{"id":21079,"date":"2015-06-05T18:55:33","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T18:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/?p=21079"},"modified":"2024-11-27T12:59:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T17:59:21","slug":"caitlin-oswald-09-among-most-creative-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2015\/06\/caitlin-oswald-09-among-most-creative-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Oswald ’09 Among “Most Creative People”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caitlin Oswald,\u00a0a School of Engineering alum, was recently named one of the 100 most creative people in the country by the magazine Fast Company.<\/p>\n

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Caitlin Oswald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Currently the additive manufacturing project manager for Pratt & Whitney, Oswald graduated in 2009 with a Mechanical Engineering\u00a0degree. Fast Company, a magazine that specializes in creative ways of doing business, praised Oswald for her use of 3-D printing in the design process of\u00a0making geared turbofan engines (GTF)\u00a0– which the magazine calls “possibly the most sustainable jet engine ever built.”<\/p>\n

From the article:<\/p>\n

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[T]he GTF will use 16% less fuel and significantly reduce CO2 emissions\u2014a breakthrough that was only possible via advances in 3-D\u2013printing technology. Caitlin Oswald\u00a0 led the team that incorporated 3-D printing into the design process, looking at each part of a jet engine to determine if it could be better developed with the new technique. As a result, engineers were able to approach challenges in a completely different way. “They\u2019re able to print a part to scale and hold it in their hand,” says Oswald. “They can really understand what it looks like and what the capabilities and limitations are.” Next, P&W is considering including 3-D\u2013printed parts in the finished product.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In the\u00a0Q&A, Oswald talks about how her study of dance has influenced her work, her morning routine, and the importance of list-making.<\/p>\n

Go here to read the full article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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