Christopher Pagano​

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I have always been interested in electro-mechanical design and construction starting in middle school where I was a member of my school’s FIRST Lego robotics competition team for two years, my focus - the design and programming of the robots. This interest continued into my high school career, while attending Townsend Harris High School at Queens College, in Flushing, Queens, flourishing during several semesters as part of the school robotics class. In this class we had to design and build robots to participate in classroom competitions including sumo-bots, robot soccer, and various obstacle courses.

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My childhood passion culminated in my higher education at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering (formerly Polytechnic University), where I majored in mechanical engineering; taking courses in robotics, mechatronics, machine design and controls. I graduated in January 2014 with joint Bachelor and Master of Science degrees. Since the summer of my freshman year I was a member of the Dynamical Systems Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Maurizio Porfiri. I conducted research in that lab from June of 2010 until my graduation. This research culminated in the completion of my Master’s thesis which focused on the development of an unmanned quadcopter for surface flow monitoring of natural water systems. Prior to the thesis, I spent a majority of my time testing and developing new methodologies for performing flow measurements, as well as studying the interaction between fluids and submerged structures. For example, I have conducted experiments involving the modeling of vibrations of underwater beams, and the deformation and energy output of ionic polymer metal composites and piezo electrics upon impact on the interface between two fluids. This energy generation capability has the potential to be used in shipbuilding where the impact energy of waves can be attenuated and used for on-board power. Throughout my research career, I have become a published co-author of three journal papers in the Journal of Applied Physics and Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, two conference publications in the Proceedings of ASME Dynamic Systems and Controls Conference, and one conference publication in the American Geophysical Union Fall 2013 Conference.

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Since graduation, I have worked in the aerospace industry as a mechanical design engineer, designing various UAV systems as well as a freelance engineer/consulting for various companies working on design and drawing packages for manufacturing. I am also very interested in the ever-growing maker movement and constantly brainstorming projects that can be done in my own personal workshop.