Our Mentors
Officers
Braden Kerstin
PRESIDENT
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Tormach
Other Involvements: GT Drumline, Combustion Lab
Did you know?
I build racecars on the weekends
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!
Toby Roule
Operations
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Resin Printers
Other Involvements: Hytech Racing, Undergraduate Research, ORGT
Did you know?
This summer, I took a road trip from Seattle to Pittsburgh, stopping in 5 national parks!
Ava Rose
Public Affairs
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Georgia Tech Student Foundation, Combustion Lab, Alpha Xi Delta
Did you know?
I love big earrings (and making my own at the AMS)!
Lily Cooper
Training
3rd Year ME
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: YJFC, WOAA, Greek Life
Did you know?
I have a pet chicken named Kiki!
Javier Pratdesaba
Purchasing
3rd Year Chemical Engineering
Favorite Tool: Formlabs Form 3
Other Involvements: Symphonic band, BTZ combustion lab, math TA
Did you know?
I’ve played flute in concert band, alto sax in jazz band, and clarinet in symphonic band!
Sam Li
Development
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Paper towels
Other Involvements: Space Systems Design Lab, YJSP
Did you know?
I have eaten a Carolina Reaper before
Paula Delfin
Programming & Outreach
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Band Saw
Other Involvements: YJSP, GT Salsa Club, Undergraduate research, SHPE, and ADPi
Did you know?
I love baking in my free time!
Raghu Bharadwaj
Safety
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Band Saw
Other Involvements: Research (M3 Lab)
Did you know?
I used to work for the Georgia Tech football team!
Kaden Knudsen
Optimization
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Label Maker
Other Involvements: GT Drumline, Beam Team
Did you know?
I hate pizza like who would ever ruin perfectly good cheesy bread by putting tomatoes on it
Spencer Baird
Pro Print Lead
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Stratasys F370 CR
Other Involvements: SSDL, YJSP
Did you know?
I keep lots of fish
Mentors
Landon Jarrel
Safety
5th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Hand Plane
Involvements: GTRI, AIAA
Did you know?
I can speak 4 languages!
Madeleine Graham Macy
Operations
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Wood lathe
Involvements: Research at the ASDL
Did you know?
I write a webcomic called aeromad! https://aero-mad.tumblr.com/
Kendall Seefried
Programming & Outreach
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser cutter
Other Involvements: AIAA, GT Rowing, research
Did you know?
My mom also studied aerospace engineering at Tech (and we both had Prof. Shankar for aerodynamics)!
Kaushal Gokare
Training
4th year AE
Favorite Tool: Brother
Other Involvements: HyTech Racing, Scouting at Georgia Tech, Ben T Zinn Combustion Lab
Did you know?
I can eat a full orange in under 3 seconds!
Siddhi Ameser
Operations
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Air Force ROTC, YJFC, ASDL
Did you know?
I can teach anyone how to skateboard in 3 sessions, guaranteed.
Rebekah Geil
Programming & Outreach
4th Year AE
Favorite Tool: Formbox
Other Involvements: Navigators, SWE
Did you know?
I have an 800+ day streak on Duolingo
Thomas Van Buren
Public Affairs
4th Year CS
Favorite Tool: Rubber Mallet
Other Involvements: AΣΦ Fraternity, Bridge Club
Did you know?
I have a pet tortoise
Robbie van Zyl
Programming & Outreach
4th Year ME
Favorite Tool: CNC
Other Involvements: Sigma chi Fraternity, GT RoboTech Hackathon, and former intern at Space-X startup Parallel Systems, incoming Summer intern at Skydio
Did you know?
I was born and raised in South Africa!
Ashish Cavale
Purchasing
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Pro printers
Other Involvements: SSDL, AIAA, Math TA
Did you know?
I love playing golf
Terry Thoundayil
Development
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: Board Games, YJSP
Did you know?
I started coming to (and refusing to leave) the AMS by making my first Halloween costume a week before the holiday.
Maren Kelley
Public Affairs
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Cricut Cutter!
Other Involvements: BTZ Combustion Lab, Alpha Omega Epsilon
Did you know?
I’ve studied abroad twice in my time at Tech!
Lauren Forcey
Programming & Outreach
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: new laser cutter 💗💗💘🥰
Other Involvements: SWE, GT Club soccer
Did you know?
I’ve traveled to Paris for a soccer tournament!
Neil Jackson
Development
3rd Year ME
Favorite Tool: Wood Lathe
Other Involvements: Yellow Jacket Marching Band, Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity
Did you know?
I love the DUNE books
Taylor Hampson
Operations
3rd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Soldering Iron
Other Involvements: HPEPL, YJSP, Undergraduate Research Ambassadors
Did you know?
I was named after a dog
Dylan Gantt
Operations
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser cutter
Other Involvements: Club Tennis Team, Greek Life, Delta
Did you know?
I can juggle
Karthik Shaji
Training
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: CORE Robotics Lab, GT Motorsports, Fencing
Did you know?
I’ve fenced competitively for 7 years!
Dalton Luedke
Operations
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: 3D printers
Other Involvements: GTRI
Did you know?
I have 18 3D printers at home!
Eli Clouatre
Development
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Glowforge Laser Cutter
Other Involvements: GT Beekeeping Club
Did you know?
I once bought uranium as a secret Santa gift
Althea Noonan
Development
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Glowforge laser cutter!
Other Involvements: Georgia Tech Experimental Rocketry Club, AIAA, and SSDL Undergraduate Research.
Did you know?
I’m really interested in space policy!
Grace Clark
Optimization
2nd 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!
Katrina Potak
Purchasing
2nd Year AE
Favorite Tool: Wood Lathe
Other Involvements: Navy ROTC, GT Catholic Center, High Performance Computing Lab
Did you know?
I was born in Vienna, Austria
Sidsadee Banchongsirich-areon
Public Affairs
1st Year AE
Favorite Tool: Omtech laser cutter
Other Involvements: GTXR, Marching Band, RotorJackets
Did you know?
I am an AMS enjoyer
Hiroshi Wang
Training
1st Year AE
Favorite Tool: Prusa
Other Involvements: GTMN, GTXR
Did you know?
I love listening to and playing extreme metal on guitar, bass and drums!
Saniya Kulkarni
Optimization
1st Year AE
Favorite Tool: Glowforge 😎
Other Involvements: GTXR, WRT
Did you know?
I built a radio telescope last year!
Miles Appleton
Optimization
1st Year Environmental Science
Favorite Tool: Lathe
Other Involvements: Muay Thai, GT Musicians Network, GT Brazilian Ju Jitsu, Community Garden
Did you know?
I forage for wild mushrooms.
Andy Romero
Optimization
1st Year AE
Favorite Tool: Table saw
Other Involvements: You can find in any desk of the CRC!
Did you know?
I love making big sculptures, painting portraits and making bread 😀
Owen Winn
Training
1st Year AE
Favorite Tool: Resin printers
Other Involvements: GT Drumline
Did you know?
I make and sell my own candles.