Simon Fernandez
Cohort 2024 · Mechanical Engineering
Officer of NRT Industry Engagement
Focused on AI/ML driven nanofabrication using maskless Two-Photon Polymerization and building autonomous systems around manufacturing pipelines. This includes agentic co-scientist, defect detection, physics-informed design of structures, and more.
Advisor · Matt Maschmann
AI/MLNanofabricationAgentic SystemsPhysics-informed Design
Hi! My name is Simon Fernandez, I'm from Saint Louis, MO with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Mizzou. I love tackling the complex problem of injecting artificial intelligence into traditional engineering pipelines and emulating how an engineer reasons.
Publications
- Computational exploration of plasmonic scatterer arrays for electromagnetic metasurfaces (2026) · Advanced Optics for Imaging Applications: UV through LWIR XI
- Embedding AI agents into computational design workflows with physics simulation tools (2026) · Advanced Optics for Imaging Applications: UV through LWIR XI
- Towards autonomous design of metamaterial surfaces via two-photon polymerization printing (2025) · Advanced Optics for Imaging Applications: UV through LWIR X
Leadership history
- Officer of NRT Industry Engagement · 2026–present