Our Mentors
Officers
Toby Roule
PRESIDENT
Aerospace Engineering
Favorite Tool: Prusa Mk4
Other Involvements: GT Birdwatchers, HPEPL, AIAA
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This summer I road tripped to California and back, hitting 9 national parks in total!
Dr. Claudio Di Leo
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
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If you say ‘Alekhya’ very quickly, Alexa responds to it.
Dalton Luedke
Operations
Aerospace Engineering
Favorite Tool: Prusas
Other Involvements: GTRI
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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
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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
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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
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I live in the AMS!
Shalini Shailesh
Programming & Outreach
Aerospace Engineering
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: GNC, LGST Lab
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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
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I have been fencing for 9 years!
Saniya Kulkarni
Optimization
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser cutter
Other Involvements: GTXR, WRT
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I completed a 4000 piece puzzle in 3 weeks
Mentors
Eli Clouatre
finance
5th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Band Saw
Other Involvements: M3 Lab, SSDL
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I am an Eagle Scout
Katrina Potak
Finance
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Wood lathe
Other Involvements: Navy ROTC, GT Catholic Center
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I was born in Vienna, Austria
Lauren Forcey
Programming & Outreach
5th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser cutter
Other Involvements: SSDL (VISORS), Women’s Club Soccer, WIE, SWE
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I’ve met the whole crew of Artemis II (2 were at a frozen yogurt vending machine :))!
Kaitlyn Castellanet
Operations
2th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Soldering Iron
Other Involvements: GTXR, Mock Trial, AE Ambassadors, Climbing Club
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Neil Jackson
Development
5th Year ME
Favorite Tool: Wood Lathe
Other Involvements: Prior member of the Yellow Jacket Marching Band and of Phi Kappa Tau
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Teresa Thoundayil
Development
5th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: AE cubesat research, board games club, cooking club
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Eleanor Bertocchi
Optimization
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Hammer 🙂
Other Involvements: Hive Makerspace, Psi Upsilon Fraternity
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I spent my 2021 Christmas in quarentine
Grace Clark
Optimization
4rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Embroidery Machine!
Other Involvements: Combustion Lab Research, Roller derby, Figure Skating President, Ramblin’ Rocket Club
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I have been ice skating since I was five years old and now run Georgia Tech’s figure skating club.
Dylan Gantt
Safety
4rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser cutter
Other Involvements: GT Club Tennis, Greek Life, HPEPL Research
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Simon Kinderman
safety
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: CNC
Other Involvements: SGT, YJFC, ASDL, GT Supersonics Club
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I love to rock climb!
Kashvi Mundra
Public affairs
4rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Stratasys Printers!
Other Involvements: WoAA, Undergraduate Research @ ACE Group
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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!
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I love learning about space policy!
Lia McSweeney
Operations
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Phi Mu, Wreck Camp, Phi Sigma Pi
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Hiroshi Wang
Operations
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: OMTech Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Musicians Network, Space Systems Design Laboratory
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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
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I built a Telecaster (let me know if you need woodworking help)
Tyler Cummings
Development
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Miter Saw
Other Involvements: Marching Band, YJSP, KKΨ
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I have travelled to over 20 countries!
Catherine Fang
optimization
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser cutters
Other Involvements: GNC, PXL
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If you need to find me, ask Shalini
Morgan Gregg
Optimization
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: OMTech Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: GTXR and WoAA
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I’m studying abroad in Ireland this summer!
Saragha Surendra
programming & outreach
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Embroidery Machine
Other Involvements: Combustion Lab, ASDL, SAESAC
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Mackenzie Newman
training
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Cricut
Other Involvements: GT TPED and RRC
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I love making 3-D wood models!
Tryston Schmitt
training
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Air Force ROTC, Undergraduate Research, YJSP
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I speak Dutch
Isadora Bokas
Optimization
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Omtech Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: GT Crew, GT Tour Guides
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Andy Romero
development
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Table saw
Other Involvements: PLUS leader, YJS structures team
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I’ve made many sculpture, portraits and baked tons of bread
Truman Williams
Development
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser cutter
Other Involvements: DBF, Climbing club, Theta Chi fraternity
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I’m addicted to rock climbing
Owen Winn
optimization
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: CNC Router
Other Involvements: Yellow Jacket Marching Band, Combustion Lab, GTXR
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I make and sell my own candles!
Michael Peña
programming & outreach
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: OMTech Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: RRC
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I speak three languages!
Avantika Goel
Safety
1st Year AE
Favorite Tool: craft knife and hot glue gun
Other Involvements: GTXR
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I enjoy Bharatanatyam (Indian classical dance)
Jackson Herzlieb
Operations
1st Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser cutter
Other Involvements: GNC, Chess Club
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I love playing the bass!
Emma Li
Programming & Outreach
1st Year AE
Favorite Tool: Bandsaw
Other Involvements: AIAA, ASDL, GTXR, YJSP
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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
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My favorite TV show is Avatar: The Last Airbender!
Caden Perry
Operations
1st Year AE
Favorite Tool: FDM 3D Printers
Other Involvements: Rotorjackets, DBVF
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I have had several live planted aquascaped aquariums
Anna Carter
Public Affairs
3rd Year Architecture
Favorite Tool: Omtech Laser cutter
Other Involvements: Marching Band
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