Meet the Maker Czar: Martin L. Culpepper

Name: Martin L. Culpepper SM ’97, PhD ’00, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Maker Czar
Filmed in: Metropolis/MakerLodge

“Making at MIT is part of our DNA,” says Martin Culpepper SM ’97, PhD ’00, professor of mechanical engineering and MIT’s Maker Czar, who built his own car lift at home to repair his Mustang. “Your knowledge and experience isn’t based off of how many degrees you have. It’s based off of how many things you’ve broken. I’m still breaking things today.”

This film was produced in 2019.