Aaron Krupp
Technical Mentor at Caminos de Agua
City of Ithaca, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAaron Krupp is a technical mentor and R&D lead with nine years of experience building low-cost water treatment technologies, mapping tools, and field-deployable hardware for underserved communities. Based in Ithaca, NY, he founded and scaled Caminos de Agua’s R&D team—leading hiring, grant writing, public outreach, and development of practical projects like online water-quality maps, rainwater calculators, bicycle pumps, and ceramic filters that earned national recognition. His background blends mechanical engineering (Caltech BS) and a geography MA, enabling him to span lab-scale electrochemical sensor development, desalination modeling, and hands-on field engineering. He mentors technical teams, supervises labs, and translates research into deployable systems that prioritize affordability and local adaptability. Notably, his work has been showcased in awards and public demos (James Dyson Award finalist, ASME Innovation Showcase winner) and includes open tools and calculators shared publicly on GitHub. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic innovator who pairs rigorous modeling with community-centered design.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaCalifornia Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Arts (BA), Engineering, Physics, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Engineering, Physics at Oberlin College
English, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Spanish
Github Skills (6)
watershed7
calculator7
capacity6
appveyor3
r2
cran2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
caminosdeagua/wqm-map
Oct 2016 - May 2022
Contributions:6 PRs, 163 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 7 months
caminosdeagua/project-map
Nov 2016 - Nov 2020
Contributions:207 pushes in 4 years
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