Daniel Massimino


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Hello! I’m Daniel, a PhD student at MIT in Mechanical Engineering. I am currently working in the Fabrication Integrated Design Lab (FIDL). I am investigating using glass additive manufacturing as a building material in partnership with Evenline Inc.  

I am broadly interested in the development of new construction materials. This interest stems from the combination of my BS in Civil Engineering from Columbia University, five years as a Boeing manufacturing engineer at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, and my current studies as a mechanical engineer.







Reversible joinery methods for full glass vaults made of cast or 3D printed glass components


2025 • Conference Paper


I worked with TU Delft faculty and students on developing alternative joinery methods for dry stacking glass components into vaults. Thomas Bigler and I developed metal, tension-activated kirigami structures based on the work of 3M engineer Tom Corrigan to experimentally measure the effects of sheet thickness on stiffness and strength. Prof. Faidra Oikonomopoulou presented the work at the 2025 IASS Conference in Mexico City.
Activated Kirigami samples prior to compression testing.
Section view of proposed catenary arch. Details show options for both cast and 3D printed glass masonry.
Details of interlocking masonry schemes for both cast and printed masonry.


Conference: International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures


Contributions:
Metal fabrication, material testing,  concept generation, data analysis


Team
Faidra Oikonomopoulou, Daniel Massimino, S Guha, Thomas Bigler, EC van Kessel, T Bristogianni, Kaitlyn Becker


Paper: link
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