Samuel Arango is a PhD student in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad EAFIT, Colombia, in 2025. During his undergraduate studies, he worked on mechanical design, finite element analysis, composite materials, and the development of electric-powered vehicles. In 2025, he joined the Programmable Structures Lab as a visiting scholar, where he studied multistability and aeroelasticity in composite structures to predict the aerodynamic response of bistable wings. His research interests include multistable structures, advanced materials, aeroelasticity and programmable mechanical systems.
