Our Mentors
Leadership
Saniya Kulkarni
PRESIDENT
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Measuring Tape
Other Involvements: AE 2010 LA, Research @ HPEPL, WREK Radio Op, GTXR
Did you know? I built a radio telescope my senior year of high school!
Dr. Kelly Griendling
Faculty Advisor
AE Professor
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Did you know? I broke a surfing world record on the day I learned to surf!
Alekhya Vemuri
Public Affairs
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: OMTech and Embroidery Machine
Other Involvements: New YJSP member, HPR, research at LGST
Did you know? If you say my name really fast, Alexa responds to it!
Caden Perry
Operations
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Prusa XL
Other Involvements: DRXC, Rotorjackets, AREAL Lab
Did you know? I have had several live planted aquascaped aquariums!
Tryston Schmitt
Training
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Chop Saw
Other Involvements: Air Force ROTC (Space Force woo!), Research
Did you know? I currently have a 936 day Duolingo streak learning Dutch.
Eleanor Bertocchi
Purchasing
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Hammer
Other Involvements: DRXC: Drones, Radio Control and Experimental Aircraft, Psi Upsilon
Did you know? I love reddit storytimes whilst I work.
Sidsadee Banchongsirichareon
Development
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Tormach 1100MX
Other Involvements: GT Marching Band, HCAT (Hybrid Rocket Propulsion), LGST Lab
Did you know? This year, the AMS will win the mini 500!
Saragha Surendra
Programming&
Outreach
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Embroidery Machine
Other Involvements: SAESAC, SSDL
Did you know? I bullet journal to plan my schedule!
Hiroshi Wang
Safety
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Prusa MK4
Other Involvements: Supersonics, LGST, GT Boxing
Did you know? I almost burned my apartment down as a result of a failed chemistry experiment!
Tyler Cummings
Composites Lab
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Miter Saw
Other Involvements: YJSP, Marching Band, KKΨ, HPEPL
Did you know? I helped hotfire liquid rocket engines over 10 times!
Yafet Getaneh
Optimization
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Wood Room (All tools)
Other Involvements: N/A at the moment
Did you know? I bungee jumped off the Vic Falls Bridge (in Zambia)!
Mentors
Alexandra Zangara
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Sewing Machine
Other Involvements: URA at the Combustion Lab, GNC Structures, K-12 STEM education with CEISMC and SWE
Did you know? I like upcycling clothes!
Andrea Romero
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Miter Saw
Other Involvements: HyTech Racing
Did you know? I love doing triathlons!
Anna Carter
4th Year Architecture
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Marching Band
Did you know?I like to paint landscapes and wedding bouquets.
Aparna Srinidhi Jagannathan
3rd Year BME
Favorite Tool: 3D Printers!
Other Involvements: CS 1301 TA, research in EPIC lab!
Did you know? I draw comics!
Ashna Jain
3rd Year ME
Favorite Tool: Bandsaw
Other Involvements: GT Solar Racing, GT Dance Company
Did you know? I enjoy roller skating!
Avantika Goel
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Miter Saw
Other Involvements: GTXR, Combustion Lab
Did you know? I love astronomy!
Ayushi Chandel
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: GTXR, LGST, Phi Mu
Did you know? I am getting my Pilot’s License!
Benjamin Chee
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: GT Tour Guide, GTXR, Frisbee Club B Team
Did you know? I like to play frisbee!
Camille Branch
3rd Year ME
Favorite Tool: 3D Printers
Other Involvements: T AfroDance, ASME, hiking club, other campus jobs
Did you know? I’ve been on the GT AfroDance Team for 2 years now!
Carolina Pina Rebelo
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Glowforge
Other Involvements: GTXR, SAESAC
Did you know? I love learning a little bit of new languages randomly!
Emma Li
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Table Saw
Other Involvements: YJSP
Did you know? I can say the ABCs backwards in under 5 seconds!
Ethan Koh
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Bambu X1C Printers
Other Involvements: GNC, Experimental Flights VIP, AIAA
Did you know? I’ve played the piano since I was 5!
Fela Olaniyan
2nd Year ME
Favorite Tool: Calipers
Other Involvements: GT Starter Bikes, AFROTC
Did you know? I biked 72 miles on a rail trail in 7 hours!
Grace Clark
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Embroidery Machine
Other Involvements: Georgia Tech Figure Skating, Roller Derby
Did you know? One of my favorite memories is paragliding in Switzerland!
Isadora Bokas
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: OMTech
Other Involvements: PXL, GT Tour Guide, GT Crew, Chamber Choir
Did you know? My eyes are different colors!
Jackson Herzlieb
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Figure Skating Club
Did you know? I build RC planes with my friends!
Kaitlyn Castellanet
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Mock Trial, Combustion Lab, WoAA
Did you know? I have chickens and a cat named chicken!
Katherine Meeks
2nd Year ME
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: SWE, ASME, Little Einstein Organization (LEO)
Did you know? I love to crochet!
Kavya Kataria
2nd Year BME
Favorite Tool: Sewing Machines
Other Involvements: Engineers Without Borders, Medical Robotics
Did you know? I have lived in CO my whole life and love the outdoors!
Lia McSweeney
4th Year ME
Favorite Tool: Resin Printer
Other Involvements: Phi Mu, Wreck Camp, Phi Sigma Pi
Did you know?I ended up in the Belgium newspaper for doing a backflip off a bridge
Lucas Morera
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: OMTech Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: GTXR
Did you know? I’m named after Luke Skywalker!
Marley Handler
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Bambu Labs X1C
Other Involvements: GTXR, Junior STEM
Did you know? I met Bill Nye at the airport at 1 am!
Miles Appleton
4th Year Environmental Science
Favorite Tool: Lathe
Other Involvements: Nature Nerds, Stroud Lab
Did you know? I like lizards!
Milo Karnes
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Embroidery Machine
Other Involvements: Mock Trial, YJSP, Working at the CRC
Did you know? Time passes faster at your head than at your feet!
Morgan Gregg
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: OMTech Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: WoAA, GTXR, SSDL
Did you know? I’ve met two of the astronauts flying on Artemis II and got to drive an Orion simulator with them!
Olivia Graham
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Cricut
Other Involvements: Dance Company at Georgia Tech, Marching Band, BCM, SWE
Did you know? I love to tap dance!
Rita Egorova
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Cricut
Other Involvements: DBF, RA
Did you know? I really enjoy spoilers!
Saketh Bhrugubanda
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Bambu Lab X1C
Other Involvements: YJSP, Research @ Combustion Lab, Experimental Flights VIP
Did you know? I’ve been to 22 US National Parks!
Truman Williams
3rd Year ME
Favorite Tool: 3D Printers
Other Involvements: TOM GT, Greek Life
Did you know? I have two dogs!