Aditya Bhagavathi
Year on Team: 1
Division/Role: Programming
Future Plans: Studying something involving math and science
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Math problem solving, biology, chemistry
Other Hobbies: Being outside with friends over the weekend
Sarah Fields
Year on Team: 2
Division/Role: Animation
Future Plans: Help develop virtual reality technology either as an artist or a programmer
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Computer programming and/or fine arts
Other Hobbies: Drawing and roleplaying
Tanner Drake
Year on Team: 1
Your Division/Role: Programming
Future Plans: Study Astronomy/Physics at Purdue
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Astronomy and Physics
Other Hobbies: Computers
Joey Broerman
Year on Team: 4
Division/Role: Animation
Future Plans: Studying Science at Purdue
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Science
Other Hobbies: Art, bicycling, skiing
Ateev Gupta
Year on Team: 2
Division/Role: Robot Operations
Future Plans: Becoming a pilot and/or studying Aerospace Engineering
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Intro. to Engineering and Design, Digital Electronics
Other Hobbies: Flying planes
Josiah Goeman
Year on Team: 1
Division/Role: Animation
Future Plans: Some type of Engineering
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Science and Art
Other Hobbies: Researching and building things
Alex Lentz
Year on Team: 1
Division/Role: Programming
Future Plans: Get a degree in Software Engineering.
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Intro. to Engineering and Design
Other Hobbies: Writing software for myself and others
Akash Shankar
Year on Team: 1
Division/Role: Robot Operations
Future Plans: Aeorospace Engineering at Purdue
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Building remote-controlled items
Other Hobbies: Performming magic tricks
Andrew Thompson
Year on Team: 1
Division/Role: Animation
Future Plans: Going into some branch of engineering (I'm thinking chemical).
Favorite Academic Subject: Chemistry
Other Hobbies: Playing/listening to music, drawing, gaming, writing.
Ryan Wilmes
Year on Team: 2
Division/Role: Auxiliary Construction
Future Plans: Mechanical Engineering at Purdue
Favorite Academic Subject: Principles of Engineering
Other Hobbies: Video Games
Cody Austin
Year on team: 1
Division/Role: Auxiliary Construction
Future Plans: Some type of Engineering or Designing
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Anything technical or something that is hands-on
Other Hobbies: Playing video games, playing guitar, and playing sports or hanging out with friends.
Kyle Ellis
Year on Team: 1
Division/Role: Auxiliary Construction
Future Plans: Civil Engineer
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Auxiliary Construction
Other Hobbies: Coin Collecting
Conner Erickson
Year on Team: 2
Division/Role: Auxiliary Construction
Future Plans: Some type of Engineer
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Chemistry
Other Hobbies: Stunt Kiting, Remote Control Cars
Charlie Watson
Year on Team: 1
Division/Role: Robot Operations
Future Plans: A combination of engineering and computers
Favorite Subject: World History and Intro. to Engineering Design
Other Hobbies: Cross Country, fixing/building computers, Tennis, Swimming, Golf
Erika Stith
Year on Team: 1
Your Division/Role: programming
Future Plans: My dream is to become an astronaut, but before that I want to study Aerospace Engineering at MIT (dream big!)
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: I really like most any kind of science, especially biology and physics
Other Hobbies: drawing, singing, skiing and acting are some of my favorite hobbies.
Stephen Thompson
Year on Team: 1
Division: Auxiliary Construction
Future Plans: Studying Biochemical or Aeronautical Engineering
Favorite Subject: Math, Engineering Courses, and Science
Hobbies: Football, TechHOUNDS, Relaxing
Griffin Sylvester
Year on Team: First Year
Division/Role: Programming/Electrical
Future Plans: Majoring in Computer Science and programming as a career.
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Comp. Sci., however I also enjoy engineering and science courses.
Other Hobbies: I program and play around with technology as a hobby.
Scott Blankenbaker
Year on Team: 2
Division/Role: Robot Operations
Future Plans: Go to Stanford University to study quantum physics, continuing through doctoral work and eventually becoming part of the staff. Develop quantum transportation to the point where it is cheap, efficient, and usable. During this, form a band to revitalize the modern music industry by using original music with the style of the seventies and eighties to return rock to its classical high. Meet future wife on campus, persuade to join band, and eventually live with 2 adopted girls. Bake delicious cookies and eat them. Die at the age of 64 after a life filled with progress, soul, and happiness. No plans beyond this point.
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Natural Sciences
Hobbies: Soccer, Music, Camping, Baking
Nick Pfister
Year on Team: 1st
Division: Robot Ops
Future Plans: Engineering/Design
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Math and Science
Other Hobbies: Marching Band and Boy Scouts
Andrew Elson
Year on Team: Second
Your Division/Role: Auxiliary Construction
Future Plans: Motorsports Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Industrial Technologies subjects
Other Hobbies: Race Car Driving
Oliver Kicks
Year on Team: 1
Your Division/Role: Programmer
Future Plans: Network Administrator for a major-midsized company
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Computers/Informational Technology
Other Hobbies: Gaming, Music Editing, and Picture Editing
Nathan Pelton
Year on Team: First
Your division/role: Robot operations
Future Plans: study engineering at purdue
Favorite Academic subject/interest: Biology
Other hobbies: Playing golf, tennis, and racing rc cars.
