Our Mentors


Officers

Toby Roule

PRESIDENT

Aerospace Engineering

Favorite Tool: Prusa Mk4

Other Involvements: GT Birdwatchers, HPEPL, AIAA 

Did you know?

This summer I road tripped to California and back, hitting 9 national parks in total!

 

Dr. Kelly Griendling

Advisor

AE Professor

Favorite Tool: 

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Alekhya Vemuri

Public Affairs

Aerospace Engineering

Favorite Tool: OMTech Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: Avionics Team Member at GTXR, Peer mentor with Sigma Gamma Tau, TA for Physics 2211, member of GT Nap Club

Did you know?

If you say ‘Alekhya’ very quickly, Alexa responds to it.

Dalton Luedke

Operations

Aerospace Engineering

Favorite Tool: Prusas

Other Involvements: GTRI

Did you know?

I run my own print farm!

Terry Xie

Training

Mechanical Engineering

Favorite Tool: Bambu Labs X1C

Other Involvements: Georgia Tech Xperimental Rocketry (GTXR), Georgia Tech Glee Club

Did you know? 

I love to go stargazing and enjoy astrophotography! I also love planespotting too!

Karthik Shaji

Purchasing

Aerospace Engineering

Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: SSDL, FLAIR Lab, Fencing

 Did you know?

I’ve been fencing for 10 years!

Sidsadee Banchongsirich-areon

Development

Aerospace Engineering

Favorite Tool: Automatic Material System (AMS)

Other Involvements: GT Marching Band, GTXR, Rotorjackets, AREAL Lab, GT Jazz

Did you know? 

I live in the AMS!

Shalini Shailesh

Programming & Outreach

Aerospace Engineering

Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: GNC, LGST Lab

Did you know?

I studied abroad in Ireland this summer!

Simon Kinderman

Safety

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Omtech laser cutter

Other Involvements: CORE Robotics Lab, FLAIR Lab, Fencing, Running wreck

Did you know?

I have been fencing for 9 years!

 

Saniya Kulkarni

Optimization

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser cutter

Other Involvements: GTXR, WRT

Did you know?

I completed a 4000 piece puzzle in 3 weeks

Mentors

Raghavendra Bharadwaj

Public Affairs

5th Year AE

Favorite Tool: Band Saw

Other Involvements: M3 Lab, SSDL

Did you know?

I am an Eagle Scout

Eli Clouatre

Purchasing

4th Year AE

Favorite Tool: OMTech Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: Undergraduate Research with SSDL

Did you know?

I once gave someone uranium for secret Santa gift

Lauren Forcey

Programming & Outreach

4th Year AE 

Favorite Tool: Resin printers

Other Involvements: SSDL (VISORS), Women’s Club Soccer, WIE, SWE

Did you know?

I’ve met the whole crew of Artemis II (2 were at a frozen yogurt vending machine :))!

Taylor Hampson

Operations

4th Year AE

Favorite Tool: Soldering Iron

Other Involvements: YJSP, AE Ambassadors, High-Power Electric Propulsion Laboratory, Seek Discomfort, AIAA, SEDS, random shenanigans

Did you know?

I was named after a dog

Neil Jackson

Development

4th Year ME

Favorite Tool: Wood Lathe

Other Involvements: Undergraduate Research and Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity

Did you know?

I’ve been a drummer for 10 years!

Teresa Thoundayil

Development

4th Year AE

 Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: Board Games Club

Did you know?

I make costume props!

Eleanor Bertocchi

Optimization

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Hammer 🙂

Other Involvements: Hive Makerspace, Psi Upsilon Fraternity

Did you know?

I spent my 2021 Christmas in quarentine 

 

Grace Clark

Optimization

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser cutter!

Other Involvements: Yellow Jacket Roller Derby, GT Figure Skating, High Power Rocketry, Astronomy Club

Did you know? 

I got to go paragliding in Switzerland this past semester!

Dylan Gantt

Safety

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser cutter

Other Involvements: GT Club Tennis, Greek Life, HPEPL Research

Did you know?

I travelled to four continents in 2023

Simon Kinderman

Optimization

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: CNC

Other Involvements: SGT, YJFC, ASDL, GT Supersonics Club

Did you know?

