Tomasz P. Trzpit

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University who believes that engineering education should not only teach students how to build robust systems, but also why those systems matter for the people who use them. My teaching emphasizes human-centered design, encouraging students to consider usability, accessibility, and real-world context alongside technical performance. This perspective has been shaped through my doctoral research, which culminated in the NURing, a tendon-driven wearable device that enables eyes-free kinesthetic guidance through fingertip deflection, resulting in several publications and a pending patent. My dual interests in robotics and assistive technology have shaped how I approach teaching courses in mechatronics, mechanical design, and rapid prototyping not just to engineering students, but also non-STEM majors. By guiding students through hands-on assignments and projects that move from concept to physical prototype, I aim to help them see engineering not just as analysis, but as a process of creating technologies that can meaningfully expand our capabilities.

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