NICHOLAS HARRINGTON
International Human Powered Submarine Race, 2011
During his time at MAST Academy Nicholas designed and built a human powered submarine. The submarine was then raced in the 2011 international human powered submarine race in Bethesda Maryland where his team place third in the non propeller category.
Founder and Captain, Carnegie Aquanauts (AIAA)
During his time at Carnegie Mellon Nicholas founded the Carnegie Aquanauts where he assembled and managed a 6 person team to design, build, and race a human powered submarine at the 2013 international human powered submarine race. The team ended up placing first in the One Man Non-Propeller category.
International Bridge Contest, 2008 - 2012
During his time at MAST Academy Nicholas would compete in competitions where he would build bridges out of balsa wood. The bridges were judged on a function of how much weight the bridge could hold versus the weight of the bridge itself. He placed nationally in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Miami Dade College Formula SAE, 2018
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Working with the Miami Dade Makers Lab Nicholas assisted in the design and fabrication of a steel race car chassis for the Formula SAE competition in Michigan. We designed the chassis in order to be structural and safe but also to provide a teaching experience for the students involved in the project giving them the ability to use simple fabrication techniques in conjunction with some TIG welding to produce something tangible.
Additive Manufacturing
Nicholas studied technical fundamentals of current additive manufacturing (AM)) processes, the current AM market, and future directions of the technology. He designed and printed models using stereolithography, selective laser sintering, and fused deposition modeling. Nicholas won a class wide competition in comparing strength to weight ratio of a small printed cube.
Skin On Frame Canoe, Summer 2018
In 2018 Nicholas attended a course at Penland school of crafts where he learned to build a skin on frame canoe using white oak, sapele, and 10 Oz canvas. He practiced various woodworking techniques such as milling, steam bending and joinery.
CNC Technician, Miami Prop Rentals, 2017
In 2017 Nicholas was approached by Miami Prop Rentals to operate their new Frog 360 CNC machine. During his time there he programmed, Setup and Operated the router cutting a variety of materials including metal, foam and wood. He used a combination of Solidworks, Adobe Illustrator and Maya to create and manipulate 3D files, then ArtCAM to produce G-code for the router. He used methods including standard relief, flip relief and rotational relief cuts in order to optimize use of material while maintaining a high fidelity final product.
