His name, Fortunato, means “lucky” in Italian.
And that is exactly what a young Nigerian dwarf goat is…thanks to the hard work and creativity of two Rowan University mechanical engineering majors.
In the spring, Addison Deckert and Vince Gallo accepted a challenge from Dr. Matthew Edson, founding dean of the Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine, to develop prosthetic hind legs for the goat.
Deckert and Gallo both work as lab technicians in Studio 231, the student-led and student-run experiential learning lab and makerspace in the William G. Rohrer College of Business.
“Working here gives you a lot of experiences you wouldn’t have anywhere else,” Gallo said with understatement. “Most of the things we deal with don’t have a life to it.”
Fortunato was born with septic arthritis, an infection that affected the development of his rear legs and…
