MECHANICAL
Our mechanical team handles design, manufacturing, and validation of the car.
Grayson Roberts is a junior from Minneapolis, Minnesota, majoring in mechanical engineering. He worked for the Aston Martin F1 team in the UK for a year, living in a house built closer to the crusades than when he was there. In his free time he enjoys golfing and sizing O-rings.
Peter is a sophomore from Los Angeles, California, studying mechanical engineering and computer science. He is a member of the mechanical team and the operations team. He loves working out, which also contributes to him having a large appetite. He can finish a whole Chipotle bowl in 5 minutes!
Tobia Ruth is a junior from Montclair, NJ, majoring in Physics and Materials Science Engineering with a minor in Mechanical Engineering. He is on the mechanical subteam, working mainly on the accumulator. There's a secret message in the captions of his Instagram posts, but it may take a few more posts for the message to fully develop...
Zerlina is a sophomore from Ridgewood, NJ, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She is a member of the mechanical team. Her dream is to make the car fly during competition. Isn't that what aerodynamics is for anyway?
Edison Flores-DeWilde is a sophomore from the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of the mechanical team and once accidentally unmuted and turned his camera on during a team meeting while doing the Cha Cha Slide at a wedding.
Jason Mathew is a sophomore from Ellicott City, Maryland, studying Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science. Don't tell anyone, but he's secretly designing the cockpit so only he can drive...
Yejun (Jun) Kwon is a junior from East Brunswick NJ, majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. He likes going to cheap band shows and buying expensive shirts.
Josh is a Sophomore from Irvine, CA, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of Structures subteam. He has consumed so much lactose that he is no longer lactose intolerant.
Eli Katz is a senior from Los Angeles, California, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. He is a member of the Mechanical Team and was REV9 Chassis Lead. He loves to run, but his legs don’t.
Ethan Hu is a senior from Toronto, Canada, majoring in Mechanical Engineering with an interest in finding obscure music. He is on the accumulator and vehicle dynamics team.
Finn Maniscalco is a senior from San Francisco, California majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Computer Science. He is a member of the Mechanical team. He once wagered ownership over 3/4 of his dog in a bet with a friend. He lost that bet.
Olivier Pham is a senior from Manhattan, New York, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of the mechanical team and accumulator subteam. A fun fact is that he can high jump 5'8".
Rohan Maliekkal is a senior from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Physics. Saltwater Crocodiles are by far his favorite animal. Did you know that they are bulletproof and never stop growing?! He can verify these facts. He’s watched every single documentary in existence.
Tai Phan is a Senior from Madison, Alabama, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. He is a member of the mechanical team. He once ate a 10,000 calorie burger in one sitting.
Jonas Ho is a junior from Newark, Delaware, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Computer Science. He is a member of the Mechanical team.
Josh Leshinskie is a junior from Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. He is a member of the powertrain subteam. He worked on a farm, learned to drive a tractor when he was 6, and still loves building with Legos!
Lauren Lee is a junior from the SF Bay Area, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She is a member of the mechanical team. She is 6'5".
Luca Thorson is a junior from Lexington, Kentucky, majoring in mechanical engineering. He is a member of the mechanical team. He's been in 3 car accidents but he promises that it's only made him a better driver.
Madison Fort is a junior from Torrance, California, majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in engineering entrepreneurship. She is a member of the Mechanical Team. She loves to travel and has been to 23 different countries :)
Marissa Teitelbaum is a junior from Morganville, New Jersey, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. She is a member of the mechanical team and specifically the accumulator sub-team who enjoys building and designing, but somewhat ironically isn't the biggest fan of driving, cars on the road.
Nathaniel Sirlin is a junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania majoring in Biology. He is a member of the Mechanical team.
Oscar Capraro is a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of the mechanical team.
Owen Shaffer is a junior from Nashville, Tennessee, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of the Mechanical team. Owen would dominate the annual competition with his world-class driving skills, but SAE surgically gave him an extra vertebrae so that he's too tall to compete.
Rachel Xie is a junior from San Ramon, California, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. She loves kayaking, exploring different restaurants, traveling, and more. She is always down to just have a good time. Check out her bio under Operations team as well!
Stella Lin is a junior from the SF Bay Area majoring in Materials Science and Engineering. She is a member of the mechanical team, and in both her PER and research work, she's all about batteries.
Vedansh Goenka is a junior from the San Francisco Bay Area studying Computer Science. He's a member of the mechanical team and loves Formula 1, Additive Manufacturing, and long walks with friends. He's only started a fire in his garage twice.
Vidhya Kalimani is a junior from Cupertino, California, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She is a member of the Mechanical team. She has visited all 29 states of India!
Alex Zhao is a sophomore from Orange County, California, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of the Mechanical and Operations team. He loves but is not great at surfing and claims he is 6 feet which is a disputed fact.
Grace Liu is sophomore majoring in computer science. She is a member of the mechanical team.
Henry Zhao is a sophomore from Vancouver, Canada, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of the mechanical team. He enjoys machining and traditional hand tools.
I'm Jeimin Taveras, I was born in Philadelphia PA but I'm technically considered Dominican(by their goverment) since both of my where born and raised there making me a duel citizen (although I never bothered with the paper work) I'm a powertrain and suspension member. Although I do some work for accumulator and operations. As a fun fact I used to play trombone in high school, its quite loud and expressive just like me. I love my family and friends and just hanging out.
Samuel Vasington is sophomore from Hopkinton, Massachusetts, majoring in mechanical engineering. He is a member of the aerodynamics subteam. He likes to play soccer and be outside.
Hi, my name is Tej Panigrahi and I'm from Dubai. I'm currently in my sophomore year at Penn studying mechanical engineering. This year, I'm going to be working for the Driver Interface team. A fun fact about me is that I've once race launched my friend's car to about 130 mph on a deserted road back home.
Theodor Bulacovschi is a sophomore from Iasi, Romania, majoring in Computer Engineering. He is a member of the Mechanical team.
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Derek Ike
Derek Ike is a sophomore from Swedesboro, New Jersey, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Engineering Entrepreneurship. He is a member of the Mechanical Team. You'll never see him without his beloved longboard, whether he's cruising on it or holding it. Derek loves R&B and also plays the electric guitar.