ESP Biography

CHRISTOPHER PANEBIANCO, Passionate and Well-Rounded Biomedical Engineer

Major: Biomedical Sciences

College/Employer: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Year of Graduation: G

Brief Biographical Sketch:

My name is Chris Panebianco. I was born and raised in Long Island, New York and graduated from Cooper Union in 2016 with a Chemical Engineering Degree. My life motto is, "strong body, strong mind," and I do my best to live up to this each day. Academically, this has led me begin my PhD in Stem Cell Biology at Mount Sinai. In regards to my physical-self, I hold a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kempo, a Blue Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and practice yoga. Though these accomplishments can be separated into body and mind, they were only attainable from holding an interdisciplinary mindset. I find this mentality to be extremely powerful, and encourage my students to look for connections in seemingly separate facets of their lives.

Past Classes

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M13138: The Physics of Martial Arts in Splash 2019 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2019)

This course aims to understand the principles of martial arts through the lens of physics and mathematics. The first half of the course will review basic concepts of physics and translate them into principles of martial arts. The second portion will be a hands-on martial arts class, where student can apply the principles they've learned in real self-defense techniques!

M12340: The Physics of Martial Arts in Splash 2018 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2018)

This course aims to understand the principles of martial arts through the lens of physics and mathematics. The first half of the course will review basic concepts of physics and translate them into principles of martial arts. The second portion will be a hands-on martial arts class, where students can apply the principles they've learned in real self-defense techniques!

S11586: Physics of Martial Arts in Splash 2017 (Nov. 18 - 19, 2017)

S10606: The Physics of Martial Arts in Splash 2016 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2016)

For thousands of years, martial artists have used precise body motions to strategically maneuver their centers of mass, apply powerful forces and manipulate the momentum of their opponents. While they understood these concepts at an applied level, physicists have been studying these same fundamental concepts of motion, forces and momentum at a more theoretical level. In this class, we'll bridge these two sets of knowledge and understand martial arts from a physics framework. Students will learn the basic physics behind several martial arts principles and then apply them in a real martial arts class! ***Students should wear something comfortable to work out in!***

M9700: Physics and Martial Arts in Splash 2015 (Nov. 21 - 22, 2015)

Students will learn about fundamental principles of physics theory and how these can be applied to better understand and practice martial arts. Vector mathematics, kinematics, impulse-momentum theory and rotational kinematics will be explained and applied to martial arts blocks and strikes.

S8871: Martial Arts and Physics in Splash 2014 (Nov. 22 - 23, 2014)

Students will gain an introductory knowledge of theoretical physics concepts for the first half of the class. The second half of the class will be focused on applying this knowledge to the study of martial arts. Students will get hands on training in the art of kempo, and learn how to maximize the efficiency of this martial arts system through concepts of physics.