The team.

Mechanical

Design, manufacturing, and validation of the car.

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  Winston ShenMechanical Co-Lead

  Winston is a junior from Hong Kong majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is 6'5 (standing on his weld beads).

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  Ethan LiuMechanical Co-Lead

  Ethan Liu is a junior from the SF Bay Area majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He loves smooth layups both on the basketball court and in the lab.

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  Audrey TsengAerodynamics & Composites Lead

  Audrey Tseng is a sophomore from Long Island, New York majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She truly believes that Brunch is the most important meal of the day, and will never turn down a stack of pancakes after a long composites manufacturing trip.

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  Michael YangSuspension Lead

  Michael Yang is a sophomore from Montreal, Canada, pursuing a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering and Physics in Penn's Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER). It may seem like he has a natural affinity for the ground: he's always found lying down, whether he's diving for a volleyball or assembling the suspension.

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  Sofia Padilla RegulesDriver Interface Lead

  Sofia is a sophomore from Guadalajara, Mexico, majoring in mechanical engineering. She is part of the mechanical team, and she really likes trying new foods (although nothing beats street tacos).

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  Ethan HoDrivetrain Lead

  Ethan Ho is a junior from Newark, Delaware, studying Mechanical Engineering and Robotics. He enjoys rock climbing in his spare time.

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  Theodor BulacovschiAccumulator Lead

  Theodor Bulacovschi is a senior from Iași, Romania, studying Computer Engineering. He started working with HV at 14 and now the gloves finally fit.

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  Arjun SuryawanshiVehicle Dynamics Lead

  Arjun Suryawanshi is a junior from the Philly suburbs majoring in Computer Science. Outside of cars he enjoys cooking and exploring the city.

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  Owen ShafferMechanical Master's Student

  Owen Shaffer is a master's student from Nashville, TN, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of the Mechanical team. He once went to explore ancient Egyptian tombs in search of forbidden knowledge, and succeeded. He returned with several thousand lines of code and a 12-DoF transient vehicle model.

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  Josh ChenMechanical Senior Member

  Josh Chen is a senior from Irvine, CA, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of Mechanical subteam. He has consumed so much lactose that he is no longer lactose intolerant.

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  Jason MathewMechanical Senior Member

  Jason Mathew is a senior from Ellicott City, Maryland. He is a member of the Mechanical team. Jason is still trying to convince everyone that making the car a tricycle would make it go faster.

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  David Vexler

  David Vexler is a junior from Buffalo, New York studying mechanical engineering and computer science. He is on the mechanical team and is also our #1 Driver (No he's not, we'd never let him anywhere near the car).

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  Victor Dang

  Victor Dang is a junior from Palo Alto, California studying mechanical engineering and business. He belongs to the mechanical team, and works primarily on driver interface. He was neighbors with Donkey from Shrek(at least, the live donkey used as the physical model for the character by the animators), who was not nearly as chatty as the films would suggest.

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  Jacob Jameson

  Jake is a junior from Bethesda, Maryland studying Mechanical Engineering and Robotics with minors in Math and Engineering Entrepreneurship. He enjoys 3D Printing and fresh baguettes.

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  Katherine Ke

  Katherine Ke is a junior from Newport Beach, California, studying mechanical engineering. Her favorite hobby is picking up new hobbies! Bonus points if they involve sports or art!

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  Elijah Jeoung

  Elijah Jeoung is a junior from Cary, NC, studying mechanical engineering. He is on drivetrain. He is trilingual in English, Japanese, and Korean.

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  Neha Bachu

  Neha Bachu is a sophomore from Dallas TX studying Mechanical Engineering and Earth Science. She just started her own haircutting business.

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  Jaylen Carpenter

  Jaylen Carpenter is a sophomore from Voorhees, NJ. A member of the Suspension subteam, he is studying Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics.

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  Conor McDonald

  Conor McDonald is a sophomore from Haverford, Pennsylvania, studying MEAM. He works on the Drivetrain as a part of the Mechanical team. He is a huge Philadelphia sports fan. Go Birds!

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  Grant Flores-DeWilde

  Grant Flores-DeWilde is a sophomore from Chadds Ford, PA, stuying MEAM. He is on the Mechanical team. He loves playing sports.

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  Amy Wang

  Amy is a sophomore from Abington, PA. She is majoring in Chemical Engineering and is a member of Accumulator subteam. Minecraft is her favorite game.

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  Jon Chen

  Jon Chen is a sophomore from Lower Merion, PA, majoring in Materials Science Engineering and Physics in the VIPER program. He is on the mechanical subteam, working primarily on the Accumulator. He loves his catchphrases and living whimsically.

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  Matthew Cacuci

  Matthew Cacuci is a sophomore from Las Vegas, Nevada, in VIPER (MEAM and Physics). He is on Driver Interface. Fun Fact: He once pulled the fire alarm at his pre-school, and almost got away with it until a kid snitched on him.

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  Jackson Ding

  Jackson Ding is a mechanical member studying mechanical engineering. He wants to retire as a black smith.

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Electrical

Circuit boards, software, and electric systems.

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  Justin YuElectrical Lead

  Justin is a junior from Ellicott City, Maryland, majoring in Electrical Engineering. He is a member of the Electrical Hardware team. When he was 12, he caught a Stingray with his Dad on a fishing trip.

