Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Burlington, VT
Engineering Interests: Smart Materials, Design, Mechatronics
When not teaching students modern Design Optimization or studying novel applications of Shape Memory Polymers with his thesis students, Professor Utter can often be found shredding new trails while mountain biking at the slopes of his local parks.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Engineering Interests: Robotics, Prosthetics, Auto mechanics
When not debating philosophy with his peers, you can often find Benjamin at home by the ocean sailing, surfing, or practicing his photography. Other times, he'll often be at the gym rock climbing or in the kitchen perfecting new recipes for friends and family.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Princeton, NJ
Engineering Interests: Materials Science, Product Management
Rithika continuously aspires to bridge the gap between customers and engineers to deliver inclusive and life-changing products for all. Outside of this, you can often find her listening to podcasts, traveling, or taking long walks.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Bloomsburg, PA
Engineering Interests: Design, Controls Systems
Jem's main hobby is sitting down, which he accomplishes in two ways: the classic choice of at his desk playing videogames or watching movies, and also the infinitely more fun and rewarding seat of a whitewater kayak. Jem also enjoys cooking, eating, lifting, and occasionally snowboarding.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Engineering Interests: Mechatronics, Hydrodynamics, System Modelling
Most of the time Maddie's schedule is packed with her Leadership Education Internship, leading community discussions as a peer mentor in Pards Against Sexual Assault, or rowing up the Lehigh River as the President of the Crew team. In her rare free time she is listening to her carefully crafted playlists while cooking or is finding any excuse to spend time outside.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Port Washington, NY
Engineering Interests: Robotics, Design, System Modelling
Apart from studying at college, Jake loves to explore the cities around him while having fun and socializing with his friends. When he's looking for something mellow, he likes binge-watching movies and playing video games on his PC. He also is on a quest for the best cup of tea (and typically has some during our design meetings).
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Gainesville, VA
Engineering Interests: CNC Machining, Transportation Systems, Dynamics
With his artistic mind, Kyle often spends his free time on the Lafayette quad and around his local parks drawing on his sketchbook, choosing both to practice landscape studies or purely drawing from his imagination. At other times, he puts his energy into breaking Personal Records with the Lafayette Swim Team and competing with his friends.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Baldock, UK
Engineering Interests: Aeronautics, Mechatronics, Manufacturing, Testing
Oscar, living life in the fast lane, can often be found biking around campus or participating with the Track & Field team. Fueling his creative mind, he takes time to relax and find inspiration by traveling and practicing his photography and astronomy. Once inspired, he returns home to compose new music or meet with friends to create the next popular App.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Suffern, NY
Engineering Interests: Robotics, Mechanical Design
With his inquisitive nature, Eric spends a lot of time traveling locally and abroad. He loves to push himself in skiing black diamonds and improving his tennis game. At home, Eric periodically entertains his roommates with his piano skills.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Cranford, NJ
Engineering Interests: Manufacturing, Prototyping, Teamwork
Always full of energy, Keegan loves to hike in his local wilderness to find new camping spots. He is always ready to provide some comedic relief and light-hearted spirit to his friends with his endless stream of jokes and general "tom-foolery."
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
Engineering Interests: Material Sciences
Will has an intense imagination, making him always excited to discuss science fiction with his friends. He often shrouds himself late at night in reading related books, online research, and the black hole of YouTube playlists.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Engineering Interests: Manufacturing Processes and Optimization
José spends most of his time out at the sports fields, competing with his peers and pushing himself to new limits every day. When it rains or when he needs to relax, he can often be found playing video games with his friends instead.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: North Chicago, IL
Engineering Interests: Flight, Biomimicry
Dennis has an unrivaled passion for flight, often taking him to the field to experiment with RC planes. When not practicing flying, he can often be found doing research on flight mechanics or playing video games. Whenever he has spare energy after that, he'll challenge some friends to a game of volleyball.