Clark Addis is a PhD student in the school of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and B.A. in studio art from Lafayette College. At Lafayette, he created an environmentally friendly bio-adhesive with Dr. Rachel Koh, and designed a heat activated conductive PLA shape memory polymer system for his honors thesis with Dr. Brent Utter. Outside of the lab, Clark enjoys making art, electronics, and performing improv comedy.