Andrew Myung Stroup (born May 22, 1985) is an engineer and entrepreneur , best known as a participant on the first season of the Discovery Channel 's The Big Brain Theory . He currently is the founder of LVRG.
22-479: Stroup may refer to: People [ edit ] Andrew Stroup (born 1985), Korean-American engineer and entrepreneur Carrie Stroup (born 1982), American fashion model, TV host, and beauty pageant titleholder Dan Stroup (born 1968), Canadian lacrosse coach George Stroup (born 1944), American professor and minister Jessica Stroup (born 1986), American actress Keith Stroup , American attorney; founder of
44-605: A Trustee for the Awesome Foundation , which provide small grants for projects to people devoted to forwarding the interest of awesomeness in the universe. During the COVID-19 pandemic , with the unprecedented shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers and frontline responders, Stroup founded the nonprofit organization Project N95 to help healthcare providers and frontline workers source PPE from vetted suppliers. According to their website,
66-428: A cloud-based identity and access management solution for small and medium enterprises through a software as a service management dashboard paired with a browser extension that provided single sign-on functionality. In June 2014 and until January 2015, Stroup became a co-founder of MegaBots , Inc. where he focused on fluid power design, fabrication, and business development and operations. In March 2015 he became
88-724: A project engineering manager for BarDyne, Inc., a fluid power engineering and consultant firm based in Stillwater, OK that originated from the Fluid Power Research Center (Oklahoma State University). During this time, he worked with organizations that spanned multiple industries, to include Walt Disney Imagineering , supporting their California Screamin' roller coaster in Anaheim, California, and General Dynamics Amphibious Systems in Woodbridge, Virginia on
110-728: Is a professional society for the field of aerospace engineering . The AIAA is the U.S. representative on the International Astronautical Federation and the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences. In 2015, it had more than 30,000 members among aerospace professionals worldwide (a majority are American or live in the United States). The AIAA was founded in 1963 from the merger of two earlier societies:
132-746: The AIAA Journal . The AIAA Student Journal was also launched in 1963. The merger also led to the sale of the organizations' former headquarter buildings, and the relocation in the Sperry Rand Building. In 1967, the Technical Committee on Space and Atmospheric Science launched a study to capture the opinion of its members in California on the UFO phenomenon. In April 2017, John Langford , CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences ,
154-708: The American Rocket Society (ARS), founded in 1930 as the American Interplanetary Society (AIS), and the Institute of the Aerospace Sciences (IAS), founded in 1932 as the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences. Paul Johnston was the first executive director of the organization. Jim Harford took his seat after 18 months. The newly-formed structure gathered 47 technical committees and one broad technical publication,
176-822: The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle program, developed for the United States Marine Corps . In 2009, Stroup relocated to Washington, D.C. to serve as a subject-matter expert (SME) defense contractor for the Department of Defense CBRN defense portfolio, specifically on aerospace platform integration efforts, to include the Joint Strike Fighter program . Mid 2011 he joined the Department of Defense civilian workforce through an insourcing initiative, where his roles and responsibilities shifted towards supporting
198-599: The 1969 Zip to Zap riot Jane S. Shaw (also Jane Shaw Stroup), American free-market environmentalist, editor, and journalist Places [ edit ] Stroup Peak , a peak in Victoria Land, Antarctica Garth Stroup Home , a historic home in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, U.S. See also [ edit ] Stroop (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
220-585: The College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology with focuses in mathematics and business management . During his Senior year (2008-2009) at Oklahoma State University, he co-led Team Black, an engineering team of 15 students, that placed first in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Design/Build/Fly competition, hosted in Tucson, Arizona . Starting in 2006, he served as
242-699: The Director of Product and Technology for the White House Presidential Innovation Fellows , which is a competitive fellowship program that pairs top innovators from the private sector, non-profits, and academia with top innovators in government to collaborate on solutions that aim to deliver significant results in condensed timelines (four to twelve months). Afterwards, he transitioned into the financial services industry when he served as an Entrepreneur in Residence within
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#1732786928763264-612: The Global Information Security organization at Bank of America Merrill Lynch , leading a Technology Strategy and Business Enablement team. Stroup currently serves as the founder and CEO of Leverage, an AI -driven supply chain management platform. Additionally, he serves as an Advisory Board Member at Exygy, Entrepreneur in Residence at Oklahoma State University , Mentor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator and Technology and Information Security Advisor for Human Rights Watch . In 2013, Stroup appeared in
286-647: The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Richard L. Stroup (died 2021), American free-market environmentalist and economics professor Sheila Stroup (born 1943), American columnist Stanley Stroup (1904–1977), American politician; member of the Pennsylvania State Senate Theodore G. Stroup (born 1940), retired United States Army Lieutenant General Chuck Stroup, American student involved in
308-495: The first season of Discovery Channel's reality TV series The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius , an engineering competition consisting of 10 contestants from across the country, which aired from May to June 2013. Each week contestants were put to the test, competing against each other in two teams to design, build, and deliver solutions to difficult engineering problems. He survived six out of eight episodes. To promote
330-546: The military medical community and the development of vaccines and drugs as medical countermeasures for the United States Armed Forces . His final position was an Informatics SME and Integration Lead on a White House Presidential Executive Order initiative called Biosurveillance . From October 2012 to March 2015, he served as the CEO of an internet security tech startup called CommonKey that provided
352-439: The mission of Project N95 is to “deliver critical equipment to frontline workers as quickly as possible by driving transparency in the market and procurement best practices.” Alongside the team of volunteers around the world, key support was provided by leading figures like Andy Slavitt and Mark Cuban . American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ( AIAA )
374-689: The opportunity to validate their analytic studies. AIAA hosts many conferences and smaller events throughout the year. The largest of those is the AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition ("AIAA SciTech"). Others include AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition ("AIAA Aviation"), AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum and Exposition ("AIAA P&E"), and AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition ("AIAA Space"). AIAA currently has over 6,500 student members in 160 active student branches, including 12 foreign student branches. The student branches host annual conferences. The AIAA Foundation
396-613: The show he appeared in a series of interviews prior to and during the airing of the TV series. Stroup, along with Corey Fleischer , another contestant and winner of The Big Brain Theory , and Jason Hardebeck founded the Baltimore Foundery in 2013, a nonprofit organization makerspace (ref hackerspace ) that focuses on providing access to industrial grade tools and education in the heart of Baltimore. Additionally, Stroup serves as
418-505: The title Stroup . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stroup&oldid=1167745362 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Andrew Stroup Stroup
440-536: Was born in Seoul, South Korea and at the age of four months old, was adopted by an Oklahoma family (David and Jimmye Stroup). He grew up in Sand Springs, a suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma , where he attended and graduated as valedictorian from Charles Page High School in 2003. He attended Oklahoma State University and graduated in 2009 with two B.S. degrees in aerospace engineering and mechanical engineering from
462-572: Was elected President of the AIAA. As a major activity, AIAA currently publishes several technical journals. The AIAA Journal is published on a monthly basis and serves as the flagship journal of the society. In January 2015 the Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics became the second AIAA journal published on a monthly basis. The other journals are published bi-monthly and have more specialized topics: AIAA's flagship magazine Aerospace America
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#1732786928763484-419: Was started in 1990 and is distributed monthly to all members, and is published online in digital format. AIAA also produces several series of technical books ranging from education to progress in advanced research topics. AIAA annually holds design competitions and Design/Build/Fly competitions to provide a real-world design experience for engineering students, both undergraduate and graduate, by giving them
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