I love to rock climb!

Kashvi Mundra

Programming & Outreach

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Stratasys Printers!

Other Involvements: WoAA, SSDL, Intramurals

Did you know?

I’m producing an album on Logic Pro X!

Althea Noonan

Safety

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: The Prusa Printers!

Other Involvements: On campus, I’m involved with the GTXR propulsion team and am a undergraduate researcher for the GLRG in the SSDL!

Did you know? 

I love learning about space policy!

Toby Roule

Operations

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: PolyJet Printer

Other Involvements: HPEPL, ORGT, AIAA

Did you know?

I used AMS tools to make a fully functioning telescope!

Hiroshi Wang

Operations

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: OMTech Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: Musicians Network, Space Systems Design Laboratory

Did you know?

I almost burned my apartment down as a result of a failed chemistry experiment!

Miles Appleton

Development

2nd Year Environmental Science

Favorite Tool: Lathe

Other Involvements: Community Garden, GTE, Muay Thai

Did you know?

I built a Telecaster (let me know if you need woodworking help)

Tyler Cummings

Development

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Miter Saw

Other Involvements: Marching Band, YJSP, KKΨ

Did you know?

I have travelled to over 20 countries!

Catherine Fang

Purchasing

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser cutters

Other Involvements: GNC, PXL

Did you know?

If you need to find me, ask Shalini

Morgan Gregg

Optimization

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: OMTech Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: GTXR and WoAA

Did you know?

I’m studying abroad in Ireland this summer!

Xander Hardin

Training

2nd Year ME

Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: Christain Campus Fellowship

Did you know?

I’ve done two triathlons

Mackenzie Newman

Public Affairs

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Cricut

Other Involvements: GT TPED and RRC

 Did you know?

I love making 3-D wood models!

Ella O

Operations

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: YJSP, YJFC, Greek Life

Did you know? I’m from the DC area (Bethesda, MD)

John Roberts

Optimization

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Table saw

Other Involvements: Boxing club, GTXR

Did you know?

I used to play soccer

Andy Romero

Optimization

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Table saw

Other Involvements: PLUS leader, YJS structures team

Did you know?

I’ve made many sculpture, portraits and baked tons of bread

Shalini Shailesh

Public Affairs

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: RRC, GNC

Did you know?

If you need to find me, ask Catherine

Owen Winn

Safety

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: CNC Router

Other Involvements: Yellow Jacket Marching Band, Combustion Lab, GTXR

Did you know?

I make and sell my own candles!

Terry Xie

Training

2nd Year ME

Favorite Tool: OMTech Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: GTXR, Rotorjackets, Glee Club, Pi Epsilon Phi, Chinese Student Association

Did you know?

I love to go stargazing and enjoy astrophotography!

Avantika Goel

Safety

1st Year AE

Favorite Tool: craft knife and hot glue gun

Other Involvements: GTXR

Did you know?

I enjoy Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance)

Jackson Herzlieb

Operations

1st Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser cutter

Other Involvements: GNC, Chess Club

Did you know?

I love playing the bass!

Emma Li

Programming & Outreach

1st Year AE

Favorite Tool: Bandsaw

Other Involvements: AIAA, ASDL, GTXR, YJSP

Did you know?

I shaved my head bald after I got my first college acceptance letter

Lucas Morera

Operations

1st Year ECE

Favorite Tool: Laser cutter

Other Involvements: GTXR, Intramurals, Oxford Study Abroad

Did you know?

My favorite TV show is Avatar: The Last Airbender!

Caden Perry

Operations

1st Year AE

Favorite Tool: FDM 3D Printers

Other Involvements: Rotorjackets, DBVF

Did you know?

I have had several live planted aquascaped aquariums

Alekhya Vemuri

Training

1st Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser cutter

Other Involvements: GTXR, Grand Challenges, Carbon Neutral Energy Systems Lab, India Club

Did you know?

If you say “Alekhya” really quickly, Alexa will respond to it!

Truman Williams

Development

1st Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser cutter

Other Involvements: DBF, Climbing club, Theta Chi fraternity

Did you know?

I’m addicted to rock climbing