Undergraduate Alumni

Kimberly Moniz

Kimberly is a recent graduate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. She is interested in controls-related work and mechatronics systems, particularly for aerospace and robotics applications.

Aitana Valderrey

Aitana is a junior exchange student from Spain. In the HRVIP Lab, she works on the Float Unit as part of the HDD project, contributing to the development and testing of a ground-based system used to validate small satellite attitude determination and control systems prior to launch.

Maya Bahnasy

Maya is a fourth-year student double majoring in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, with an interest in spacecraft mechanical systems for deep space and planetary exploration systems.

Abhay Mahindroo

Abhay is an Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Intern currently working on a project that uses Hard Disk Drives as actuators and integrates Arduino sensors and a Raspberry Pi camera module to achieve precise orientation and speed control.

Peyton Hilford

Peyton is a third year physics student assisting Janine in studying sublimation through porous materials as means of cooling CubeSats.

Matthew Norman

Matthew Norman is a senior undergraduate student majoring in Aerospace and Mechanical En-gineering, and will be developing software for the Air Bearing Table Computer Vision System.

Krystle Dang

Krystle is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Chemical Engineering. She joined the HRVIP lab and the NASA HOME (Habitats Optimized for Missions of Exploration) STRI to collaborate with Daniela's research in Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS)

Michael Taylor

Michael is a fourth-year undergraduate majoring in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. He is currently researching and conducting Cubesat environmental testing, including thermal-vacuum and vibration testing.