E-mail me at:
imdo [at] princeton [dot] edu
Current position
As a Ph.D. candidate at the Form Finding Lab, I develop lightweight structural systems using principles from computational morphology and origami engineering with Prof. Sigrid Adriaenssens. My research is currently funded by the NSF Institute for Data Driven Dynamical Design.
Academic background
I hold a Master of Science in Structural Engineering from the University of São Paulo, Brazil (2016-2019). There, I developed a custom connection system for rigid gridshell structures with advice from Prof. Ruy Pauletti and in collaboration with Prof. Leila Meneghetti. I also obtained a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) (2010-2015), and spent an academic year abroad at Cornell University (2013).
Industry background
I worked at Arup Brazil, first as a project management intern (2014-2015) in projects such as the Rio Metro Line 4 South review, and then as a structural engineer (2015-2016), designing prestressed concrete beams in a residential building by Zaha Hadid Architects. Before that, I interned at Todd Zwigard Architects in the summer of 2013.