I’m Jason, nice to meet you…
My name is Jason Friedman, and I am a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, studying Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, with minors in Computer Science and Math. I’m originally from Yardley PA, where I’ve been quarantining since the onset of COVID. As an engineer, I love to solve problems by working with others and wearing multiple hats, spanning from mechanical design to running simulations to writing code that makes things move autonomously. I recently began my Robotics master’s degree through Penn’s GRASP Lab, where I’m excited to continue facing new challenges and learning new skills, not to mention meeting new people from unfamiliar disciplines and backgrounds.
Outside the workplace and classroom, I spend most of my free time with friends and family, playing pickup basketball or having deep conversations or trying out new foods. I love to explore unfamiliar things and places, most recently through a Birthright trip to Israel in January 2020. In the absence of Yankees or Sixers games to watch, my primary quarantine hobby has become building healthy long-term habits, through a combination of nutrition, weight lifting, and high-pace & long-distance running. I fundamentally consider myself a people-person, socially and professionally, and have enjoyed both sides of many teacher/mentor relationships.