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  Mike SongHardware Lead

  Mike is a junior from Palo Alto, California, majoring in Electrical Engineering. He is a member of the Electrical Hardware team. He enjoys astronomy, drawing, and trying new foods.

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  Chinmay GovindSoftware Co-Lead

  Chinmay Govind is a junior AI major from Mechanicsburg, PA. He is a software lead and hopes to be replaced by Claude one day.

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  Liangyu (Layton) CaiSoftware Co-Lead

  Liangyu (Layton) Cai is a junior from Guangzhou, China, majoring in AI. He is a member of the Electrical Software team. He has a water-cooling laptop back in China that still works and has not leaked (yet).

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  Jurgen WesterhofData Acquisition Lead

  Jurgen is a sophomore from The Hague, The Netherlands studying Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He is a member of the Electrical Hardware team. He enjoys tennis, jazz, and going on hikes.

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  Cindy LiuHV Co-Lead

  Cindy is a junior from Seattle, Washington, majoring in Electrical Engineering. She is a member of the Electrical Hardware team.

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  Daniel LinHV Co-Lead

  Daniel is a sophomore from Atlanta, GA majoring in Electrical Engineering. He is a member of the Electrical Hardware team.

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  Oscar QuElectrical Senior Member

  Oscar Qu is a senior from Houston, Texas, majoring in Electrical Engineering. He is a member of the Electrical Hardware team. He has crimped so many wires that he often dreams about wiring harness manufacturing

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  Alexander RobertsonElectrical Senior Member

  Alexander is a senior from Doylestown, Pennsylvania studying Computer Science and Physics. He is a member of the Electrical Software team.

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  Alden RoseElectrical Senior Member

  Alden is a Senior from New Jersey. He is a member of the hardware team. He has been known to fix broken motor controllers by touch alone.

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  Emil SchaumburgElectrical Senior Member

  Emil is a senior CMPE major, retired software lead, and cool guy.

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  Parsa Khairollahi

  Parsa is a sophomore from Nashville, TN, majoring in Bioengineering. He is a member of the Electrical Hardware team. In his free time, he likes collecting Counter Strike skins.

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  Sudhir Yelamarthy

  Sudhir Yelamarthy is a sophomore from Doylestown, PA, majoring in electrical engineering. Outside of PER, you could probably find him playing pool or foosball in one of the dorm lounges.

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  Wilson M. Munyiri

  Wilson is a sophomore from Nanyuki, Kenya studying computer engineering. He is part of the Electrical hardware team and driverless subsystem. He plays the piano, guitar and his favorite anime shows are solo leveling and JJK.

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  Ahmet Ozan Yilmaz

  Ozan is a sophomore from Istanbul, Turkey studying Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He is in the hardware team. He likes light jogs and nice cafes in his free time.

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  Stephen Cai

  Hi, my name is Stephen! I’m from Scarsdale, NY studying EE (‘29) and I work on the software subteam. In my free time, I like to play piano and write music.

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  Ankit Annasamudram

  Ankit is a sophomore from Chandler, Arizona studying Electrical Engineering. He is a member of the Electrical Hardware Team. He loves Chipotle and watching soccer.

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  Coco Qu

  Coco is a sophomore from York, Pennsylvania, majoring in Physics and Electrical Engineering in the VIPER program. She is a member of the electrical hardware team. In her free time, she enjoys cutting hair.

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  Lealem Melesse

  Lealem is a sophomore from Ethiopia, majoring in Electrical Engineering. He is a member of the Electrical Hardware team. He enjoys playing chess in his free time.

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  Jeffrey Moon

  Jeffrey Moon is a sophomore from New Jersey and South Korea. He is majoring in Physics and is a part of the software team. He surrendered his driver's license which is why he is obsessed with autonomous vehicles.

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Operations

Logistics, procurement, marketing, sponsorship, merchandise, and finances.

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  Arjun Sharma

  Arjun Sharma is a Junior from Princeton, New Jersey, pursuing a dual degree in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry through Penn’s Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER). He serves as the Operations Lead for REV12. His favorite films include the Nolan Batman trilogy, La La Land, and the 2003 live-action Cat in the Hat.

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  Alex Zhao

  Alex Zhao is a senior 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.

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  Alan Li

  Alan is a junior from Ponte Vedra, Florida. While he's not putting out lithium ion fires, he's climbing mountains, cycling the Schuykill River Trail, or flip-turning at the Pottruck Pool.

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  Katherine Shen

  Katherine Shen is a sophomore from Los Angeles, California, majoring in Electrical Engineering, and is a member of the Operations team. She likes to cafe hop and has a large collection of iMessage stickers.

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  Koseli Thakali

  Koseli Thakali is a sophomore from just outside Philadelphia. She is a member of the Operations Team studying Economics and Cognitive Science, and it's impossible for her to stop talking about how she climbed Mount Everest.

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  Alexander Liu

  Hi! I'm Alex Liu, I’m a sophomore studying Digital Media Design and minoring in Engineering Entrepreneurship. I’m from Cupertino, California, and I’m Canadian, so I’m technically an international student. I love anime, games, and art, and I also enjoy playing volleyball and learning new things. In PER, I’m looking forward to creating software and design projects for the team, as well as competing (and hopefully winning) in competitions.

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