The Team

Current Undergraduate Leadership

Stuart Buecher

Education: Mechanical Engineering (Junior) – Colorado State University

Interests: Aerospace, Renewable Energy, Bioengineering, Automotive

Experience: Woodward, Air Quality Research Lab, Orthopedic Bioengineering Lab

Fun Fact: My signature is on the ISS!

Areas of Expertise: CAD, MATLAB, Experimental Design

Tom Asiala

Interests: Aerospace, Renewable Energy, Bioengineering, Automotive

Experience: Woodward, Howard Vacuum Facility, EP Flight Hardware Testing, CEPPE Lab

Areas of Expertise: CAD, MATLAB, LM Engineering

Jason Taylor

Education: Mechanical Engineering (Junior) – Colorado State University

Interests: Aerospace, Robotics, Fluid Mechanics

Experience: RamBOTs Senior Design, Financial Management, Logistics Technician

Areas of Expertise: Solidworks, MATLAB, Machining

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Marco Ciarcià, Ph.D.

Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Site director – NSF I/UCRC for Center Next Generation Photovoltaics

Education: 

M.S. 2001, Università degli Studi di Palermo – Aerospace Engineering

Ph.D. 2008, Rice University – Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest: Robotics, mechatronics, UAV design, optimal and nonlinear control, spacecraft guidance, navigation and control, and small satellites.