// aerospace + mechanical engineering, rpi '27

Maximilian Slavik

I try to understand the principles behind a system before I build it. Without that, engineering is just luck — especially once a project gets complicated. This is a running log of what I've designed, led, and taught myself along the way.

Maximilian Slavik holding a rocket injector assembly in the machine shop
Maximilian Slavik with the Gridleaf wind turbine unit
RPI Design/Build/Fly team at competition
01

Work Experience

Internships and paid engineering roles — currently Polymathic Innovations, designing and testing a small-scale wind turbine.

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02

Personal Projects

Team leadership and independent builds outside the classroom — RPI's first liquid rocket, and a competition aircraft.

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03

Math & Research

Faculty-guided research and self-study in physics and applied math — the theory underneath everything above.

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