Our Mentors


Officers

Javier Pratdesaba

PRESIDENT

4th 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!

 

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!

 

 

Dalton Luedke

Operations

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: 3D printers

Other Involvements: GTRI

Did you know?

I have 18 3D printers at home!

Ava Rose

Public Affairs

4th Year AE

Favorite Tool: Glowforge Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: Georgia Tech Student Foundation, Alpha Xi Delta

Did you know?

I have an instagram account where I rate pretzels I eat!

Ashish Cavale

Training

4th Year AE

Favorite Tool: Cricut

Other Involvements: SSDL, HPEPL, AIAA, SGT, Math TA

Did you know? 

I have a motorcycle license but haven’t had the chance to ride on the road yet.

Katrina Potak

Purchasing

3rd 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

Development

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Omtech laser cutter

Other Involvements: GTXR, Marching Band, RotorJackets

Did you know? 

I am an AMS enjoyer

Paula Delfin

Programming & Outreach

4th Year AE

Favorite Tool: Omtech Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: ASDL, AIAA, WOAA, GT Salsa Club

Did you know?

I love baking in my free time!

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!

Karthik Shaji

Optimization

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Omtech laser cutter

Other Involvements: CORE Robotics Lab, FLAIR Lab, GTMS, Fencing

Did you know?

I have been fencing for 9 years!

 

Mentors

Raghu Bharadwaj

Public Affairs

5th Year AE

Favorite Tool: Band Saw

Other Involvements: Survivor at Georgia Tech, M3 Lab, SSDL

Did you know?

I have a spreadsheet ranking pizza places around Atlanta

Rebekah Geil

Programming & Outreach

5th Year AE

Favorite Tool: Formbox

Other Involvements: Navigators, SWE

Did you know?

I have an 800+ day streak on Duolingo

 

Madeleine Graham Macy

Operations

5th 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/

 

Robbie van Zyl

Programming & Outreach

5th 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!

Lily Cooper

Training

4th Year ME

Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: YJFC, WOAA, Greek Life

Did you know? 

I have a pet chicken!

Lauren Forcey

Programming & Outreach

4th 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!

 

Taylor Hampson

Operations

4th Year AE

Favorite Tool: Soldering Iron

Other Involvements: HPEPL, YJSP, Undergraduate Research Ambassadors

Did you know?

I was named after a dog

Neil Jackson

Development

4th Year ME

Favorite Tool: Wood Lathe

Other Involvements: Yellow Jacket Marching Band, Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity

Did you know?

I love the DUNE books

 

Terry Thoundayil

Development

4th 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.

Eleanor Bertocchi

Programming & Outreach

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!

Eli Clouatre

Development

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Glowforge Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: GT Beekeeping Club

Did you know?

I once bought uranium as a secret Santa gift

 

Dylan Gantt

Operations

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser cutter

Other Involvements: Club Tennis Team, Greek Life, Delta

Did you know?

I can juggle

 

Simon Kinderman

Optimization

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: SGT, YJFC, CCL

Did you know?

I visited over 10 countries this summer!

 

Kashvi Mundra

Optimization

3rd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser cutter

Other Involvements: YJSP, WoAA, LGST Lab, GT Musicians’ Network

Did you know?

I love writing songs on my guitar, piano, and violin! 

Althea Noonan

Development

3rd 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!

Toby Roule

Operations

3rd 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!

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.

Tyler Cummings

Development

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Miter Saw

Other Involvements: YJSP, Marching Band, KKΨ

Did you know?

I am writing a musical piece with someone!

 

Catherine Fang

Purchasing

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Planer

Other Involvements: GNC, PXL

Did you know?

I love tomatoes!

 

Morgan Gregg

Optimization

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Prusa 3D Printers

Other Involvements: GTXR and WoAA

Did you know?

I know how to crochet! 

Xander Hardin

Safety

2nd Year ME

Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter (out of left field, right?)

Other Involvements: I spent the last year on the Solar Car racing team working with the suspension team. I’ve also found a great community at the Christian Campus Fellowship where I’ve made some of my closest friendships.

Did you know?

This past summer I worked as a ocean lifeguard where I got to push myself to compete in my first Triathlon as well as a 10 mile race barefoot.

Saniya Kulkarni

Optimization

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Glowforge 😎

Other Involvements: GTXR, WRT

Did you know?

I built a radio telescope last year!

Mackenzie Newman

Training

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Glowforge Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: Georgia Tech Themepark and Engineering Club and Ramblin Rocket Club

 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)

Andy Romero

Optimization

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Table saw

Other Involvements: PLUS leader, air-bearing spacecraft simulator

Did you know?

I love making big sculptures, painting portraits and making bread 😀

Shalini Shailesh

Public Affairs

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: RRC/GNC, SWE

Did you know?

I love making bracelets and anklets

Hiroshi Wang

Operations

2nd Year AE

Favorite Tool: OMTech Laser Cutter

Other Involvements: Space Systems Design Lab, Dramatech, YJFC

Did you know?

I love listening to and playing extreme metal on guitar, bass and drums!

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!