Computational Design

The transformative practice of combining creative coding with traditional design thinking.

Projects —

Biomorphic Resin Support Towers
A research study on the optimization of DLP support design, taking inspiration from biological structures.

My role: Computational Designer
Parametric Braces for ActivArmor
A research study on the optimization of DLP support design, taking inspiration from biological structures.

My role: Algorithm Optimization
Johnson & Johnson Design Sprint
Working alongside VTID, VT BEAM, J&J, and the Children's National Hospital, we focused on hemodialysis research.

My role: Industrial Designer
Larvacean Mask - Speculative Design
Created with mentorship from Filippo Nassetti and Parametric Architecture.

My role: Computational Designer
Ceramics LDM @ Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Following a week of experimentation alongside MIT Media Lab, I helped lead a course on ceramic printing with ABB robotic arms.

My role: Researcher + Instructor
Robotic Multi-Axis Additive Manufacturing Research
Paper written alongside Nathan King and Shokoufeh Bozorgmehrian.

My role: Researcher + Roboticist
Freeform FDM Research
Constructed an algorithm within Grasshopper for Rhino that can generate true 3D Gcode for cartesian machines.

My role: Researcher + Roboticist
Hello! You can call me RJ
I am a Biomorphic Computational Designer
Currently teaching at Virginia Tech
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More about me ➞
Hello! You can call me RJ
I am a Biomorphic Computational Designer
Currently teaching at Virginia Tech