Alumni

Moving on to bigger and better things

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SEDS UCSD would like to thank the alumni for everything they have contributed. Their hard work and dedication helped build the foundation that we work off of and without them, we wouldn’t be where we are now.

Class of 2022

Tristan Kinney- Relativity Space: Combustion Devices Propulsion Development
Tristan Kinney- Relativity Space: Combustion Devices Propulsion Development
President, Lander Founder, Propulsion Project Manager, Vulcan-II
Chaztine-Xiana Embucado- Mercedes Formula One
Chaztine-Xiana Embucado- Mercedes Formula One
VP Operations, Colossus Electronics
Elizabeth Nelson- Virgin Galactic: Spaceship Propulsion
Elizabeth Nelson- Virgin Galactic: Spaceship Propulsion
VP Internal Affairs, Vulcan-II Structures Lead, xFEM founder
Alex Lazariou- Lockheed Martin: Orion Project
Alex Lazariou- Lockheed Martin: Orion Project
Colossus Electronics Lead
Raghuram Jonnalagadda- Viasat, UCSD Masters Program
Raghuram Jonnalagadda- Viasat, UCSD Masters Program
Propulsion, Lander, Vulcan-II
Kenneth Wah- Collins Aerospace
Kenneth Wah- Collins Aerospace
VP Business, Propulsion, Lander

Class of 2021

Patrick Finn- Virgin Orbit, M.S. UCSD
Patrick Finn- Virgin Orbit, M.S. UCSD
President, Propulsion Lead, Vulcan-II PM, Colossus Structures, Ventilator
Vesal Razamilakei- PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
Vesal Razamilakei- PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
Director of EE, Pythia Project Manager, Vulcan Avionics Lead
Tzinti Aguirre Medina- BAN Sup Refill
Tzinti Aguirre Medina- BAN Sup Refill
VP Business
Dev Bhatia- Tesla
Dev Bhatia- Tesla
Vulcan-II
Harker Russell- Rivian
Harker Russell- Rivian
Colossus Electronics Lead, Argo
John David Lopez- Paragrine Systems, Hunter
John David Lopez- Paragrine Systems, Hunter
Colossus Structures
Christian Chan
Christian Chan
Propulsion Thermal Design
Alex Coleman- Hyperlight Energy
Alex Coleman- Hyperlight Energy
Colossus PM
Nicholas Compton- VerTechs Enterprises Inc.
Nicholas Compton- VerTechs Enterprises Inc.
Colossus Plumbing
Alice Chen- Northrop Grumman
Alice Chen- Northrop Grumman
Propulsion, Colossus Plumbing
Vicente Lopez- Astranis
Vicente Lopez- Astranis
Aquarius Structures, Bombardier propulsion, VP Business
Eric Shnell- DoD Additive Manufacturing
Eric Shnell- DoD Additive Manufacturing
Vulcan-II Systems and Recovery Development Lead, Argo Project Manager

Class of 2020

Cody Curry Emrick- Mercury Systems
Cody Curry Emrick- Mercury Systems
Vulcan-II, Pythia, Webmaster
Bijan Ardalan- Northrop Grumman
Bijan Ardalan- Northrop Grumman
Vulcan-II, Argo
Philby Wang- Auris Health
Philby Wang- Auris Health
Vulcan-II, Colossus
Max Kelly- Aerolite Meteorites
Max Kelly- Aerolite Meteorites
VP Business, Head of Internal Affairs, Colossus, Propulsion
Azusena Jimenez- Virgin Orbit
Azusena Jimenez- Virgin Orbit
Propulsion
Sumeet Bansal- Palantir Technologies
Sumeet Bansal- Palantir Technologies
Webmaster, Business
Wells Huang
Wells Huang
Vulcan-II Plumbing
Abigail Paterson- Sorenson Impact
Abigail Paterson- Sorenson Impact
Business Graphic Design

Class of 2019

Hannah Munguia- MIT
Hannah Munguia- MIT
Vulcan-I Structures
Matt Santos- Rivian
Matt Santos- Rivian
VP Engineering, Colossus Electronics Lead
Jack Najarian-Blue Origin
Jack Najarian-Blue Origin
President, VP Engineering, Colossus
Sam Mastro- SpaceX
Sam Mastro- SpaceX
Propulsion Lead
Guinevere Berg- SpaceX
Guinevere Berg- SpaceX
VP Operations, Propulsion
Andrew Wang- Blue Origin, USAF Engineer
Andrew Wang- Blue Origin, USAF Engineer
Colossus Project Manager
Jon Kavner- M.S. Student, UCSD
Jon Kavner- M.S. Student, UCSD
Colossus Project Manager
Alex Tzu Tying Hung- M.S. Georgia Tech
Alex Tzu Tying Hung- M.S. Georgia Tech
Vulcan-II Plumbing Lead
Katherine Bennett
Katherine Bennett
Propulsion
Patrick Vo-Cubic
Patrick Vo-Cubic
Propulsion Lead
Darren Charrier- Moon Express, Swedish Space Corporation
Darren Charrier- Moon Express, Swedish Space Corporation
President
Trevor Harman
Trevor Harman
Vulcan-II Recovery
Giovanni Rosales
Giovanni Rosales
Vulcan-II Structures Lead
Joseph Dickson- city of san diego
Joseph Dickson- city of san diego
Vulcan-II
Feennette Navarro-
Feennette Navarro-
VP Operations
Not Pictured C/O 2019: Vincent Nguyen, Ali Ozhan-Tesla, Scott Brown-General Atomics

Class of 2018

Class of 2017

Christopher Ellis- CTO SparkCharge
Christopher Ellis- CTO SparkCharge
Triteia Power Systems Lead
Diana Alsindy- Virgin Orbit, Boeing
Diana Alsindy- Virgin Orbit, Boeing
Propulsions Team Lead
Mark Chang- Northrop Grumman, The Aerospace Corporation, MIT
Mark Chang- Northrop Grumman, The Aerospace Corporation, MIT
Propulsion Turbine Lead
George Lachow- Rivian
George Lachow- Rivian
Colossus Electronics
Albert Chan- M.S. UCSD, pSemi
Albert Chan- M.S. UCSD, pSemi
Colossus Plumbing Member
Jeremy Halligan- L3 Communication Systems, Viasat
Jeremy Halligan- L3 Communication Systems, Viasat
Triteia Embedded Systems
Ali Ismail- Aerojet Rocketdyne
Ali Ismail- Aerojet Rocketdyne
Propulsion Turbine Designer
Aaron Coffman
Aaron Coffman
Triteia Power Systems
David Phung- Hunter
David Phung- Hunter
Colossus Structures Member
Nasrin Enayatzdeh- SPAWAR
Nasrin Enayatzdeh- SPAWAR
Triteia Avionics
Not pictured C/O 2017: Nick Dorbritz, Christopher Lee, David Ruble, James Smith

Class of 2016

Class of 2015

Not Pictured C/O 2015: Victor Long, Anthony Millican, Ngoc Nguyen, John Thomson

Class of 2014
Not Pictured C/O 2014: Remle Deinla, Jin Oh

Class of 2013

Ted Zhang- Goldman Sachs
Ted Zhang- Goldman Sachs
Tri-D Engine Lead Engineer
Gene Yang- UTC Aerospace Systems
Gene Yang- UTC Aerospace Systems
Tri-D Engine Primary Designer
Not Pictured C/O 2013: Benjamin Liu, Colin Miyamoto
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