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2018-2019 Team Members

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2018-2019 Administration

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Kenneth Ricks
Faculty Advisor
Associate Professor. Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Subsystems: Runs the place
  • Has a Chili Pepper on RateMyProfessor.com
  • "Old" and "Mean" -Dr. Ricks
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Max Eastepp
RMC Team Lead
Senior
  • 4th Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: All
  • Has 2 adorable kittens. Formerly known as RadioShack
  • "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
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Jonathan Blake
Electrical Lead & Systems Engineering Co-Lead
Junior
  • 3rd Year on Alabama Astrobotics 
  • Subsystems: Electrical, Systems Engineering
  • Hit me up for your small electronics repair jobs
  • "Student design teams are where the rubber meets the road. This is what will prepare you for the world you enter once you graduate."
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Kelvin So
Mechanical Lead & Safety Co-Lead
Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • I used to be internationally ranked in Clash of Clans 
  • "In a gentle way, you can shake the Earth."
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Mason McVicker
Software Co-lead 
Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Software, Electrical
  • Rock climbing and Skiing are my hobbies.
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Matt Mason
Software Co-Lead & Systems Engineering Co-Lead
Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Software, Systems Engineering
  • I once left my keys on an airplane and never got them back
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Annie Hubbard
Logistics Lead
Junior
  • 3rd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical, Logistics​
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Andrew Sucato
Safety Co-Lead
Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Software
  • I have accidentally entered an exit ramp (poorly marked let it be known) and am alive to tell the tale.
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Alison Varner
Social Media Lead
Senior
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Electrical
  • My biggest accomplishment is being an official Dr Pepper Brand Ambassador
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Emily Kabalin
Marketing Lead
Junior
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Logistics
  • I am a member of the Alabama Crew Club

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Laura Malis
Outreach Lead
Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Software
  • Can burp the ABC's

2018-2019 Team Members

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Mason Adolfs
Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • Member of UA’s Club Baseball Team.
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Jace Aldrich
Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • Likes red because it matches his hair
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Nick Benedetto
Sophomore
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Electrical, Mechanical
  • Once learned Spanish for a trip to Brazil​​
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Russell Bromley
​Junior
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Electrical
  • I'm from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Nolan Clark
​Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Software
  • I greatly enjoy reading fantasy/adventure books
  • Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. - Carl Sagan
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Jessica Crawford
​Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • I grew up on a cattle ranch in southern Colorado
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Zachary Diethorn
Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • I have been on a scuba diving trip with whale sharks
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Benjamin Floyd
​Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Software
  • I play the Guitar and Trumpet.
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Santos Gonzalez
​Junior
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Electrical
  • My dad has a plumbing & gas company, we work together.
  • I'm not a professional barber, but I still have some skills.
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Daulton Guthrie
Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • I can solve a 3x3, 4x4, and 5x5 Rubik's cube.
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Bryan Harding
​Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Electrical
  • I like to scuba dive.
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Alex Horowitz
​Junior
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • I played baseball for 13 years
  • "There's always a better way"
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William Hoyt
​Junior
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Electrical, Software
  • Designated Filler of Holes
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Garrett Jennings
Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Software
  • Likes 8-bit remixes of pop songs
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Christiana Kandra
Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • I learned to fly a plane before I could drive a car
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Cora Kangas
Sophomore
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Electrical, Logistics, Systems Engineering, Social Media
  • Learned about the team by writing a magazine article about it, not an engineer
  • "That challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."
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Abhishek Keshari
Sophomore
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Electrical
  • ​I used to be a high school teacher. Now I am just a college kid.
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Lara Kremer
​Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • Definitely not sarcastic at all.
  • "If it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough moving parts."
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Will Lage
Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • Prom Dance Competition Champion
  • "When you left, I was but the learned. Now, I am the master." -Darth Vader
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Joseph Layton
Junior
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • Stayed in Hungary for a month when I was 11 as part of CISV.
  • " 'You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take' - Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott
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​Catarino Maldonado-Martinez
​Senior
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Electrical
  • Born in Omak, WA
  • V=RI
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​Mary Joanne Martin
​Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • I can say the alphabet backwards in under 5 seconds
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​Chase Memmer
​Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • Loves Labradors. Loves robots. Sorta concerned about loving robot Labradors. 
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Sara Norton
Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • I've met two U.S. Presidents
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Tommy O’Brien
​Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Software, Outreach
  • I am from Owings, MD
  • “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. -Neil Armstrong” -Michael Scott
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Matthew Petry
​Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Electrical
  • Rides an electric scooter to all his classes
  • "Don't stick your finger in spinny bits. It hurts."
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Tristan Phillips
​​Junior
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Electrical
  • I play trombone
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Jonathan Platt
​Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Electrical
  • I play trumpet in the University of Alabama Million Dollar Band
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Shannon Rearden
​Sophomore
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • I like to run marathons 
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Madeline Roman
​Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • I was in color guard for 5 years.
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Ian Seales
​Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical, Social Media
  • I’m in the MDB 
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Gregory Shipowitz
​Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Software
  • 2nd degree black belt in TaeKwonDo
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Grace Spotswood
​Sophomore
  • 2nd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical, Outreach
  • I'm a master thrifter.
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​Anna Stevenson
​Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • I conducted an internship at the United States Naval Test Pilot School, incorporating and testing a GPS-denied navigation system on a small unmanned aerial vehicle. 
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Chandler Tullis
​Freshman
  • 1st Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • Can probably quote the entirety of the Star Wars prequel movies.
  • As cliche as it is, I hope to go to Mars someday. Humanity is about to open up a whole new era of space exploration, and I want to be a part of that. Gonna need a lot of hard work and some luck, so fingers crossed!
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Brian Walker
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Senior
  • 3rd Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
  • I really love barbecue.
  • Don't Panic
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Tyler Zell
​Senior
  • 4th Year on Alabama Astrobotics
  • Subsystems: Mechanical
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