President

Adnan Kapadia

Junior, Engineering Physics

Hi everyone, and welcome to STAR! I have the privilege of leading this amazing team of engineers for this academic year, and I wouldn't call any other place home. Outside of STAR, I'm a coach of a high school marching band and a tutor at Mathnasium. I enjoy music, swimming, and hanging out with the homies. Feel free to reach out!

External Vice-President

Aidan Rickert

Sophomore, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

I'm Aidan, STAR's External Vice President. My technical focus is within avionics, specifically live telemetry and video. STAR is my favorite part of being at Berkeley, especially the people and launches, and I'm excited by our new, ambitious projects. Outside of STAR I go camping and hiking, play piano, spend too much money on vinyl, and go to concerts and music festivals. I also live and work as a camp counselor during the summer!

Internal Vice-President

Kinslee Yu

Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering

Hi everyone, I'm Kinslee Yu and I'm this year's Internal Vice President! My job is to act as a bridge between team members and leadership, address internal issues, and facilitate communication. Outside of STAR, I'm a part of two dance teams, work in digital marketing, and tutor on the side. My hobbies include dancing, painting, and flower arranging!

Airframe Lead

Matthieu Bourdeau de Fontenay

Junior, Physics

Hello my name is Matthieu, I'm a junior majoring in physics, I've been in STAR for now 2 years, and I am very excited to be the Airframe lead for the year 24-25 :) My goal as an airframe lead is to teach the importance of cross-subteam communication and organization. I hope my contributions will have a real impact and will allow STAR to push higher boundaries! Outside of STAR I like gaming (Big solo RPG games 👾) and building LEGOs (I'm a grown child lol) and I also do some rocketry stuff on my own, hopping to build a mach 2.5 rocket and get my L3 maybe one day 😤

Avionics Lead

Conor Van Bibber

Senior, Mechanical Engineering

Hi everyone! I'm Conor, a Senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I'm very excited to be leading the avionics team and hope to make great advancements in avionics complexity this year! Outside of STAR, I like drone photography and astrophotography, as well as hiking, camping, and working on a bunch of other mechanical engineering projects for fun!

Payload Lead

Daniel Grover

Junior, Mechanical Engineering

Hi! I'm Daniel, a Junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. This is my second year in STAR, and I'm super excited to be leading the payload team this year. I love building and designing things and I can't wait to get going on our payload. Outside of STAR, I love to rock climb, hike, read, play video games, and cook. I play the piano and enjoy spending time with my girlfriend and my friends. I also enjoy volleyball and tennis.

Propulsion Lead

Brian Huynh

Junior, Mechanical Engineering

Hey there! I'm Brian, a Junior majoring in mechanical engineering. Having been a part of STAR's liquids research team since I came to Berkeley, the talent, energy, and culture on the team is really one of the highlights of being here. Outside of STAR I have a lot of different hobbies and interests that I love to geek out over, from cars and aviation to video games and anime. I'm an avid piano player and enjoy listening to classical music and J-pop.

Recovery Lead

Gabriela Mercado

Junior, Mechanical Engineering

Hey, I'm Gabriela! I'm a senior studying Mechanical Engineering. This is my fourth year on STAR, and I'm super excited to have the opportunity to give back to the club as Recovery Lead. My favorite part of being on STAR is how much I learn and grow each year, and hope to help others have a similar experience. Outside of STAR, I am a part of Alpha Chi Omega and love to spend time with my friends! I also love to crochet, travel, and take lots and lots of photos.

Operations Lead

Aahil Syed

Sophomore, Computer Science

Hi Everyone!! I'm Aahil, the Operations Lead for STAR and a Sophomore in Computer Science and Math. While at Berkeley, this club has been the reason why I love being at Berkeley and I value all the time I spend with this club. Outside of STAR, I am very much into music (both playing and listening), tennis, walking around, and going on adventures. I hope you all are as excited as I am for this year!

Outreach Lead

Ailsa Sun

Sophomore, Data Science and Math

Hi! I’m Ailsa and I’m this years outreach lead. The community on STAR has irrevocably shaped my college experience and I want to share the joy of making cool stuff with others. Come chat w me about baking, electronics, or baroque music!

Media Lead

Nola Brady

Senior, Mechanical Engineering

Hey! I'm Nola, and I'm excited to be this year's Media Lead. I joined STAR last year and have learned so much since, its such a great community to be apart of. Outside of STAR, I enjoy staying active through soccer, volleyball, jiu-jitsu, and weightlifting. I also love playing the violin and piano, writing sketch comedy, and playing video games.

LE3 Project Manager

Eduardo Godinez Diaz

Senior, Mechanical Engineering

Coming soon!

Excalibur Project Manager

Kush Mahajan

Sophomore, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

coming soon!