Team Members
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 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 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!)
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
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Tester
Sponsor Mentor: SAE International, Ben Foster
Instructor: Dr. Sarah Oman