Harsh Mathur
Tinkering Enthusiast
About me
Hi, I'm Harsh Mathur! My passion for technology and engineering has ferried me halfway across the globe - from my hometown in Bangalore, India to Duke University in North Carolina where I'm pursuing my undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering. I'm perpetually curious about multiple fields in technology and have dabbled in several projects, research labs, and learning endeavours spanning from aerodynamics, web design/development, and mechanical prototyping. Follow me on LinkedIn here!
Work Experiences
I've had the privilege of working with extremely talented and insightful trailblazers of several fields. I am currently a researcher at the Ni Lab developing methods of soft robot fabrication and their calibration mechanics. I'm also a student developer at Hybrid3, an NSF-DMREF funded project which is responsible for creating and maintaining an open source material property database. Prior to these, I've been involved in independent aerodynamics research receiving mentorship at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). In addition to mechanical engineering engagements, I had been working with eXtended Reality (XR) with GMetri - a no-code platform for multifaceted VR/XR solutions. I was part of the design team that oversaw the development of the product, creation of experiences, and ideation of segments of the platform UX.
Mission Statement
I call myself a tinkering enthusiast because I love creating but know that there is a lot left for me to learn. I’ve discovered that I learn the most when I’m building things that impact people’s lives. I spent the summer before my sophomore year in Manzini, Eswatini with Engineers in Action building a bridge over the life-taking Ngwempisi river. The bridge we built now provides safe passage to the Ngcoseni people – from whom I learned more about happiness, teamwork and purpose than I could have imagined. The bridge took me far from home, but I strongly believe that a love for building should not require a plane ticket… or a fancy apparatus to observe wind-flow patterns. The Wind Tunnel project is driven primarily by a commitment to accessibility. It includes free plans for a low-cost apparatus that tests aerodynamics and is aimed at enabling fellow tinkerers to persist the sparks of aerospace enthusiasm with whatever they have.
