Meet our team! We are...
- 54 members 👤
- From 14 US states 🇺🇸
- From 3 different countries 🌎
- 9 majors ✏️
- 3 Cornell colleges 🐻
The Team Leads⚓
Sebastian Meza
Email: sdm233@cornell.edu
Year: 2024
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: New York City, NY
Amelia Kovacs
Email: ajk296@cornell.edu
Year: 2024
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Groton, MA
Hardware⚙️
Hardware designs and manufactures the boat’s electromechanical system!🛥️
This involves doing CAD and ECAD, running simulations, machining, working with composites, working with power tools, soldering and assembling electrical components, among other technical skills. Members of the hardware team gain a lot of valuable hands-on experience, while also being able to apply concepts learned in class to their work during the design process.
Subteam Lead
Slava Koblov
Email: sk3328@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Subteam Lead
Ben Melcher
Email: brm99@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Ithaca, NY
Subteam lead
Audrey Sackey
Email: aas332@cornell.edu
Year: 2024
Major: ECE
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
Manufacturing Lead
Hunter Capner
Email: hvc6@cornell.edu
Year: 2024
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Mount Ephraim, NJ
Alison Mangano
Email: atm72@cornell.edu
Year: 2024
Major: Chemistry
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Matthew Young
Email: mey33@cornell.edu
Year: 2024
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Billerica, MA
Henry Geller
Email: hng8@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: ECE
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Benjamin Malekan
Email: bm529@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Sahara Shahab
Email: sbs293@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Brooklyn, NY
Grace Tang
Email: gjt29@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD
Rajarshi Das
Email: rd496@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Mech Engineering/ECE
Westbury, NY
Michelle Yu
Email: mjy34@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Boston, MA
Will Natcharian
Email: wrn25@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Avon, CT
Daniel yu
Email: dhy22@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Electrical & Computer Eng
Hometown: Raritan, NJ
Emily Felts
Email: ef438@cornell.edu
Year: 2027
Major:
Hometown: Evanston, IL
Findlay hartman
Email: fgh36@cornell.edu
Year: 2027
Major: Materials Science & Eng
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Thomas Wells
Email: tlw85@cornell.edu
Year: 2027
Major: Materials Science & Engineering
Hometown: Lansing, NY
Software💻
Software is responsible for researching, developing, and testing all computer programs which enable the boat to operate autonomously! 🌊
This includes building computer vision systems, implementing AI-driven navigation and control algorithms, designing microcontroller software, integrating different processes through ROS, and developing simulation frameworks for testing. Members on Software are primarily CS and ECE majors with interdisciplinary interests, a passion for innovation, and dedication to see their projects through.
Village Elder
Eric Zhang
Email: ewz4@cornell.edu
Year: 2023
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: College Station, TX
Subteam Lead (ROS + Sims)
Taha Jafry
Email: taj43@cornell.edu
Year: 2024
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Houston, TX
Subteam Lead (Perception)
Kevin Cui
Email: kc734@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
William Chiang
Controls
Email: wc475@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Miami, FL
David Schultz
ROS, Sensors
Email: dms489@cornell.edu
Year: 2024
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Ossining, NY
Henry Gao
Ground Station
Email: ag836@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Albany, NY
Tommy Larson
Controls
Email: tll68@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: ECE
Hometown: East Troy, WI
Joanna Lin
AI
Email: jl2748@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Daniel Wong
Ground Station
Email: djw329@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: New Hyde Park, NY
Jeffrey Xiang
Controls
Email: jjx5@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Sharon, MA
Jeremy Zarge
Ground Station
Email: jz642@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Boston, MA
Carter Zhu
AI
Email: yz553@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Joanna Andrews
AI
Email: jd242@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Albany, NY
Alexandra Campero
Perception
Email: adc246@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Computer Science
Hometown: Derwood, MD
Ireanne Cao
Controls
Email: ixc3@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: West Windsor, NJ
Vail Chen
Ground Station
Email: vac68@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Computer Science & Math
Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
Saksham Diwan
Newbie
Email: sd966@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Kolkata, West Bengal
Kaitlyn Hom
Perception
Email: khh54@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: San Ramon, CA
Aileen Huang
AI
Email: aeh245@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: CS
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Grace Kim
Controls
Email: gsk68@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Computer Science & ORIE
Hometown: Princeton, NJ
Josue Ortiz
Controls
Email: jdo57@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Long Island, NJ
Samuel Park
AI
Email: sp994@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Melville, NY
Anishka Raina
AI
Email: ar933@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: ECE
Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Arthi Vijayakumar
AI
Email: av439@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: CS
Hometown: Sharon, MA
Jolly Zheng
Perception
Email: jz767@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Queens, NY
Vansh bherwal
Newbie
Email: vb353@cornell.edu
Year: 2027
Computer Science
Hometown:
Caitlin Farrell
Newbie
Email: cf526@cornell.edu
Year: 2027
Computer Science
Hometown: Montclair, NJ
Aditya Iyer
Email: aji8@cornell.edu
Year: 2027
Computer Science
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Kiran Mitra
Email: km936@cornell.edu
Year: 2027
Computer Science
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Timothy Park
Email: tkp26@cornell.edu
Year: 2027
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Melville, NY
Avishi trivedi
Email: at783@cornell.edu
Year: 2027
Computer Science
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Business & Outreach 💼
Business keeps the boat afloat by overseeing team logistics and operations. 🦾
This includes maintaining the team finances, publicity, and logistical timeline. The business team organizes team events, spearheads fundraising, updates the team website, creates the team video, monitors social media, organizes recruitment, and looks for opportunities for sponsorship!
Subteam Lead
Joanna Lin
Email: jl2748@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Matthews Cornejo
Email: mgc234@cornell.edu
Year: 2025
Major: Hotel Administration/Real Estate
Hometown: Lima, Peru
Grace Kim
Email: gsk68@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Computer Science & ORIE
Hometown: Princeton, NJ
Saujas Modi
Email: sbm224@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: ORIE
Hometown: Queens, NY
William Wong
Email: ww449@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Hotel Administration
Hometown:
Eunice Cho
Email: eyc53@cornell.edu
Year: 2026
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Palo Alto, CA