Jacob Barnes is from Flowery Branch, Georgia. He is currently a member of the Georgia Tech Marching Band and plans on joining a Georgia Tech student competition team. He has aspired to become a mechanical engineer since a very young age and has much interest in the area.

Saaketa Chalasani is from Concord, North Carolina, where she served as president of Science Olympiad, Model UN, and Women in STEM at Cox Mill High School. She is also a lifelong Girl Scout and has earned her Gold Award for starting the nonprofit organization Code Juliettes. Additionally, she participated for two summers in the Raytheon Technologies Future Engineers Internship. Saaketa is majoring in computer engineering because of the variety of topics it covers and the many opportunities it offers for innovation and problem-solving.

Yoonho Choi is from Chantilly, Virginia. As a creative person, he likes the engineering design process because it promotes innovative solutions that positively transform societies around the world. He has participated in STEM activities and competitions since childhood and found programming microcontrollers and visual simulation most interesting. He is majoring in computer engineering to further explore his interests with applications in many evolving technologies, such as robotics, devices, and AI. He looks forward to joining IEEE, CREATE-X, and summer research programs in Georgia Tech and working as an intern in technology companies.

Nathan Cruver was born and raised in Georgia and grew up in Peachtree City. He plans on joining various clubs on campus. He is studying mechanical engineering because he's exploring future endeavors, and mechanical engineering can be applied to a variety of fields.

Karissa Dahn came to Georgia Tech from Peachtree City, Georgia. She is studying chemical and biomolecular engineering because she enjoys learning how different products and mechanisms come to be. After graduating from college, she wants to make a positive impact by designing solutions to major problems facing the world.

Gabriel Estabridis is from Miami, Florida, and is studying aerospace engineering. He is excited to begin participating in clubs and research at Tech. He chose AE because he is fascinated with space and wants to help push the boundaries of human knowledge.

Mailia Everett is from Kennesaw, Georgia. She loves playing the violin and golfing. She is pursuing biomedical engineering in hopes of working toward solutions to complex medical problems.

Hebah Fadah is from Yemen, and from a young age, she has been fascinated by math and physics. Upon coming to the U.S., she knew she wanted to pursue aerospace engineering. Her participation in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars program solidified this decision. She is studying aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech and minoring in astrophysics to deepen her understanding of the physical universe.

Austin Feith is from Palmyra, Virginia. In high school, he was captain of his school’s Quiz Bowl, debate, and tennis teams, and was a member of several community service clubs. He is pursuing aerospace engineering because he wants to find solutions that will allow humanity to push the limits of innovation, both on Earth and beyond.

John Gabriel is from Suwannee, Georgia, and has lived there all his life. He plans to get involved in the Yellow Jacket Flying Club, Wreck Racing, and more at Tech. He is studying aerospace engineering because he has always been fascinated by air and spacecraft.

Chris Kibwana is from Suwanee, Georgia. In high school, he refereed power soccer for athletes with physical disabilities. Because of the memories he made as a referee, he decided to study mechanical engineering so he can build prosthetics for those with physical disabilities.

Tiffany Laij is from Suwanee, Georgia. In high school, she had leadership roles in her school's FCCLA, as culinary rep, and in orchestra, where she played viola. She competed in baking and was involved in various volunteer work, such as playing in a community quartet. She is interested in using practical problem-solving to develop innovations that improve the future and contribute to sustainability, which is why she is majoring in industrial and systems engineering.

Denny Lee is from San Jose, California. He is studying computer engineering at Georgia Tech because he enjoys working with computer systems and software.

Kayden Less was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands and grew up in Lithonia, Georgia. He chose to study biomedical engineering because it offers two pathways: engineering or premed. He is also interested in biomechanics and mechanical systems.

Enson Lin is from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is an active member in the Georgia Tech Cubing Club and Tech’s chapter of SASE. He has interned with Northrop Grumman. He is studying aerospace engineering because he thinks planes and rockets are interesting and would like to be on the front lines of innovating next-generation technology for the U.S. military and space programs.

Joel Madrigal is from Santa Barbara, California. He is a part of the structures team in the Propulsive Landers Club. He is studying chemical and biomolecular engineering because he is interested in improving drug delivery processes.

Joshua McLeod grew up in Pennsylvania, often visiting the famed Franklin Institute, a science museum in Philadelphia that sparked an attraction to STEM. After moving to Norfolk, Virginia, Joshua continued to explore STEM interests and became interested in engineering electronics at a summer program. He is majoring in electrical engineering, concentrating on circuit technology and energy systems.

Jacob Menssen is an aerospace engineering major from Minneapolis Minnesota. He loves math and physics and strives to use his interests to push the needle of human progress. He is on the structures team of the Georgia Tech Supersonics club and is the social chair for the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

Lois Mwenja is from Marietta, Georgia, and was vice president of her school’s National Honors Society as well as a member of the robotics team. She also was a track and field athlete. Lois currently is a Sunday school teacher. She is majoring in mechanical engineering because she loves building and innovating for a purpose greater than herself.

Krish Nalekar is an aerospace engineering student from Palo Alto, California. He has tutored underprivileged elementary and middle school students in the Bay Area in mathematics and graphic design. He also has designed and built his own model rocket from scratch using household items. He is majoring in aerospace engineering because he’s always been fascinated by space and hopes to build the next generation of spacecraft that will advance human space exploration.

Leslie Nava is from Fort Worth, Texas. In high school, she was the senior class president, student superintendent, student government senator, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) vice president, main editor of the yearbook main, and VEX Robotics co-captain. When she envisions her future, her eyes are set on the sky. As a Latina majoring in aerospace engineering, she aspires to represent the possibilities to underrepresented groups in the STEM fields and continue the legacy of giving back to diversify the STEM community.

Ndiya Onuoha is from Kennesaw, Georgia. Throughout high school, she was the president of National Honors Society, head magnet ambassador, varsity captain of her school’s cross country and track teams as well as a content creator with more than 45,000 subscribers. She also co-led research at Georgia Tech for two summers with the EcoCar initiative to make the team’s vehicle more accessible and functional. She chose mechanical engineering because she has always loved the science of creating innovative solutions to everyday problems. She intends to minor in business and be involved in programs such as CREATE-X to blend her interests in innovation and marketing.

Maliq Sims is from Marietta, Georgia, where he participated in many volunteer and innovation clubs in high school, including TSA. He is majoring in mechanical engineering because he wants to work in the automotive industry. He found an interest in cars once he started driving and loved maintaining his car and understanding how every component worked together. Maliq has always loved observing mechanics and learning about new solutions for real problems. Mechanical engineering is also a very broad field, which will give him endless opportunities for variety.

Rohan Tonmoy is from New York City, New York, where he was a leader of two nonprofit organizations focused on academic tutoring and student outreach in underserved communities. He competed for his high school Science Olympiad teams and participated in an artificial intelligence pre-internship at Citibank. He became passionate about the interdisciplinary development of biotechnology after taking AP classes in high school across all the core sciences and realized that he wanted to pursue a career incorporating all these subjects. With the goal of developing innovative biotechnological devices, he is majoring in biomedical engineering.