Mel Russo

Mel Russo

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  • About me

    PhD Candidate in Applied Physics at Columbia University

  • Education

    • University of California, Berkeley

      2017 - 2022
      Astrophysics Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    • Columbia Engineering

      2022 - 2023
      Master of Science - MS Applied Physics
    • Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School

      2012 - 2016
      High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Class President

  • Experience

    • NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2016
      Project Intern
    • MAXIMO NIVEL

      Sept 2016 - Jan 2017
      English Language Teacher
    • LIEU DE MEMOIRE SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE

      Feb 2017 - May 2017
      Exhibition Coordinator
    • Space Enterprise at Berkeley

      Sept 2017 - Dec 2021
      Chief Safety Officer
    • Berkeley Scientific Journal

      Sept 2017 - Aug 2022
      Managing Editor
    • Final Frontier Design

      Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
      Spacesuit Fabrication Intern
    • SpaceX

      May 2020 - Aug 2020
      Flight Reliability Intern
    • Tesla

      Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
      Data Engineering Intern
    • SpaceX

      May 2021 - Aug 2021
      Starship Avionics Intern
    • Columbia Engineering

      Jul 2022 - now
      PHD Candidate

      Researching stellarator engineering at the Columbia Plasma Physics Laboratory. Dedicated to advancing fusion energy as a clean and sustainable solution for the power grid.

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

      Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
      High Temperature Superconductor Research Intern
    • Maritime Fusion - YC W25

      Dec 2024 - now
      CSO/Co-Founder

      For a cleaner world and a future of fusion.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

      MAXIMO NIVEL
      Jan 2017