Prototyping the Impossible

Pat explains the process of rapid prototyping, and how a series of simple steps can help you bring the wildest ideas to fruition.

Pat Pataranutaporn is a creative biologist, artist, innovator and undergraduate student within Barrett, the Honors College and College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Arizona State University. His work examines a range of topics, including environmental biotechnology and interactive media at the intersection of biodesign, futurism, and computation. He has collaborated with people from a variety of disciplines around the world to push the boundary of possibility. Born and raised in Thailand, Pat has developed great appreciation for both the arts and sciences. Much of Pat’s creativity and innovative passion for prototyping originated from his love of dinosaurs. Currently, Pat is a research fellow at the Biodesign Institute, School of Art, Media & Engineering, and the cofounder of award winning technology startups, Humanity X Technologies and BioX.