Tim had the great idea for a video that consisted of a continuous shot of me walking out of the dorm while constantly passing tim going the other direction, as if there were lots of Tim’s. So without further adeiu:

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It was a lot of fun to make the video. Thanks go to to Elvie who helped out even though she was really ‘tired’ at the time, and Petek and Justin for running objects around the dorm during the shot, holding elevators, and helping things in the background go smoothly.

High in Carbon
Hay, Corn Stalks, Straw, Corn Silage, Fall Leaves, Sawdust, Brush, Wood
Chips, Bark, Newspaper, Cardboard, Mixed Paper

High in Nitrogen
Dairy Manure, Poultry Manure, Hog Manure, Cull Potatoes, Vegetable
Waste, Coffee Grounds, Grass Clippings, Sewage Sludge

I’ve added a SolidWorks model (for those who have the software) of the recycling logo to my public directory. This might be helpful for designing T-shirts, but probably not as helpful in designing any prototypes for “Solving Real Problems.” The logo can be found here.

101 Earth Facts

Check it out. Maybe there’s something you didn’t know or didn’t know
you didn’t know.

Resume PDF - DOC

Cover Letter PDF - DOC

My name is Arthur Petron. Friends call me Darthur. I am currently a Senior at the Massachusetts institute of Technology. I study Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis on product design and manufactuing techniques. I work at the MIT Media Laboratory where I help to design new all-electric concept cars for urban environments. I also have worked to design enclosures for PCBs, mobile robotics, develop advanced ornithological monitoring systems, prototype 802.11x overlay TCP and UDP socket networks, analyze amino acid sequences to look for life-saving patterns, and just about anything that hinges slightly on mechanical engineering or computer programming.

I love to do anything that involves building things. Before coming to college I built a pneumatic cannon that could launch baseballs over 400 yards using only 40psi. I hold a provisional patent on a wheelchair device developed during my time with Product Design Processes, a class where teams work to solve real world problems with real clients. I also held a provisional patent on a device that converted elemental carbon and hydrogen into useable hydrocarbon fuel.

I am an Engineer:

I use all the resources I have avalable to me to develop new things for class or for fun. I worked to create an enclosure for the prototype-a boards of the Hundred Dollar Laptop. I’ve also worked with new composite technology to provide cheap and usable composites to everyone, not simply those with the money or knowhow.

I am a Designer:

Design is my passion. There are a few links to design projects in the ‘Design’ category and ‘Projects’ page on this site. I enjoy design from simple to complex, from balanced incense holders to mechanical speed indicators. I design mostly in my head, but enjoy sketching and CADing ideas to save for later use.

I am a Programmer:

Understanding information is the key to discovering new things. It is very difficult to be creative on a small knowledge base. I write programs to learn about things. It is fairly uncommon in my experience for a mechanical engineer to know several programming languages (including the code that runs this website), but I find it useful in everyday life, and would think it prudent for programming to be taught in grade school.

I am a Teacher:

During the Independant Activites Period, held over the month of January at MIT each year, I am the part of the mechanical staff and help with teaching staff for a class called MASLAB. I have also been an undergradutate teaching advisor for a class called Design and Manufacturing I.

I am a Photographer:

I am an active photographer for The Tech - MIT’s student newspaper, but I really enjoy taking photographs just for fun. It’s a great way to express visually ideas that one is attempting to purvey to others. It’s also fun to show people what you’ve been up to.