President

Adnan Kapadianan

WIP

Vice President

Tora

WIP

Vice President

Aahil

Hi Everyone!! I'm Aahil, one of the Vice Presidents for STAR. This year, I hope to help our projects succeed as much as possible and make STAR the best rocketry club ever. My goal is to get LE3 in the air, work with our members, and have fun while doing the hard stuff. 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!

Airframe

Sofia Faghihy Nejad

Hey everyone, I’m Sofia and I’ll be your airframe lead this year! I’m an incoming sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering and music and this is my second year in STAR. My main objectives this year are to refine the techniques that airframe uses and create a rigorous yet welcoming community within our subteam. In my spare time, I enjoy building rockets (which I hope is quite obvious lmao), playing the violin, cooking up disasters in my kitchen, and listening to abnormal amounts of music.

Recovery

Elise Fan

Hey there! I’m Elise, your recovery lead this year. This is my third year on the team and I’m working on improving our knowledge base and reliability of the system through better simulations and testing. We have the hardest recovery challenge yet, but we’ll get this rocket back down safely! Outside of STAR, I enjoy going on roadtrips, arts and crafts, and baking. Recovery #1!

Propulsion

Jesse Ramirez

Hi everyone, I’m Jesse, STAR’s Propulsion Lead. This year, I’m focused on leading the development of Berkeley’s first regeneratively cooled rocket engine. Alongside that, my goal is to help educate newer members and build a foundation that supports long-term growth and sustainability for STAR. Outside of the club, I rock climb, go to the gym, and play music whenever I can. I’m looking forward to a great year of building, learning, and laying the groundwork for STAR’s future.

Avionics

Aidan Rickert

I’m Aidan, the Avionics lead on STAR. I previously served as Vice President for nearly two years, and am pivoting to focus on the Avionics for our third liquid engine LE3! Outside of STAR, I serve as the director of the Advanced PCB Engineering (APE) DeCal and have completed two internships at Astranis on Avionics Integration. So clearly, I am much more on the EE side than the CS. My focus this year is on streamlining our processes, to avoid mistakes and promote more iterative design. If you have any questions about STAR, electrical engineering, or life, feel free to reach out!

Payload

Daniel Grover

I’m Daniel, and I am this year’s payload project manager! I’m a rising senior with a plan to build a payload that promotes technical excellence on our team and gains us a victory at competition this summer. Creating a welcoming environment as we work on a challenging project is my top priority, and I can’t wait to work on our payload this year! Outside of STAR, I love to read, hike, play video games, and spend time with my friends, family, and girlfriend.

Simulation

Arnav Swaroop

Hey, I’m Arnav, your Simulations Lead for STAR and this will be my second year at Berkeley. This year, my priority is to build up the simulations team and to ensure we can get the best possible output from LE3 and our other projects. Outside of STAR, I do Astronomy and Physics research (relating to sims!!) and enjoy hiking, biking, and diving around the bay area. If you are interested in applying physics or computer science skills to rockets, joining simulations is a great way to do that so please reach out!

Operation

Manank Doshi

Hi! I’m Manank, and I’m excited to be serving as Operations Lead for STAR this year. It’s my second year on the team, and I’m also part of the Recovery subteam. This year, I’m hoping to make our launches and hotfires smoother and less stressful for everyone. I’m also focused on improving our documentation and safety procedures so we can keep building awesome things. Outside of rocketry, I love playing basketball and chess, building Legos, and spending time with friends. Looking forward to an amazing year with all of you in STAR!

Outreach

Alli Wang

Hello, my name is Alli and I am this year’s outreach lead.

Media

Theo

Hi everyone! I’m Theo, this year’s Media Lead. This is my second year on STAR and I’m also part of the avionics subteam. My job is to capture all of the cool things that happen on this team—from social events to rocket launches. Outside of STAR, I’m minoring in theater (lighting design), I play music, and I love hanging out with friends and finding new places to eat. If you’re passionate about photography, videography, or social media, please reach out!

LE3

Kush Mahajan

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