T.R.U.S.T.
Torsional Retrieval Using SMA Truss
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Team Lead
Laura Stiles is currently a senior at the University of Kansas studying Engineering Physics with a concentration in Aerospace Systems. She is involved in several engineering clubs, holding the position of launch director in the eXperimental Balloon Society and secretary/treasurer the Physics Engineering Student Organization, and also webmaster of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the secretary of the Society of Physics Students. For the past three years she has been working as a research assistant for Professor Michael Murray in the area of nuclear physics. She spent this winter break installing hardware in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. Laura spent the summer of 2007 working as a research associate at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with the NASA Academy Program. Laura also served as the president of her sorority, Kappa Delta, in 2007. She likes to spend her free time running, snowboarding, skydiving and dancing.
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Proposal Lead
 Ever since the beginning of his life, Aaron Terrell has been intrigued with the physics of flight. After spending three years as an Aerospace Engineering student at the University of Missouri-Rolla, Terrell transferred to the University of Kansas to research shape memory alloy application and live closer to his family. In the summer of 2006, he interned as an aerospace engineer for Future Combat Systems at Boeing-St. Louis. While maintaining GPA of 3.9/4.0, Terrell has been thoroughly involved with academic organizations and his community. As a UM-Rolla student, Aaron was initiated into Tau Beta Pi the National Engineering Honor Society, Kappa Mu Epsilon the National Mathematics Honor Society, and Sigma Gamma Tau the National Aerospace Engineering Honor Society. In Rolla, he worked on the structures subsystem of the University Satellite Design Team, designed and built a radio-controlled aircraft, and provided free trigonometry tutoring for Rolla High School. When Aaron transferred to KU, he joined the Experimental Balloon Society, Rocket Systems Development Organization, the American Astronautical Society, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Nation-to-Nations organization. When not studying Aerospace Engineering, Aaron is cruising on his skateboard or playing drums with his family band-Shades of Gray.
Michael Hochman is a junior at the University of Kansas who recently switched his major from Aerospace Engineering to Mechanical Engineering, feeling that Mechanical Engineering would expand his choices for potential career paths. He expects to graduate in May of 2008. Growing up, it quickly became apparent to him that engineering was in his future, as he always possessed a curiosity for determining how things worked even if it meant deconstructing a device beyond recognition. During his sophomore year, he worked at KU under a contract for The Boeing Company as a lab assistant researching an adaptive wing structure design that utilized piezoelectric material. In his free time, Michael involves himself in a number of student organizations, being vice president and co-founder of the Experimental Balloon Society, an active member of Rocket System Development Organization, and secretary of his scholarship hall. With regards to post-graduation plans, Michael is keeping an open mind. His interest mainly lies in research and development, but he is not discounting the possibility of acquiring an equally exciting career in industry, as long as it challenges him and satisfies his intellectual curiosity.
CAD Lead
Eric Simmons was born and raised in Kansas City, MO. He is currently a junior at the University of Kansas enrolled in the Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Program. Eric is an active member in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), American Astronautical Society (AAS), and Micro Gravity Team (MGT). In his off-time, he enjoys intramural sports such as basketball and football, spending time with his friends and family, and just relaxing from school. His hobbies include his 1966 Mustang that he and his father restored, an experience which taught Eric a lot of applicable mechanical skills and body fabrication skills. After graduation, he plans on pursuing a career in the engineering field, as an aerodynamicist or propulsions expert with either a large automotive company or aero company
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