Murilo Basso

• Position: Instructor
• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 135
• mrodriguesbasso@uwf.edu
• Campus: 850.474.2725

Biography

Murilo R. Basso is an Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of West Florida. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Robotics. Originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Basso moved to the United States in 2014 on a collegiate tennis scholarship. Fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, he has published research in biomedical engineering and wind turbine flow and noise, and his design efforts have secured patents for large-scale manufacturers. Basso's extensive background in Additive Manufacturing Engineering includes significant work at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Guided Particle Systems, and the Sea3D Manufacturing Lab. His expertise notably extends to Large Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM) with a 6DOF robotic arm, enhancing his teaching with advanced, practical insights into robotics and 3D printing. Awarded Best Senior Project in 2018, Basso is skilled in SolidWorks, AutoCAD, KUKA KR 6, ANSYS Fluent, Artec Eva, and various 3D printer platforms, including Markforged, Formlabs, MakerBot, and Ultimaker. His broad technical experience supports his capability to deliver comprehensive and applied learning in mechanical engineering.

Degrees & Institutions

• Master's in Robotics, University of West Florida
• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Electrical Engineering, University of West Florida

Publications

1. Zhang Chang, Basso, Murilo. (2017) “Towards Computational Prediction of Wind Turbine Flow and Noise” ASME. IMEC2017-71881.
2. The provisional US patent application for the “Window Balance” invention, file 111-1231.