Daniel Volokhova
Year on team: second
Divison/role: programming/electrical(hardware)
Future: electrical engineering and computer science double major at purdue
Favorite interest: anything to do with computers, including software and hardware
Other hobbies: occasional football; music mixing
Grant Weber
Year on Team: 2nd
Division: Construction
Future Plans: Architecture/ engineering
Favorite Academic Subject: Math
Other hobbies: Playing soccer and basketball
Landon Yan
Year on Team: 3
Your Division/Role (eg. Auxiliary Construction, Animation, etc.): Aux Construction
Future Plans (eg. Studying Aerospace Engineering at Purdue, becoming a Computer Scientist/Programmer, etc.): working with cars
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest (eg. Physics and Astronomy, building computers, etc.): math and science
Other Hobbies (eg. drawing, playing soccer, etc.): playing video games, hanging out with my friends and family, watching movies, and listening and playing with my iTouch
Austin Miller
Year on Team: 1st
Your Division/Role (eg. Auxiliary Construction, Animation, etc.): Programming
Future Plans (eg. Studying Aerospace Engineering at Purdue, becoming a Computer Scientist/Programmer, etc.): Computer Scientist or Programmer
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest (eg. Physics and Astronomy, building computers, etc.): Computer Science
Other Hobbies (eg. drawing, playing soccer, etc.): Marching Band, Trumpet, Programming, Xbox, Euchre
Josh Jordan
Year on Team: First Year on Team
Your Division/Role: Robot Operations
Future Plans: Studying Engineering at Purdue
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Engineering, Physics, Chemistry
Other Hobbies: playing baseball, hanging out with friends.
Tom Keen
Year on Team: 1st
Your Division/Role: Website
Future Plans: Double Major in Electrical Engineering and Math
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Math, Science, and Industrial Tech classes
Other Hobbies: Playing videogames, guitar, reading tech news online, and modifying electronics.
Alex Aralis
Year on Team: 2nd
Your Division/Role: Programing
Future Plans: Computer Science at Purdue
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Digital Electronics
Other Hobbies: Video Games
Tom Doherty
Year on Team: 2nd
Your Division/Role: Robot Ops.
Future Plans: I plane to go to a university that i can get a degree in engineering or a degree in architecture
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Math and It classes
Other Hobbies: youth group, friends, skiing
Vincent Shiue
Year on Team: First year
Your Division/Role: Animation
Future Plans: Architecture
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Design Process
Other Hobbies: Drawing, reading, legos
Gina McGauley
Year on Team: First
Your Division/Role: animation
Future Plans: unsure; study some type of engineering at some yet decided college
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: physics, econ, Spanish
Other Hobbies: hiking, swing dance, annoying Meera, socializing, photography
Eric Chivington
Year on Team: 2nd
Your Division/Role: Robot Operations
Future Plans: Engineering at Purdue
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Digital Electronics
Other Hobbies: Building computers and working on cars
DJ Fullerton
Your Division/Role: Aux. construstion
Future Plans: architecture
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: architecture
Other Hobbies: deer hunting
Matthew Jeffers
Division: Programming/Electrical
Future Plans: Studying either Electrical or Aeronautical Engineering
Favorite Academic Interest: Working with electronics, specifically wiring, soldering, etc.
Other Hobbies: Photography, playing sports (not for a specific team)
Akshay Kumar
Year on Team: First
Your Division/Role: Programming And Electrical
Future Plans: Aerospace Engineer, Doctor, Computer Programmer
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Studying Chemistry, Biology, and Computer Science
Other Hobbies: Soccer, Drawing, Listening to Music
Blake Bowman
Year on Team: 2nd
Your Division/Role: Robot Operations
Future Plans: Go to college to major in electrical design
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Physics
Other Hobbies: Wakeboarding, music, and Matt Wanker
Jacob Muldoon
Your Division/Role (eg. Auxiliary Construction, Animation, etc.): Programming / Electrical
Future Plans (eg. Studying Aerospace Engineering at Purdue, becoming a Computer Scientist/Programmer, etc.): 1 – Particle Physicist; 2 – Biochemical Engineer; 3 - Programmer
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest (eg. Physics and Astronomy, building computers, etc.): Math, Chemistry
Other Hobbies (eg. drawing, playing soccer, etc.): Boy Scouts
Kyle Stevenson
Year on Team: 3rd
Your Division/Role: Auxiliary Construction
Future Plans: I plan on getting a degree in Mechanical engineering from Purdue University
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Physics
Other Hobbies: Fixing/building cars and trucks
Ian Rose
Year on Team: 2
Your Division/Role: Animation
Future Plans: Computer Graphics Technology, with a focus on animation.
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Building/taking apart computers. Currently building 1, and upgrading 2 others.
Other Hobbies: Video Games
Paul German
Years on team: 1
Position: Programming & Electrical
Hobbies: Soccer, music
Future Plans: Major in Computer Science
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: AP Computer Science
Matt Wanker
Years on team: 4
Position: Robot Ops
Hobbies: Waveboarding, music, and Blake Bowman
Future Plans: IU
Favorite Academic Subject/Interest: Lunch