Mitch Springer
Mechanical Engineer
Mitch Springer graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a major in mechanical engineering. In his spare time, he enjoys running and kayaking. He plans to pursue a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering and work on medical devices.
As soon as I was able to walk, I was taking apart things and basically just being a household destruction unit. Eventually, I started seeing why things broke, and I started telling my parents, “I wish they would have done it this way,” or “I wish they could have changed it.” And one day, my parents said, “Well, stop wishing and start doing.” That’s when I decided that being an engineer would be how I could do that. For my senior design project, we’re working on building stair lifts inside people’s homes. Straight stair lifts are fairly common, but if people have curving banisters, the problem is getting the lifts in there at a low cost. We want to turn it into something that can be made into pieces — like a Lego set, almost — so they can be manufactured cheaper and made for any staircase. We want to make it so people can get up there and stay in their lives and be happy. I’m really excited about that. I think engineering all comes down to being creative, applying yourself, working hard, and having fun with what you do.
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