sensor Research
Developing a low-cost electrochemical sensor utilizing the LMP91000 IC and Bluetooth connectivity to match commercial performance metrics.
View Research → 03FloorLock Smart Access Control
Built a smart elevator access control system during a hackathon that restricts floor selection to authorized users via an admin-managed backend running on ESP32 microcontrollers.
Read Case Study → 046502 CPU Computer
Implementing a 6502 CPU based computer from the ground up to explore computer architecture and low-level assembly language.
Read Case Study → 05USB-C Breadboard Power Supply
Designed a PCB power supply in Altium that takes a USB-C input and generates 3.3V and 12V rails, with each breadboard rail individually selectable between 3.3V, 5V, and 12V.
Read Case Study →About Me
Engineer,
problem-solver,
tinkerer.
I'm a third-year Electrical Engineering student at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. My coursework focuses on control systems and power electronics, and I spend a lot of time outside class working on the Formula Electric team and circuit design projects. My longer-term interest is in making electric vehicles smarter — better thermal management, tighter torque control, and the kind of real-time feedback loops that separate good EVs from great ones. When I'm not in the lab I'm probably hiking the Adirondacks or taking something apart to see how it works.
- University
- Clarkson University
- Degree
- B.S. Electrical Engineering
- Year
- Third Year (Class of 2028)
- Focus
- Controls & Automation
- Interests
- Electric Vehicles, Embedded Systems, Power Electronics
- Tools
- MATLAB, Simulink, Altium Designer, ESP32, Silicon Labs SDK
- Location
- Potsdam, NY
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Get in Touch
Let's work
together.
Open to internships, research opportunities, and interesting problems.
whispemr@clarkson.edu