Team Leader: Andrew Colangelo
Manages the team as a whole. Develops a plan and timeline for the project and delegates tasks to group members according to their skill sets. Finalizes all documents and provides input on other positions when needed. Responsible for promoting synergy and increased teamwork. Keeps communication between the team members, sponsor, and advisor. Organizes team meetings and meetings with the sponsor and advisor.
Lead ME: Zachary Ezzo
Takes charge of the mechanical design aspects of the project. Responsible for knowing the details of the designs and presenting the options of each aspect to the team during the decision process. Keeps all design documentation and reports on record.
Lead CAD Designer: Matthew Hedine
Responsible for designing, managing, and updating all computer modeling. Performs and delegates design work.
Financial Advisor: Denitsa Kurteva
Manages the budget and maintains a record of all credits and debits to the project account. Any product or expenditure requests must be presented to the advisor. Responsible for ordering the selected material and keeping a record of budget analyses and adjustments.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kunihiko Taira
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Flow Control, Computational Fluid Dynamics
Phone: (850)645-0140
Email: ktaira@fsu.edu
Sponsor: Mr. Jeff Phipps
Phone: (850)528-6502
Email: jflipps@gmail.com
Instructor: Dr. Nikhil Gupta
Senior Design Co-Instructor
Phone: (850)410-6201
Email: ng10@my.fsu.edu
Instructor: Dr. Chiang Shih
Senior Design Co-Instructor
Phone: (850)410-6337
Email: shih@eng.fsu.edu