It’s rare to come across a university that recognises and champions the entrepreneurial spirit within its student body. However, the Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering believes its efforts must extend beyond the classroom to facilitate the growth of individual enterprises and contribute to the broader landscape of innovation and economic progress. Hence, it offers various resources and facilities for students to conceptualise, create, and rigorously test their boldest inventions—plenty of which have come to life thanks to the dedicated efforts of passionate faculty and staff members.
For example, when Rich Middlestadt joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2008 as a machinist, he immediately recognised student and faculty members’ ever-growing needs for help to transform their concepts into tangible solutions for complex engineering…
