Department: Mechanical Engineering Concentration: Aerospace Engineering Scarlett Hao comes from Beijing, Hawaii, and now lives in Sydney, Australia. She has recently graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. She is passionate about space exploration and specializes in CubeSats design, integration and testing, thermal modeling, and ground station operations. At… Read More »
Group: 2024-25 Student Leaders
2024-25 Student Leaders
Sean Shitamoto
Affinity Group Lead - Sustainable Energy
Department: Mechanical Engineering Concentration: Advanced Energy Technology Hi I’m Sean! I completed my Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. I have some experience in soft robotics and interned at a carbon capture startup. I’m passionate about sustainable living, renewable energy, and biology. Other things I enjoy include entrepreneurship, drawing, and… Read More »
Sebastian Marini
Affinity Group Lead - Sustainable Energy
Department: Materials Science & Engineering Sebastian received his Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from Cornell University in May 2024. He has done quantum and energy materials research at Cornell, Georgia Tech, Northwestern, and, most recently, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as a GEM fellow. Beyond research, he held multiple leadership positions at… Read More »
Shreejal Luitel
Affinity Group Lead - Analytics & Data Science
Department: Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Concentration: Management Science and Engineering Introduced to data science through my undergraduate coursework in IEOR at UC Berkeley, I’m inspired by how data can drive meaningful change in the world around us. I realized the true interdisciplinary nature of data when I co-founded a home-kitchen food delivery enterprise that… Read More »
Shriyanshu Kode
Affinity Group Lead - Analytics & Data Science
Department: Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences Hello! I’m Shriyanshu, an MEng student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. I completed my undergraduate degree at Georgia Tech, where I majored in Computer Science. I have a strong passion for data science and machine learning, especially in their applications to fields like security and medicine. Through internships… Read More »
Stuti Lohani
Affinity Group Lead - Consulting
Department: Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Concentration: Management Science and Engineering Stuti is currently pursuing an MEng. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research with a concentration in Management Science and Engineering. Originally from New Delhi, she graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in 2024, where she majored in Production and Industrial Engineering.… Read More »
Tatenda Mashongedza
Affinity Group Lead - Product Design
Department: Mechanical Engineering Concentration: Product Design Hi, I’m Tatenda Cecil Mashongedza, an MEng student in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Product Design. My background includes a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ashesi University, during which I designed and tested a low-cost crop sprayer for small-scale farmers. I’ve also contributed to a startup that… Read More »
Valli Nachiappan
Affinity Group Lead - Artificial Intelligence
Department: Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences Concentration: Visual Computing and Computer Graphics Hello! I’m Valli Nachiappan, an MEng student in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Department with a concentration in Visual Computing & Computer Graphics. I completed my undergrad degree in Computer Engineering at UC San Diego. At UCSD I served as the… Read More »
Vishal Kumar
Affinity Group Lead - Robotics
Department: Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences Concentration: Data Science and Systems Hey there! I’m Vishal Kumar, an MEng student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, focusing on Data Science and Systems. Before coming to Berkeley, I worked as an AI and ML engineer and lead developer at State Street Corporation. I got my undergrad degree… Read More »
Yujie Xiao
Affinity Group Lead - Fintech
Department: Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Concentration: Fintech I have studied in CUHK(SZ) in major of Financial Engineering. I have entered into an internship with responsible with factor exploration in China stock market. Moreover, I have been passionate about high frequent trading, crawler, factor exploration, machine learning, etc. My hobby is to devote myself into… Read More »