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Daniel is a senior studying Mechanical Engineering at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. He is a citizen of both Germany and the USA and speaks both English and German fluently. In the past, he has interned with Audi at their largest production facility in Ingolstadt, Germany. His current research work specializes in the design of robotics systems for the Center for Intelligent Systems, Controls and Robotics (CISCOR).

Jason Alexander Rhodan is a student at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently a Senior and is expected to graduate in the Spring of 2013. His work/internship experience includes interning at T.E.C.T. Power in Thomasville, GA and with United Research Services at Kennedy Space Center, FL. Each internship was ended to return to classes. Jason was also suspension design engineer with the 2010, and 2011 Baja SAE teams, and was elected team captain in 2012. His primary career focus is on the design, analysis, and control of dynamic systems. His future goals are to establish a career as dynamicist or controls engineer, pursuit Masters and PHD degrees in engineering, and pursuit a PE licence in the long term.

Matthew Wilson is a senior studying Electrical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. After graduation, Matthew plans on pursuing his Masters. His fields of interest are digital signal processing and controls.

Myles is a Mechanical Engineering student who began his undergraduate studies at UNLV before transferring to The Florida State University where he now a senior. Myles' main focus is in propulsion systems but he has broad engineering interests which include space exploration and robotics. Myles has industry internship experience with Cummins Turbo Technologies and GE Aviation. At Cummins, Myles worked on both software development and mechanical design analysis projects, and was able to gain valuable testing and project management experience during his time at GE. After graduation in spring 2013 Myles will enter GE Aviation's Edison Engineering Development program.

Parker Harwood is a Senior at Florida State University and is studying Mechanical Engineering. He was born in Demorist Georgia but has lived in Florida most of his life. Parker is a Teaching Assistant for Intro to Mechanical Engineering (EML 3004C) and Mechanics of Materials I (EML 3011C) as well as conducting gasket materials research. Upon graduation, he will purse a Masters degree in ME. His areas of focus are mechanical systems and thermal fluids.

Ricardo is a senior at Florida State University and is completing his degree in Computer Engineering. Over the course of last year, he interned with Intel Corporation in Folsom, California. At Intel, Ricardo had varying jobs roles but was primarily focused on system validation. His interests include autonomous robotics systems and artificial intelligence.