Jackson Merkl | Former Chief Engineer
Jackson is an Aerospace Engineering masters student with the ASDL. He is responsible for overseeing the Mechanical and Electrical teams, ensuring all systems are designed and built to maximize safety, reliability, and performance. He enjoys bringing together different disciplines to achieve the high speeds, robustness, and efficiency required for solar cars. He also leads the team’s race strategy, building and testing race simulations to guide the team to make better decisions.
Mitchell Menard | Former Electrical Lead
Mitchell is the Electrical Lead and a fourth year Computer Engineering student. He is responsible for making sure all of the car’s electrical systems are able to turn on and operate safely. He joined the team because he was interested in learning more about power systems and circuit design. He likes New York style bagels and loves New York. He graduated with a Bachelor’s in computer engineering in 2019.
Brian Reidy | Former Mechanical Lead
Brian is the Mechanical Lead and a fourth year Mechanical Engineering student. He is responsible for everything the driver sees and touches while operating the car, making sure they have access to important data and good control over the vehicle. He joined the team to become a leading expert in machining and design for manufacturing. He likes long walks on the beach and loves New York.
Noah Dorfman | Former President, Powertrain Lead
Noah Dorfman is a fourth year Electrical Engineering student at Georgia Tech with a background in computer science. He loves building things and solving problems, and listens almost exclusively to classic rock. As Powertrain lead for GTSR, he is responsible for turning all that solar power into sweet forward motion.
Gabe Graves | Former SR-3 Vehicle Lead, Former Solar & MPPT Lead
Gabe is a second-year materials science and engineering student from the Lone-Star State of Dallas, Texas. His responsibilities as Solar-Subteam Lead include overseeing subteam member projects, collaborating with aerobody for the development of SR-4’s array, and any project related to the improvement of the solar array and MPPT’s. Any accusations of a skunk-works project in the works related to quantum-dots are to be deemed “false”.
Brian Liang | Former Mechanical LeadBrian is a second-year mechanical engineering student from Gaithersburg, Maryland. He’s in charge of the car’s mechanical wellbeing and performs percussive maintenance as necessary. In addition to GTSR, he also plays badminton and board games.
Siddharth Shrivastava | Former SR-4 Vehicle Lead, Former Aux Lead
Siddharth is a fourth-year mechanical engineering student passionate about aerospace and energy. As SR-4 vehicle lead, he leads the research and development of the team’s multiple occupancy vehicle (SR4). Outside of GTSR, he enjoys climbing, reading, and traveling.
Samantha Lang | Former SR-3 Vehicle Lead
Samantha is an electrical engineering and chemistry student with prior work experience at Annapolis Micro Systems and US Cellular. As Junior Vehicle Lead, she oversees integration and testing for the team’s single-occupant vehicle, SR3, to race at FSGP/ASC 2021. Samantha is a QIS enthusiast, so she expects a superposition of a first to last place finish at ASC until it ends.
Aaron Wasserman | Former Outreach Lead, Former Solar/MPPT Lead
AJ (Aaron) is the Outreach Lead and a fourth-year Computer Engineering student. He is responsible for team recruitment, organizing public events, and representing GTSR in outreach events.
Pranav Datta | Former Race Operations Lead
Pranav is a second-year Computer Science student from Pleasanton, California. As the Race Operations lead, he is responsible for the team’s race strategy, simulations, and mock races.
Ayush Nene | Former Strategy Lead
Ayush is a CS major (Intelligence/Theory threads) at GT. He enjoys playing video games and watching anime, as well as spending time with his cat. As Strategy lead, he is responsible for predicting and analyzing the car’s performance.
Zixuan (Harry) Kang | Former Electrical LeadZixuan Kang (Harry) is the Electrical lead. He is responsible for the proper operation of the electrical system on SR-3 and coordinates different development tasks for SR-4. Coming from Shanghai, China, he attended Georgia Tech as a computer engineering student. He graduated in Spring 2022 and begin his career as a Verification Engineer with ARM Ltd. in Phoenix, AZ.
Nikhil Nandikanti | Former Mechanical Lead
Nikhil is a second-year mechanical engineering student from Mount Olive, New Jersey. As mechanical lead, he oversees mechanical upkeep and development of SR3 and SR4. Outside of solar, Nikhil enjoys undergraduate research, being outdoors, and exploring food spots in the city.
Joseph Stein | Former President
Joseph is a fourth-year mechanical engineering student from Fair Haven, New Jersey. As GTSR President, he is responsible for overseeing project management, business and race operations, and team logistics. Outside of GTSR, he enjoys playing saxophone in the Georgia Tech Marching Band.
Anna Carow | Former Business Lead
Anna Carow is a third-year Computer Engineering student from Lakeville, Minnesota. As business lead, she is responsible for raising funds through student government or outside sources, managing the team budgets, and processing purchase requests.
Lindsay Nyquist | Former Outreach Lead
Lindsay Nyquist is a third-year mechanical engineering student at Georgia Tech from McLean, Virginia. As the outreach lead, she is responsible for team recruitment, coordinating outreach events, and social media. Outside of the team, she enjoys tennis, doing her artwork, and cycling.
Neel Maity | Former Mechanical Lead
Neel is the mechanical lead, overseeing SR-4’s inital design and fabrication.
Esteban Flores | Former Mechanical Lead
Esteban Flores is a second year mechanical engineering major. As mechanical lead, he is responsible for the design and implementation of all mechanical systems on the solar car. He is passionate about renewable energy and electric vehicles. Esteban enjoys outdoor activities and cooking in his free time.
Rene Hahn | Former Outreach Lead
Rene is a third year mechanical engineering student who grew up living in the US, Switzerland, and Taiwan. As Outreach lead, she coordinates communication between the team and the community, with the aim of promoting innovation in the STEM and sustainable technology. She also produces all content while managing GTSR’s online professional presence. While not at shop, Rene enjoys traveling, skiing, and playing on the GT Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team.
David Young | Former SR-3 Vehicle Lead
David is a fourth-year Electrical Engineer for Montgomery, New Jersey. As SR-3 Lead, he is responsible for overseeing all engineering efforts towards getting SR-3 ready for FSGP/ASC 2022. In his free time David likes to play and watch soccer as well as read.
Bowen Xiang | Former SR-4 Vehicle Lead
Bowen is a third-year mechanical engineering student interested in aerospace and automotive applications. As SR-4 vehicle lead, he leads the research and development of the team’s upcoming multiple occupant vehicle, SR-4. When not on the hunt for lower CdA results, he enjoys cycling, reading, and traveling.
Cole Cantrell | Former Strategy Lead
Cole is a fifth-year CS student. As Strategy lead, he is responsible for designing the team’s optimal race strategy. Outside of Solar Racing, Cole enjoys watching various YouTube videos on applying AI/ML, Frisbee, and Disney.