Welcome to SWE-BWSI Build a CubeSat Challenge Final Event

Congratulations to all teams that have made it through the SWE-BWSI Challenge!

The CubeSat Challenge was not easy! It was full of many different smaller challenges that
added up to a huge undertaking. I’m sure you had several head-scratching moments during the
challenge that required innovation and collaboration to overcome. We are so glad you made it,
and we hope you enjoyed the process!

Working as an engineer can be very similar to this challenge. There is a lot of team problem
solving, hands-on building and testing, and certainly a lot of head-scratching moments! But
those moments lead to amazing breakthroughs and innovative technologies, so they are well
worth it.

We hope this challenge has pushed you to continue your engineering journey in college and
throughout your career.

Best of luck with the final event, and I wish you success in all your future endeavors!

Yours truly,
On behalf of all the SWE-BWSI Build a CubeSat Challenge organizers,
Ellie Marois
VP of K-12 Outreach, FY19-FY22
Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Boston

 

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SWE-BWSI Build a CubeSat Challenge Teams

Astra

(Saratoga High School, Saratoga CA; Silver Creek High School, San Jose, CA)

Team members:

Samanvi Boppana

Sannidhi Boppana

Ameya Saund

Shreya Vora

Shruti Vora

Coaches:

Vamsi Boppana

Gurjeet Saund

Mentors: 

Esther Wolf

Gary Friedman

 

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Aveng-Hers

(California High School, San Ramon, CA; James Logan High School, Union City, CA)

Team members:

Sadhana Balasubramanian

Anya Garg

Callan Griffin

Nivashini Nattudurai

Unnati Seshadri

Prisha Sinha

Coach: Debasis Sinha

Mentor: Sid Gupta

 

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Carmel SWENext

(Carmel High School, Carmel, IN)

Team members:

Geetika Chitturi

Lucca Mo

Sonakshi Sandu

Hannah Shin

Raghav Sriram

Coach: Lahiri Chitturi

Mentor: Suzy Wang

 

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C - Force

(Lexington High School, Lexington, MA)

Team members:

Sydney Elliot

Audi Lin

Olivia McRedmond

Coach: Suzy Wang

Mentor: Keke Chen

 

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CHS Rangers

(Clements High School, Sugar Land, TX)

Team members:

Christine Huang

Amaris Shi

Annie Zhou

Coach: Xinyue Shi

Mentor: Alyssa Rose

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CubeCats

(Gretchen Whitney High School, Cerritos, CA)

Team members: 

Aahil Ali

Steven Cao

Swetha Chidambara Ganesh

Reema Dawar

Sabrina Wang

Coaches:

Robert Miller

Shannon Statham

Mentor: Gary Friedman

 

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Lady Lion STEAMers

(Westminster High School, Westminster, CA)

Team members: 

Nghi Do

Rachel Fernandez

Quynh Ngo

Emily Nguyen

Vickie Nguyen

Allena Tran

Coach: Huy Pham

Mentor: Alyssa Rose

 

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Lagrange Points

(New Technology High School, Napa, CA)

Team members:

Yvonne Apolinar

Laura Camacho

Bella Dunmyer

Jack Steffensen

Alison Watson

Coach: Angelene Warnock

Mentor: Eileen Duong 

 

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Narvi

(American High School, Fremont CA)

Team members:

Meryl Mathew

Navya Seth

Harshini Srinath

Garima Upadhyay

Nandana Venkitesh

Coaches:

John Shockley

Kyra Wheaton

Mentor: Sid Gupta

 

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The Midnight Mechanics

(The Preuss School - University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA)

Team members:

Karla Castaneda

Taylin Kieu

Daniela Navarrete

Nhu Nguyen

Angela Perez

Emily Phanthavilay

Judy Truong

Coach: Daniel Rupert

Mentor: Keke Chen