Where does Nicholas May-Varas work?

Nicholas May-Varas is Fellow, Ocean Energy at Prime Movers Lab.

Where did Nicholas May-Varas go to school?

Nicholas May-Varas studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering); Oregon State University (Honors Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering); Lake Oswego High School (High School Diploma).

Nicholas May-Varas

Investor

Fellow, Ocean Energy at Prime Movers Lab

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

About

Mechanical engineering graduate student at MIT focused on developing efficient and accessible renewable energy technologies. Conducts research and participates in energy-related projects including wave energy research.

Experience

NuScale PowerMechanical Engineer 2current2025 — presentCorvallis, Oregon, United States
VertueLabMentor2025 — 2026
AquaHarmonicsSystems Engineer2024 — 2025Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGraduate Research Assistant2022 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
PanthalassaComputational Fluid Dynamicist Intern2023Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
Prime Movers LabOcean Fellow2023
Active SurfacesMarket Analysis Intern2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
2023 MIT Energy ConferenceCo-Panel Director2022 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Ocean Motion TechnologiesResearch Engineer2021 — 2023
Ocean Motion TechnologiesResearch Engineer Intern2021
National Renewable Energy LaboratoryGraduate/Undergraduate Intern2022
Pacific Marine Energy CenterMarine Energy Undergraduate Research Assistant2020 — 2022Corvallis, Oregon Area
Marine Energy Collegiate CompetitionHydrodynamics and Moorings Sub-Team Leader2021 — 2022Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Marine Energy Collegiate CompetitionMarine Energy Collegiate Competition Co-Leader2021Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Global Grand Challenges Summit CompetitionEnergy Team Competition Leader2019Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Computational Flow Physics LaboratoryUndergraduate Research Assistant2018 — 2019Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Skills & more

Creativity1SimulinkWAMITCapytaineRhinoceros 3DMarket ResearchOcean EnergyOpenFOAMStar-CCM+Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)Data AnalysisWEC-Sim

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Python (Programming Language)LeadershipTime ManagementSolidWorksMicrosoft OfficeCustomer ServiceProteusDSOrganizationCollaborative LeadershipMATLAB

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Colleagues at Prime Movers Lab

Aaron Mandell

Venture Partner at Prime Movers Lab

Amy Kruse

Venture Partner at Prime Movers Lab

Andre Jabban

Partner and Head of Capital Formation at Prime Movers Lab

Andrei Iancu

Venture Partner at Prime Movers Lab

Andrew Short

Fellow, Soil Biology at Prime Movers Lab

Bill Gross

Venture Partner at Prime Movers Lab

Blake Scholl

Venture Partner at Prime Movers Lab

Brandon Simmons

General Partner at Prime Movers Lab

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nicholas May-Varas?: Mechanical engineering graduate student at MIT focused on developing efficient and accessible renewable energy technologies. Conducts research and participates in energy-related projects including wave energy research.
Where does Nicholas May-Varas work?: Nicholas May-Varas is Fellow, Ocean Energy at Prime Movers Lab.
Where did Nicholas May-Varas go to school?: Nicholas May-Varas studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering); Oregon State University (Honors Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering); Lake Oswego High School (High School Diploma).

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387

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Also attended Oregon State University43

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Shared employers

Also worked at NuScale Power2

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Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology479

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Also worked at National Renewable Energy Laboratory13

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