Ride Engineering Competition 2026: Abducted!
Boston University's submission to the Ride Engineering Competition 2026
SKILLS DEMONSTRATED: CAD design, 3D printing, Thermoforming, Lighting design, Concept Design, Project Management, Art direction, Arduino programming, Painting, Laser cutting, Iterative design, Cross-departmental coordination, Document writing, Video editing, Voice acting, Sound design
Animatronic Pit Droid
Life-size animatronic droid from Star Wars
SKILLS DEMONSTRATED: 3D printing, CAD design, Post-Processing, Painting, Electronics, Animation, Machining
Ride Engineering Competition 2025: Poseidon's Wrath
Boston University's submission to Ride Engineering Competition 2025
SKILLS DEMONSTRATED: Concept design, Resin pouring, Painting, Sculpting, Sound design, Voice Acting, Arduino programming, Lighting design
Traveling Twinkle
Created for 2026 Disney Imaginations Competition. Under-pier traveling twinkle with adjustable intensity
3D design & printing, Set & lighting design, Fiber optics, Resin pouring, Arduino circuit design/programming, NC mill, Wood staining, Laser cutting
Light-Up Cobblestone Steps
Created for 2026 Disney Imaginations Competition. Model of light-up paths based on Boston's famous cobblestone streets.
3D design & printing, Arduino circuit design/assembly/coding, Prop design, Laser cutting, Wood staining, Lighting design
The Beacon Pavilion
Created for 2026 Disney Imaginations Competition. Campus de-stressing space created for Boston University
Project Management, Narrative Design, Experience Design, Concept Design, Copywriting, Producer
3D Sculpting
3D sculpted figures in Nomad Sculpt on iPad
3D sculpting, 3D printing
5H-M0 "Mo" Droid
Shoulder-mounted Droid-themed GoPro housing with chest belt for spare batteries
3D Design & Printing, Painting, Sewing
'Shelldon' Soft Robot
Turtle/Scorpion/Venus flytrap-inspired soft robot. Fiber-reinforced actuators, TPE/sugar pouch actuators, TPU body
Silicone manufacturing, fiber wrapping, CAD design
Godzilla Helmet
Child's Godzilla helmet with glowing spikes
Resin printing, PLA printing, Painting, Wiring
Puppet Self-Portrait
Hand puppet
Puppet design, Tailoring, Sewing
"Head in a Jar" Prop
Prop for office Halloween party
Prop fabrication, Photoshop
Passing the Weight
Props for magic routine
Prop fabrication, CNC mill & lathe
Illustrations/Animations
Drawings and animations in physical and digital media
Procreate, Adobe Flash, Ink, Paint, Photoshop
'Everything She Wants': Short Film
Short romantic movie
Writing, Directing, Producing, Casting, Acting
Writing Samples
Op-Ed, Short Story (Horror Fiction), Short Film (Romantic Drama)
Themed Anemometer
CAD-designed, 3D printed anemometer incorporating bearings
CAD design, 3D printing, tolerancing
Vacuum Pump
Vacuum vane pump manufactured at BU's Epic to pump coolant. Also on this page, custom maple syrup pump design
CNC, manual mill, lathe, hand tools, CAD, customer research
'Breathtaking' Box
SLA printed CAD model designed as an object that would be 'difficult if not impossible' to make with traditional subtractive manufacturing
CAD design, iterative design, SLA/Resin printing
Custom Dog Bowl Holder
A CAD-designed 3D printed dog bowl holder to help my senior dog eat without having to hunch over
3D printing, CAD design
Theme Park Trash Can
Custom designed 3D printer waste container modeled after theme park trash cans
CAD design, 3D printing
LED Message Box
LED circuit and case that displays custom message when waved through the air
Soldering, CAD design, 3D printing
Automatic Monopoly Game
Stepper motor-powered gantry that moves magnetic Monopoly pieces around a laser-etched game board
Game board design, CAD design, Game logic, Machining, Programming
Arduino-driven Car
Arduino-powered car that moves forward and backward a given distance without toppling a metal bar balanced on top
CAD design, 3D printing, Arduino coding
Bagatelle Game
Game with multiple moving machined parts
2D design, CAD design, Laser cutter, lathe, waterjet
Green Ranger Helmet
3D printed Power Rangers helmet sized for a 6 year old boy for a cosplay contest
3D printing, Painting, Resin printing
Haunted House Maze Game
Video game haunted maze level
Unity
Truss Analyzer
MATLAB program that analyzes the states of each member of a truss under a given load
MATLAB, Laser cutting
Solidworks Drawings
Technical Drawings from Class Solidworks Assignments
Solidworks
Baby Name Analyzer
Program that analyzes baby names and trends in USA
Python