Loughborough UAV 2024-2025 Team
Meet our team taking on the IMechE UAS Challenge, pioneering an autonomous UAV for lifesaving missions.
Management
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Luis Zapata-Perez
Chief Project Co-ordinator
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Thomas Lorrimore
Team Technical Lead
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Paul Straub
Head of Aerodynamics
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James Fletcher
Chief Systems Engineer
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Tristan Hart
Head of Manufacturing
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Bennaya Kusumaatmadja
Head of Structures
Aerodynamics Department
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Paul Straub
Head of Aerodynamics
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Benita Nsiah
Senior Aerodynamics Engineer
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Joe Occleshaw
Aerodynamics Engineer
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Josh Horby
Aerodynamics Engineer
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Samuel Littell
Aerodynamics Engineer
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Ahed Gardaizi
Aerodynamics Engineer
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Pavle Koprivica
Aerodynamics Engineer
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Kelvin Kwok
Aerodynamics Engineer / R&D Simulations
Structures Department
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Bennaya Kusumaatmadja
Head of Structures
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Nidish Rajbanshi
Senior Structures Engineer
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Stephen Rouse
Senior Structures Engineer
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Ben Rayner
Senior Structures Engineer
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August Kindel
Structures Engineer
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James Sutcliffe
Structures Engineer
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Brennen Vavra
Structures Engineer
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Matthew Egaru
Structures Engineer
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Harry Wood
Structures Engineer
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Sushwinth Balendran
Structures Engineer / R&D
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Aveesh Mawaththekanda
Structures Engineer / R&D
Systems Department
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James Fletcher
Head of Systems
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Dylan Watkins
Senior Systems Engineer
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Matyas Bana
Senior Systems Engineer
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Luke Phillips
Senior Systems Engineer
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Akhilla Hancock
Systems Engineer
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Esra Keles
Systems Engineer
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Sulli Berry
Systems Engineer & Head Pilot
Manufacturing Department
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Tristan Hart
Head of Manufacturing
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Micah Jowers
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
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Catherine Nguyen
Manufacturing Engineer
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Max Bartkevych
Manufacturing Engineer
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Mona Yaramati
Manufacturing Engineer
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Ed Oliver
Manufacturing Engineer
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Piotr Loroch
Manufacturing Engineer
Research and Development
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Kelvin Kwok
Simulations
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Aveesh Mawaththekanda
R&D Engineer
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Sushwinth Balendran
R&D Engineer