Samuel Schuur

schuursamuel at gmail dot com

Hi, I'm Samuel Schuur, a student at the University of Chicago studying maths. Previously I've worked at the Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT, building tools for flexible computing and manufacturing workflows, as well as at Elmworks in Berkeley, CA developing wire plotting tools for building high frequency electromagnetic devices. I enjoy complex linkages and precision machine design. I also play the violin.

Education

2022 - expected 2026
University of Chicago Mathematics
2022
Gap year audited MIT 6.004 Computational Structures, MIT 6.849 GFALOP (async lectures), MIT 22.061 Fusion Energy, MITERS keyholder
2015 - 2021
Horace Mann School High School Diploma

Experience

June 2024
Participant at Design Assembly
Worked to hand draft and build a trussed boat storage shed with a team of students in a remote location.
Summer 2023 - Summer 2019
the Center for Bits and Atoms

Summer 2023, Intern Worked to develop instrumented CNC tools for the NIST Materials Genome Project, also helped test drive new modular motion planning systems by developing specialty tools (and interfaces for them) for precreasing origami in conjunction with the MIT museum.

2022, Machine Development Specialist Built tools for flexible computing and manufacturing workflows in association with AFRL.

Summer 2020, Intern Worked for the Machines that Make project, testing and assembling kits for the remote edition of 'How To Make (almost) Anything,' also developed custom extruder toolheads for said machines.

Summer 2019, Intern Worked on the Machines that Make project; assembled and wired custom gantry based machines, developed a 3d printed tool changing system.

2023
Student Researcher at Enrico Fermi Institute
Frisch Group
Sep 2021 - Jan 2022
Intern at Elmworks
Worked on custom wire plotting tools for building high frequency electromagnetic devices doing both mechanical and electrical design and testing!

Skills

Programming
Proficient in Python, Java, Javascript, C++, also some assembly and systems level C
Manufacturing
CAD and CAM as well as CNC and manual machining, including mills, lathes, waterjets, EDM's, and metal lasers