Team Members



Chris Galus



Testing Engineer & 1st Semester Project Manager
Chris was born in Chicago, IL but grew up in Gilbert, AZ. In highschool he played varsity football and was the captain of the varsity wrestling team. At NAU he is studying mechanical engineering with an emphasis in fluid dynamics, and was a founding father of the Sigma Pi Fraternity chapter on campus. In his spare time he likes working on cars and motorcycles, camping, snowboarding, and surfing. He is currently doing a Molecular Dynamics internship via the NAU NASA Space Grant, and will be moving to Los Angeles after graduation to work at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems.


Alex Klausenstock



Testing Engineer & Manufacturing Engineer
Alex is from San Diego, his hobbies include scuba diving, hiking, and cooking. He is interested in a variety of engineering disciplines and has a background in remote controlled model aircraft. He has participated in NAU's SAE Aero regular in the past as well as with the 2018 Formula SAE team at Chico State.


Jacob Cong



2nd Semester Project Manager, CAD Engineer, & Logistics Manager
Jacob will graduate NAU a certified E.I.T. with previous experience in building engineering. At NAU, he has studied Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Machine Design, and he hopes to apply his education in a manufacturing engineering setting. In his free time, Jacob enjoys music and woodworking. (These two hobbies mesh every so often when Jacob takes on a guitar-building project!)


Nathan Valenzuela



Manufacturing Engineer, CAD Engineer & Website Developer
Nate has work expereince in HVAC, power distribution design, and surveying. He is from Phoenix, Arizona and enjoys woodworking, painting, and autocross in his free time. His areas of interest include: thermodynamics, heat transfer, CAD, and manufacturing.


Recognition



Project Sponsor: W.L. Gore and Associates Inc.



Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Tester

Sponsor Mentor: SAE International, Ben Foster

Instructor: Dr. Sarah Oman