Student Bios

Kim Tucker

Graduate Student Research Assistant
ktucker@fit.edu
Office: (321) 674-7719

Primary Area of Study:
Fuel Cell Research, Development and Utilization

Background/Bio:
Currently pursuing M.S. in Engineering Management
Florida Institute of Technology
Expected graduation date: December, 2007

Elizabeth Diaz

Racing Electric Vehicle (REV) Team Lead
eceran@fit.edu

Primary Area of Study:
Mechanical Engineering

Background/Bio:
I am attending Florida Institute of Technology. I have also had the opportunity to work with Harris Corporation throughout my college career.

Jason Miner

Lead Mechanical Designer
jminer@fit.edu

Primary Area of Study:
Mechanical Engineering

Primary Project Name:
Racing Electric Vehicle (REV)

AJ Nick

Manufacturing Lead
anick@fit.edu

Primary Area of Study:
Mechanical Engineering

Primary Project Name:
Racing Electric Vehicle (REV)

Other Projects worked on:
MODJUBOT, RASSL Lab research

Joshua Wales

Systems Integration Lead
jwales@fit.edu

Primary Area of Study:
Mechanical Engineering

Background/Bio:
Florida Tech - Graduation Date: 5/5/2007
Co-op for DRS Sensors and Targeting Systems - Optronics Division
Research Assistant for Metal-Hydride Research At NASA KSC

Other Projects worked on:
Paintball Tank (electric Vehicle for Paintball Scenario Games), SERRA Rocket Project, FIRST Robotics Team 233

Kathleen N. Murray

Mechanical Designer
kmurray@fit.edu

Primary Area of Study:
Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Background/Bio:
Florida Institute of Technology August 2003 - Present

Matt Reedy

Electrical Lead
mreedy@fit.edu

Primary Area of Study:
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Name/Title:
Audrey Moyers
PLC Lead

Primary Area of Study:
Computer Engineering

Background/Bio:
I'm from Baltimore, MD.

Valerie Bastien

Sensors Lead
vbastien@fit.edu

Primary Area of Study:
Electrical Engineering

Background/Bio:
Currently attending Florida Institute of Technology
2006 summer intern at Northrop Grumman, Melbourne.
Vice President of FIT section of the Society of Women Engineers

Other Projects worked on:
Machine Learning Research

Zero-E Team

Project Team:

Akshay Lemaire
alemaire@fit.edu

Florida Institute of Technology

Ayodeji Babaniyi
ababaniy@fit.edu

Florida Institute of Technology

Geoff Givens
ggivens@fit.edu
Florida Institute of Technology

Keith Nugent
knugent@fit.edu
Florida Institute of Technology

Manav Bhogal
mbhogal@fit.edu
Florida Institute of Technology

Matthew Zuk
mzuk@fit.edu
Florida Institute of Technology

Kenneth Bukowski

Graduate Student Researcher

Primary Area of Study:
Chemical Engineering - Hydrogen Storage Technology

Background/bio:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Florida Tech in May 2005. Currently pursuing Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Florida Tech, with an expected graduation date of May 2007.
kbukowsk@fit.edu

 

James Muehlen

PhD Candidate Aerospace Engineering

Developing Hydrogen Flight Aircraft and R/C Autonomous Aircraft
Career plan to Develop Personal Scale Air Transportation System

BS in Electrical Engineering '81 Northeastern University
MS in Systems Engineering '05 Florida Institute of Technology

Project Manager and Electrical Engineer at Lexicon
Pro-builder of Questair Ventures
Pro-builder of Ultralites

Ultralite pilot
R/C pilot

Michael Brown

Research Assistant 

Primary Area of Study:
Fuel Cells other than that I build stuff

Background/Bio:

150 W. University Blvd. , Melbourne, FL 32901-6975
Link Building, Room 311 phone: (321) 674-7719
email: mbrownq9@gmail.com

College:
BS Space Science, Florida Institute of Technology