Email: pastea@rpi.edu
Phone: 518-276-4829

Focus Area: 

manufacturing (machining, welding, injection molding, assembly)
product design
process flow

Education: 

MBA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MS  Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
BS  Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Bio: 

Prior to joining the Design Lab, Aren served in various technical roles in industry, including manufacturing, sales, and engineering of bicycles, trains, gas turbine components, and metal melting equipment.

Awards & Honors: 

US Patents:

• #8,696,478 Dasher Board Assembly
• #9,308,065 Tooth Cleaning Mechanism
• #10,029,168 Enhanced Safety Dash Board Assembly

• #10,507,356 Portable and stowable vertical knee raise exercise apparatus and system

   

Selected Publications: 

• E-Beam Conference Proceedings, October 2008, “Effects of Scale Buildup on Water Cooled Copper Components”
• Liquid Metal Processing & Casting Conference Proceedings, September 2007, “Flow Optimization for Drilled Water Passage Copper Products”
• SME Technical Paper TP04PUB87, April 2004, A. Blum, V. Paedelt, Z. Rusak, A. Paster, S. Chiappone