BWSI Build a CubeSat Challenge

 LIVE WEBCAST - April  13, 2024 @ 9:30am to 3:00pm ET

 

 

BWSI 2023-24 Build a CubeSat Challenge Teams

(Carondelet High School, De Le Salle High School, Concord, CA)

Team members:
Hudson Hilal
Earl Chan
Katie Kostolansky
Evan Kamena
Annabelle Chung 
Coaches: 
Derrick Boone
Mentor: Rajeev Dwivedi

 


 

Texas Rangers 
(Independence High School, Jasper High School, Dallas, TX)

Team members:
Adit Khandelwal
Arushi Sen
Shivaansh Kala
Coaches: 
Digvijay Patil
Mentor: Ranjit Patil

 


 

Raleigh-Wake
(Homeschool, Green Level High School, Raleigh, NC)

Team members:
Mark McManaman
Ansh Menghani
Coaches: 
Yelena McManaman

Mentor: Robert Schaefer

 


 

Aerospace Mavericks
(George W. Hewlett High School, New York, NY)

Team members:
Darsh Chavre
Ryan Ginsburg
Darren Chen
Coaches: 
Arkady Ginsburg 

Mentor: Saeedeh Ziaeefard

 


 

Magnetar
(Belmont High School, Winston Salem, NC)

Team members:
Jeremy Adam
Ian Suh
Carter Hu
Evan Pfeifer
Adrian Tejada
Diego Sanchez
Siddhartha Gupta
Adrian Tejada
Han Lin
Coaches: 
Min Zhu

Mentor: Saeedeh Ziaeefard

 



Centennial Cubes
(Centennial High School, College Park, MD)

Team members:
Albert Cao
Alina Liu
Martin Meister
Jacob Zhang
Varsha Makkapati
Joel Chemmanur 
Coaches: 
Kruti Bhingradiya

Mentor: Sam Dalrymple

 


 

MassBuilders
(Lexington High School, Lexington, MA)

Team members:
Jeremy Wang
Arthur Lin
Aaron Yu
Yuanheng Mao
Mustafa Omran
Arthur Lin 
Coaches: 
Haixia (Suzy) Wang

Mentor: Sharana Asundi

 


 

Quarry Lane
(The Quarry Lane School, Dublin, CA)

Team members:
Brian Lam
William Chen
Ada Ji
Dev Mehra
Ryan Biggee
Aiden Zhou
Coaches: 
Matthew Hewes

Mentor: Smrithi Keerthivarman

 


 

Conscience Science
(Braintree High School, Gloucester, MA)

Team members:
Jarvis Liu
Erin Lin
Irene Lin
Derrick Chan
Coaches: 
Lak Kin Wong

Mentor: Haixia (Suzy) Wang

 


 

LEOnidas
(The Quarry Lane School, Dublin, CA)

Team members:
Peter Becker
Julian Halpern-Smith
Nicolas Adrian
Krikor Hachikian
Riley Horling
Coaches: 
Fred Halpern-Smith

Mentor: Angela Wells

 


 

NOVA
(Westfield High School, Herndon, VA)

Team members:
Ayoub Mendoun
Ridah Mahjabeen
Johanna Stuard
Christopher Do
Hannah Lew
Coaches: 
Dan Stuard

Mentor: Ashwin Anandakumar

 


 

Aerodynamic Grapefruit^3
(Burlingame High School, Burlingame, CA)

Team members:
David Rabinovich
Charlotte Wong
Haoyu Wang
Brandon Nguyen
Jeremy Wang
Connor Leong
Belle Tan
Samantha Nguyen
Atlas Ricardo
Coaches: 
Michael Wu

Mentor: Ben Nahill

 


 

BB&N Knights
(The Quarry Lane School, Dublin, CA)

Team members:
Salar Sekhavat
Yancheng Zhao
Carl Chen
Diego Abadie
Sofia Egan
Coaches: 
Rachel Riemer

Mentor: Ben Nahill

 



Invalid Unicode Point
(Andover High School, Chelmsford, MA)

Team members:
Richard Chen
Katherine Nicoll
Theo Buckridge
Alex You
Kian Keyhan
Daniel Lin
Niranjan Nair
Robert Zhu
Kevin Sun
Coaches: 
Hua Huang

Mentor: Brandon Luo

 


 

OrbitalArchitects
(Edison High School, Edison, NJ)

Team members:
Srivathsa Raj
Stuti Shah
Sahil Patel
Srinidhi Tammana
Shreya Tammana
Avaneesh Giri
Coaches: 
Geeta Rajagopal

Mentor: Brandon Luo

 


 

Ad Astra
(Beckman High School, Samueli Academy, Troy High School, Leland High School, Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA), Tustin, CA)

Team members:
Taehyun Bang
Jae Eun Park
Eugene Kwon
Benjamin Kim
Soohyun Lee
Junil Seo
Coaches: 
Jennifer Han

Mentor: Carlyn Lee

 


 

HandsOnTech Silicon Valley
(Basis Independent Silicon Valley, Leigh High School, Mountain View High School, Mountain View, CA)

