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Grad School Time Capsule with Joshua and Zach

The Amp Hour · 5 Dec 2022 · 1h 59m · Episode 611

What this episode covers

Joshua Vasquez of the Allen Institute and Zach Ferdinand of Commonwealth Fusion Systems reflect on their graduate school journeys, contrasting a 2019 recording with their current industry roles. Vasquez details the development of Jubilee, an open-source multi-tool CNC machine, focusing on kinematic couplings and the challenges of documentation. Ferdinand discusses his work at MIT on diamond rotors for NMR and his current role at Commonwealth Fusion Systems building high-field fusion magnets using high-temperature superconductors.

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early-stage companies and companies scaling up

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Companies
Allen Institute, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Neurotinker, Baltech, Misumi, E3D, Prusa
Products
Jubilee
Tools
SolidWorks, KiCad
Also
Alibaba, eBay

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