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Matteo Parenti

Matteo Parenti is a member of All3DP’s Content Academy and contributing writer for All3DP.com.

Matteo is an undergraduate student in electrical engineering. With experience in CAD design for marine and mechatronic applications, he tries to incorporate additive manufacturing into most of his work. When he’s not tinkering with his printers or helping the Formula Student team, he likes doing research on material sciences. He’s passionate about semiconductors, electronics, and physics, and wants to work in that field in the future. He loves alpinism and video making, too.

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