Crayon-U-Facturing

In Spring of 2025, I had the opportunity to participate in a cross-disciplinary project-class called Innovation Lab, where I worked in a team to create a learning kit for a STEM-focused summer camp.

I worked alongside Brooks Anderson, Ingrid Ebbesen, Harley Holmes, Ryan Bernauer, and Alexa Moulzolf to explore learning goals, educational frameworks, and possible products that could be used before we finally chose to focus on a safe way to teach forms of mold-based manufacturing techniques.

Crayon-U-Facturing included three separate module types to teach injection molding, sand casting, and die casting. Students were able to use these three mechanisms to create components for a car made of crayon wax. In the final prototype, I designed the molds and safety shielding, in addition to assisting with form conceptualization.