Our Mentors
Officers
Carson Coursey
PRESIDENT
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: SSDL
Did you know?
My hometown is home to the largest mattress in the world
Dr. Di Leo
Advisor
AE Professor
Favorite Tool: Safety Glasses
Did you know?
He leads the Multiphysics Mechanics of Materials Lab focused on structures and materials research!
Blake Lathrop
Operations
4th Year ME
Favorite Tool: Chop Saw
Other Involvements: GT Rugby
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I once ate 56 chicken wings and 4 sticks of celery
Alicia Suarez
Public Affairs
3rd Year ME
Favorite Tool: Miter Saw
Other Involvements: Alpha Xi Delta
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I have a dual American and Colombian passport
Andrew Morell
Training
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Lathe
Other Involvements: AIAA, SSDL, & ORGT
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I love to play croquet!
Sam Li
Purchasing
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Form 3 Printers
Other Involvements: Robojackets (Battlebots), Space Systems Design Lab
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I didn’t know milkshakes were made of ice cream until my freshman year of college.
Braden Kerstin
Development
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Tormach
Other Involvements: GT Drumline
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I really like cars
Rebekah Geil
Programming & Outreach
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Form Box
Other Involvements: The Navigators, Society of Women Engineers, AIAA
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I’ve been in a Marvel movie
Mentors
Landon Jarrel
Training
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Hand Plane
Involvements: SAESAC, German Club, Russian Club, ASDL
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I loves swing music and currently play five instruments!
Anna Goddard
Development
4th Year IE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Involvements: Georgia Tech Marketing Association, Alpha Xi Delta
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I once lived on a sailboat for two weeks!
Katie Wyers
Public Affairs
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Lathe
Other Involvements: Combustion Lab
Did you know?
I once trained my cats to reliably use a human toilet
Raghu Bharadwaj
Operations
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: 3D Printer
Other Involvements: VIP research, Scouting at Georgia Tech (President), former Georgia Tech Football Equipment Manager
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I am an Eagle Scout!
Maggie Stewart
Development
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Form 2
Other Involvements: GTXR, Machine Shop
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Contrary to popular belief, I actually do not like pina coladas.
Dalton Luedke
Training
1st Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: DBF, AIAA
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I have been to 42 different states!
Terry Thoundayil
Development
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: YJSP
Other Involvements: SSDL Undergraduate Researcher, Avid Baker and Chef
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I started coming to (and refusing to leave) the AMS by making my first Halloween costume a week before the holiday.
Maren Kelley
Development
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Undergraduate Research, Alpha Omega Epsilon
Did you know?
I have a twin and a brother who was born on the same day, three years later!
Ashish Cavale
Purchasing
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Dimension Elite 3D Printer
Other Involvements: AIAA, Math TA, SSDL
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I like singing and playing instruments. I also broke my professor’s $1000 drone and fixed it without him realizing.
Javier Pratdesaba
Purchasing
2nd Year Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE)
Favorite Tool: Belt Sander
Other Involvements: ORGT, Math TA, Nian Liu Batteries Lab, ChBE Student Ambassadors, AIChE
Did you know?
When driving in Italy, I once filled my rental car with “gasolio” not knowing it was diesel and ended up stranded and homeless for a day!
Lauren Forcey
Programming & Outreach
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Club Lacrosse, Grand Challenges, SWE
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I went to Paris to play soccer with the VA state ODP team in high school, and I hope to live in France someday (would love to hike Mont Blanc)!
Lily Cooper
Training
2nd Year ME
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: YJFC, WoAA, Greek Life
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I have a pet chicken!
Lydia Stanford
Operations
4th Year ME
Favorite Tool: Miter Saw
Other Involvements: ASME, Hillel, VeggieJackets
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I’m a big fan of women’s soccer. Go Gotham FC!
Paula Delfin
Programming and Outreach
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Sodering Iron
Other Involvements: Yellow Jacket Space Program (YJSP), SGT, Salsa Club, ADPi
Did you know?
Baking is one of my favorite past times!
Rachel Thomas
training
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Box Cutter
Other Involvements: Georgia Tech Experimental Rocketry (GTXR), Combustion Lab, Georgia Outreach Team for Space, Georgia Tech Club Basketball
Did you know?
I started skiing before I could fully walk
Gavin Garland
Development
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Table Saw
Other Involvements: Ramblin’ Roundnet Club
Did you know?
Co-inventor of a U.S. patent
Spencer Baird
Operations
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Form Printers
Other Involvements: SSDL, YJSP
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I keep lots of fish
Siddhi Ameser
Training
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Table Saw
Other Involvements: AF ROTC, Rowing Club, YJFC, ASDL Research
Did you know?
I can do a one-handed cartwheel
Thomas Van Buren
Tech
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Rubber Mallet
Other Involvements: Undergraduate Consulting Club, Alpha Sigma Phi
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I’m a big hockey fan. Go Caps!
Karthik Shaji
Development
1st Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: GT Motorsports, CSM Lab, Fencing
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I love Astrophysics! (Big Fan of Kurzgesagt and PBS Space Time)
Wouter van de Groep
Tech
4th Year IE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Casual drone flying, undergraduate research, TKE
Did you know?
He has dual citizenship in the US and the Netherlands!
Alumni
Matt Corrado
FOrmer president
2020 Graduate
Favorite Tool: Lathe
Other Involvements: Undergrad research in High-Power Electric Propulsion Lab, Hyperloop, Club Ultimate Frisbee
Did you know?
He’s been to a game at every MLB Stadium!
Katie Hartwell
Admin
2020 Graduate
Other Involvements: Research with Dr. Lightsey and Dr. Bowling
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She lived with a cat for 3 years before realizing she is allergic to cats!
Jonathan Paravano
Growth and Development
2020 Graduate
Favorite Toosl: Laser Cutter and Markforged 3D Printer
Other Involvements: Design Build Fly President, German Research Group, Georgia Tech Catholic Center
Did you know?
He enjoys dipping French fries in milkshakes.
Beau Martin
operations
2020 Graduate
Favorite Tool: CNC Mill
Other Involvements: Yellow Jacket Fying Club
Did you know?
After he got his pilot’s license, he failed his drivers test by driving on the wrong side of the road…
Clay Newman
tech
2020 Graduate
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Catholic Student Organization
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He loves working with MATLAB…!
Julia Filooon
growth and development
2019 Graduate
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Students for the Exploration & Development of Space
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She’s an up-and-coming yo-yo master!
James Fogel
operations
2019 Graduate
Favorite Tool: Every tool
Other Involvements: Ramblin Rocket Club, GSBC, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
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He speaks 3 languages!
Reed Williams
Growth and Development
2019 Graduate
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: GOALSoccer
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He’s 1/32 Native American!
Rony Islam
former president
2019 Graduate
Favorite Tool: Pancake Printer
Other Involvements: Hyperjackets, Former AMS President!
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He raises foster kittens and even adopted one for himself!