Team members:
Michael Zhu
Brady Yang
Wesley Chung
April Li
Jinting Jing
Coaches: 
Sheldon Shao

Mentor: Carlyn Lee

 


 

4 Peas in a Space Pod
(Franklin High School, Natick, MA)

Team members:
Harsini Vijai
Emilyn Joseph
Sarah Oommen
Tanavi Balaji
Coaches: 
Sheba Oommen

Mentor: Carter Godin

 


 

ASTRO
(Satellite High School, Satellite, FL)

Team members:
Garrison Winters
Zander Colangelo
Thor Kopenkoskey
Coaches: 
Eric Rivera

Mentor: Carter Godin

 


 

XCubed
(Valley Christian High School, San Jose, CA)

Team members:
Maahi Vidyarthi
Victor Huang
Austin Guan
Vaibhav Rau
Rohan Tigadi
Coaches: 
Jake MacMillan

Mentor: Forrest Miller

 


 

The Rockettes
(John P. Stevens High School, Everett, WA)

Team members:
Meghana Arun
Subiksha Baskaran
Sophia Wang
Ameya Srinivasan
Shruthi Devarakonda
Coaches: 
Adithya Arun

Mentor: Forrest Miller

 



aSTEAM Village NSBE Jr. Pit Perfect G1
(Belton High School, Lee's Summit High School, Notre Dame Di Sion, Kansas City, MO)

Team members:
Jarede Swinton
Ayliah Young
Ghislaine Savi
Coaches: 
William Wells

Mentor: Gael Gatera

 


 

aSTEAM Village NSBE Jr. Pit Perfect G2
(Lincoln College Prep Academy, Allen Village, Kansas City, MO)

Team members:
Johari Primos
Jesus Mejia
Elijah McCullough
Coaches: 
William Wells

Mentor: Gael Gatera

 


 

aSTEAM Village NSBE Jr. Pit Perfect G3
(Sumner Academy of Arts and Science, Raytown South, Park Hill South, Kansas City, MO)

Team members:
Nicholas Neal
Marzell Bell
Kaden Hall-DeJesus
Coaches: 
William Wells

Mentor: Gael Gatera

 


 

CCA Aerospace
(Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA)

Team members:
Koushik Jandhyala
Tan Vu
Maxwell Curtis
Eitan Hakak
Nadav Hakak
Abhiram Chalamalasetty
Ryan Yuan
Robert Murphy
Teja Yaramada
Coaches: 
Dvora Celniker

Mentor: Gary Friedman

 


 

The Purple Pasta Penguins
(Northwood High School, Irvine, CA)

Team members:
Riya Gupta
Hunter Welch
Shreya Aithal
Coaches: 
Karen Zhou

Mentor: Gary Friedman

 


 

Startrackers
(Metuchen High School, Metuchen, NJ)

Team members:
Richard Ho
Bilol Bahridinov
Aaditi Londhe
Ishanvi Singh
Lingnan Meng
Theresa Lloyd
Madison Dimbeng
Arjun Gupta
Coaches: 
Joseph Keagle

Mentor: Jeffery Lim

 


 

The Cubists
(The Dalton School, New York, NY)

Team members:
Lisa Cruz
Hannah Wang
Emma Nieh
Anya Levin
Ella Mettke
Coaches: 
Larisa Oldmixon-Berson

Mentor: Jeffery Lim

 


 

FITree Learning
(FITree Learning, Syosset, NY)

Team members:
Vaan Ng
Ethan Wu
Brendan Jiang
Cynthia Chen
Ryan Jiang
Brendan Jiang
Coaches: 
Jeffrey Chen

Mentor: Kesler Mathieu

 


 

Technite Aerospace
(Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, NY)

Team members:
Samuel Ashkenas-Demarco
Vola Finn
Amelia Tineo
Coaches: 
Thomas Price

Mentor: Kesler Mathieu

 


 

Laguna Blanca
(Laguna Blanca School, Santa Barbara, CA)

Team members:
Robie Polos
Jack Grube
Niccolo D’Agruma
Coaches: 
Zachary Moore

Mentor: Sam Dalrymple

 


 

SWW Penguins
(School Without Walls HS, Washington, DC)

Team members:
Esmeralda Fuentes
Cecil Spencer
Akesh Mallia
Nicole Alvarenga
Joseph Burwell
Amay Arora
Cameron Lavelle
Quinn Mores
Coaches: 
Harrison Davis

Mentor: Michael McPherson

 


 

Tech Wizards
(Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA)

Team members:
Sachit Gonur
Nilesh Chennoju
Hiran Vasu
Coaches: 
Manjunatha Gowda

Mentor: Michael McPherson

 


 

EscapeVelocity
(Eastlake High School, Seattle, WA)

Team members:
Bharat Dwivedi
Indira Dwivedi
Arka Rebbapragada
Arun Rebbapragada
Coach/Mentor: 
Rajeev Dwivedi

 

 



 
 

                                                                         

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