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The Original Team

This team did an amazing amount of work in order to get the engine to the point that it got to. The test date unfortunately slipped from April to June 2002 (as did the test site) and so some of the original members did not get to see the engine test-fired in person. However, this team layed all the groundwork for teams to come to design, build, and test an engine that is capable of putting a rocket into space.

 

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Ryan Potter
MaCH-SR1 Team Lead / Project Manager
 

Major: Aerospace Engineering
Grad Date: May 2002
e-mail: potterr@colorado.edu
web: www.rlpotter.com

  • Involved in all areas of theory, design, construction and testing at the systems level
  • Focus is on fuel manufacturing, the injector / ignitor, the liquid oxygen feed system, and data acquisition



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Matt Iwaskow
 

Major: Aerospace Engineering
Minor: Applied Mathematics
Grad Date: Dec 2002
e-mail: iwaskow@colorado.edu

Areas of work include:

  • Grain theory
  • Engine casings
  • Grain manufacturing
  • Nozzles
  • Test stand
  • Cure Ovens



Dwayne Swieter
 

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Grad Date: Dec 2002
e-mail: dwayne.swieter@colorado.edu

Areas of work include:

  • Propellant mixer
  • Grain theory
  • LOX injectors
  • Grain manufacturing
  • Pre / Post combustor insulation
  • Test Stand



Mike Walters
 

Major: Aerospace Engineering / Applied Mathematics
Grad Date: May 2002
e-mail: michael.walters@colorado.edu

Areas of work include:

  • Grain chemistry
  • Chemical safety
  • Nozzles
  • Test stand
  • Insulation



Matt Kanter
 

Major: Aerospace Engineering
Grad Date: May 2003
e-mail: matthew.kanter@colorado.edu

Areas of work include:

  • Propellant mixer
  • Machine shop support
  • Ablative insulation
  • Blast deflectors
  • Data acquisition



Chris Condrey
 

Major: Aerospace Engineering
Grad Date: May 2002
e-mail: christopher.condrey@colorado.edu

Areas of work include:

  • Grain manufacturing
  • Grain molding
  • Grain insulation
  • Chemical safety
  • Blast deflectors



Lee Thornhill
 

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Grad Date: May 2002
e-mail: Lee.Thornhill@colorado.edu

Areas of work include:

  • Ignitors
  • Injector
  • Liquid oxygen feed system
  • Control station



Resume

Kelly Walker
 

Major: Aerospace Engineering
Grad Date: May 2002
e-mail: kelly.walker@colorado.edu

Areas of work include:

  • Curative analysis
  • Flight prediction software

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