New York University School of Engineering
Joseph Nardone is a sophomore at New York University majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in nuclear science. Joseph can be described as a true renaissance man holding a number of strange positions including: Chinese restaurant cook, coffee shop keyholder, liquidation business owner, and algorithmic trading programmer. Using his broad skill set he invented a safety mask for the detection of depleted uranium. This invention was selected as a winner of the Fairleigh Dickinson University Business competition as well as the NYU Reynolds Business Competition. Joseph currently conducts cryogenic superconductor research within NYU's Department of Applied Physics.