Cabinet - Executive leadership

Drew lundin

President, Program Director

Drew is a Senior from St. Paul Minnesota studying Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. He has been in Purdue Orbital for 3 years serving as a Launch Structure team member, Design Leader, and Chief Hapsis Engineer. Drew found his passion for flight from a young age scratch building RC gliders and model rockets. To relax Drew enjoys going outside running, skateboarding, or slacklining.

Jack Martin

HAPSIS Chief Engineer

Jack is a senior from Indiana. He is working to pursue his bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and minor in Mathematics. Jack’s interest in flight started when he was very young and has only grown since getting to Purdue. He found Orbital’s mission unique and wanted to be a part of achieving the club’s goals. Jack is very excited to see what the group can accomplish this year.

suruchi sen

ICARUS Chief Engineer

Suruchi is a senior from Arlington, VA, majoring in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering and minoring in Materials Engineering. She enjoys working with composite materials and structures and is excited to continue with her second year at Purdue Orbital. In her free time, she is pursuing her private pilot's license and loves talking about penguins.

Trey taylor

PEGasus (systems) Chief engineer

Trey is a sophomore from Chagrin Falls OH, majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Trey joined orbital on the Icarus R&D Systems team and is now working to develop Orbital’s goals and deliverables. Trey is interested in Aerospace Design and PDM. In his free time, Trey enjoys writing music and going to the gym.

carter doby

operations Director

Carter is a junior in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Dallas, Texas. Within aerospace, his interests include astrodynamics and mission design, and he hopes to work in manned spaceflight after graduation. Other interests include video editing and graphic design, skills he lends to Purdue Orbital. Outside of Orbital, Carter is an active musician in Purdue Bands & Orchestras as part of the “All-American” Marching Band and also serves as drum major for the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps.

sayantan mukhuti

Treasurer

Sayantan is a senior from Singapore studying Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, with a minor in Astronomy. He can trace back his interests in aerospace engineering to the countless hours spent playing Kerbal Space Program, launching water bottle rockets as a child and being able to successfully bring the payload, an egg, safely back to Earth, at least most of the time. Aside from Purdue Orbital, he is a Peer Teaching Assistant for ENGR16x and spends his free time going on long runs or adding to the thousands of hours he already logged on his flight simulator at home.

Matthew murday

Commercial Rocket Design Lead

Matthew is a junior in Aero/Astro Engineering from Dallas, Texas. Outside of Purdue Orbital, Matthew enjoys hobby high-power rocketry and flying R/C aircraft. He has been passionate about space and aviation for most of his life and as a result has decided to pursue a career in that area.

jarod ball

Balloon infrastructure DESIGN LEAD

Jarod is a senior from Martinsville, IN majoring in Game Development and Design. He has been a part of Purdue Orbital for 3 years as a member in the Flight Operations/Ballooning sub team. Jarod has always been fascinated by space and humans' potential for exploring it. Outside of the club he loves to create and play games, study language, and make new experiences with friends.

Jack Hogan

Avionics DESIGN LEAD

Jack is a sophomore from Northern Virginia double majoring in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence with a minor in Mathematics. This is his second year in Orbital working in avionics and ground control. Jack has always loved computers, engineering, and space, so it’s no surprise that he’s here at Orbital. Outside of school Jack likes to read, walk, work out at the Corec, explore, and work on his programming and engineering projects.

elise bauerschmidt

Flight Systems design Lead

Elise is a sophomore studying Electrical Engineering, originally from Glenview, Illinois. This is her second year in Purdue Orbital. Growing up Elise always loved space and once she got to Purdue, she loved the collaboration of Purdue Orbital and their mission to launch into orbit. Outside of Purdue Orbital, Elise loves working for the Women in Engineering Program by creating and helping run engineering events for elementary through high school students.

matthew gammon

launch structure design lead

Matthew Gammon is a junior studying Mechanical Engineering Technology. Matthew is interested in aerospace engineering because he believes that this field in particular is pushing the limits of what is possible more than any other field and Purdue Orbital, in particular, is going about it in a very innovative way. Outside of school Matthew is a TA at Bechtel Innovation Design Center and likes to stay busy with hobbies such as snow skiing and wake surfing.

sam lichenstien

hapsis systems Design Lead

Sam is a junior studying Aeronautical Engineering Technology from Pittsburgh, PA. This is his second year with the organization and working on the Hapsis Sytems team. Sam has always been interested in everything Aviation and Aerospace and sees orbital as a way to work with real problems in this industry. Outside of orbital Sam does ambassador work for the School of Aviation at Purdue and enjoys watching all types of sports.

india hutson

Guidance, Navigation, & control Design Lead

India is a senior pursuing a degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering with a minor in computer science. This is her fourth year on the team and third year as a member of GNC. India is particularly interested in astrodynamics and controls and is excited to be able to apply these interests to GNC’s demonstrator and future projects. Outside of Orbital India enjoys flying out of the local airport, trying to find any cool hikes around West Lafayette, and playing soccer.

Jack secor

Mechatronics design lead

Bio coming soon

Luigi David

Propulsion design co-lead

Luigi is from Munster, IN, and is a Junior in Aero/Astro Engineering. He does research on Rotating Detonation Engines at Zucrow Labs, and is a certified rocket plumber. A self-proclaimed pyro-enthusiast who seeks to achieve quick design cycles to learn as much as possible in short time frames. He lives for mach diamonds, blue flames, and engines which not only rotate, but also detonate.

ARTUR kucharewicz

Propulsion design co-lead

Artur is a senior in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Bentonville, AR. A believer in experimental propulsion, but respecting the fundamentals, he enjoys working with chemical propulsion systems, but has a strong interest in working towards electrical and nuclear propulsion systems for the future. He likes to read classic science fiction and go hiking.

Dinesh Ganesh

Rocket optimization Design lead

Dinesh is a senior from Olympia, Washington and is studying Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. He has been a part of the Commercial Rocket team for the past two years. His interest in aerospace grew from hearing the sonic booms from fighter jets in local airshows and going to Boeing factory and Kennedy Space center tours. Outside of engineering, Dinesh loves to get outside and go hiking or skiing in the mountains.

Vishva Chidambaram

icarus systems Design lead

Vishva is a junior from Hillsborough, NJ, majoring in Aerospace Engineering and a minor in Computer Science at Purdue University. He has spent 3 years with the organization working within the R&D Systems sub team. Ever since he saw the Hubble Space Telescope documentary at an iMax theater, he has been fascinated by the cosmos and its many mysteries. Outside of Purdue Orbital, Vishva likes to read, watch TV, and hang out with friends.