Generative. Collaborative. Productive.
Many individuals and organizations work together to help launch new scientists and engineers into impactful professions.
Peter is the visionary and driving force behind Main Engine Start. Prior to Main Engine Start, Peter was an Associate Professor of Engineering and Physics at Raritan Valley Community College for seven years and earlier enjoyed a twenty-three-year career in the Fiber Optics industry, living and working in seven countries.
His motivation is based on his many experiences that “hands-on” and “project-based” learning positively transforms lives - in both Industry and school - because it taps into all aspects of a person’s capabilities, in addition to academic knowledge. In short - “hands-on” - Works!
He earned a B.S. in Chemistry and M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Dr. Peter Stupak, MES Founder & President
Dr. Antonella Pompo, Professor of Engineering, Raritan Valley Community College, MES Secretary
Antonella has been an engineering faculty at RVCC since 2006, where she teaches engineering courses and is the coordinator of the engineering program. Her courses include Foundation of Engineering Success (freshman), Statics and Dynamics (sophomore); this sequence allows her to know and work very closely to all students in their engineering journey at RVCC, guiding and motivating them to continue to follow their plan.
She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Naples (Italy). Before moving to the USA, Antonella taught senior engineering courses at the University of Naples and Potenza (Italy) while working on research projects involving high performance polymers and cements.
Organizational Partners
Main Engine Start works with organizations of many kinds to create opportunities for immersive education, mentorship, and exposure to real-world projects for young learners.
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An RVCC alumnus and current adjunct professor Mark has taught engineering at RVCC since 2018. Before devoting his time to helping the next generation of engineers Mark was the president of Hunterdon Transformer for 16 years. While president he modernized their design capabilities incorporating the latest in FEA techniques and expanding the product line into larger sizes and higher voltages. In addition to his teaching Mark continues his work on transformers where using FEA he recently designed a high current transformer to pass a rigorous lightning strike test.
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