PEARL has a great crew behind her! Meet the team making it all happen.

  • Prof. Olivier de Weck
    Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Prof. Maha N. Haji
    Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Systems Engineering
    Cornell University
  • Ayden Soderblom
    Aspiring Mechanical Engineer Undergraduate 
    Class of 2025
    Boston Latin School 
  • Franck Nongzanga Belemkoabga
    Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Undergraduate
    Class of 2024
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Henry Crawford-Eng
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering Undergraduate
    Class of 2023
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Emerson Detering
    Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering Undergraduate
    Class of 2023
    Boston University
  • Matthew Elliot
    Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Undergraduate
    Class of 2024
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Izzy Golemme
    Aerospace Engineering Undergraduate
    Class of 2024
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Joseph Lupo
    Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Undergraduate
    Class of 2024
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Katherine Miner
    Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Minor Undergraduate
    Class of 2024
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Ethan Rolland
    Aerospace Engineering recent graduate
    Class of 2021
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Sharmi Shah
    Mechanical Engineering Robotics Undergraduate
    Class of 2023
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Rebecca Slater
    Mechanical Engineering Industrial Design Undergraduate
    Class of 2022
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Jimmy Tran
    Mechanical Engineering recent graduate
    Class of 2021
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Past Team Members

  • Ari Grayzel – Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Undergraduate, Class of 2022, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Juliana Silldorff – Aerospace Engineering and Political Science Undergraduate, Class of 2022, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Luke Woodcock – Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate, Class of 2023, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Johannes Norheim – Aerospace Engineering PhD Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology