Connor Thomas Green

Turf Wars Champion

Turf Wars is the design competition for Harvard Freshman engineers. The goal is for teams of four to design and build a robot according to the regulations and achieve the highest score on the course in a knockout format—winner advances.

 Octopus-Inspired Soft Actuator Research Paper

I contributed to research on octopus arm-inspired soft actuators by conducting lab experiments used to validate and refine finite lement simulations. My work helped to characterize how variations in taper angle, offset, and geometry affect actuator behavior, supporting the development of more generalizable design tools for future soft robotic systems. Click the photo for the full research paper.

Carbon Fiber Guitar Neck

For my senior design thesis, I developed and manufactured a carbon fiber electric guitar neck. The project aimed to eliminate the need for a truss rod while ensuring consistent stability under varying humidity and temperature conditions, crucial for touring guitarists. Achieving this involved selecting carbon and epoxy with complementary properties, resulting in a composite part with a near-zero coefficient of thermal expansion.

 

Outside of engineering, I’m passionate about handcraft and precision work—especially watchmaking, leatherworking, and woodcarving. These hobbies allow me to refine my eye for detail, explore creative problem-solving, and stay connected to the physical materials I love working with. Below are a few examples of projects I’ve taken on purely for the joy of making.

Most of my professional work in composites is covered under NDA's and can't be shared. These personal composite material projects reflect my passion and provide a glimpse of my skills--my work through my dayjob takes the same mindset to a higher level

Customized Rifle Parts

Combining my passion for elite-level sport and composite part production, I've designed and produced components for a World Cup athlete's biathlon rifle, enhancing shooting accuracy consistency while significantly reducing weight- crucial factors in optimizing biathlon performances.

 

Most of these components were produced with a compression molding process using 3D printed molds. however, certain user interface components, like the hand stopper, were directly 3D printed due to their lower strength requirements.

 

In total, I achieved a 12% reduction in the rifle's weight, however, there is a minimum weight of 3.5kg which eliminated the necessity for further weight optimization.