OpenAeros™ Team
Aaron Collins
Founder and President
Aaron Collins is a mechanical engineer with a background in aerosol science whose work spans a wide cross-section of engineering disciplines. With a focus on nano and microscale phenomena, he has ushered in innovation in the fields of aerosol instrumentation, additive manufacturing, micro scale assembly and micro solder interconnects.
Aaron holds over ten U.S. Patents and has published multiple scholarly articles. As the MaskNerd™ on social media platforms, he has become a well-recognized public health advocate for the use of high filtration masks to help battle COVID. This work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, and The Guardian. He has appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, CBS News, NPR, MPR, and BBC Radio.
Aaron is driven by a strong belief that engineering and science should be used for the greater good of the world, and that these pursuits should not be constrained only to economically powerful nations. He is especially motivated to democratize key technologies within the aerosol science domain, by leveraging the open source hardware ecosystem, to create ethical and sustainable businesses where profit is not the only metric of success. His work is guided by the belief that ensuring open and equitable access to key technologies empowers engineers around the world to help tackle the challenges within their own communities. He is a pioneer for the clean air revolution, driven by the core belief that all people deserve to breathe clean air.
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Sam Vorlicky-Neri
OPERATIONS MANAGER
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Jon Robelia
SENIOR STAFF ENGINEER
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Joey Stam
R & D ENGINEER
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Chloë Browne
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS