Team members
Yvonne Villapudua Team Leader
Major: Mechanical Engineering Yvonne is a sophomore at Citrus College. Besides leading the Rocket Owls in this year's NASA SL competition, she was also the team leader of last year's Rocketry and Robotics team who participated successfully in IREC, a rocket competition held in Green River, UT. Yvonne is also a Jet Propulsion Laboratory undergraduate scholar and a math and physics tutor at Citrus College. She plans to transfer as a mechanical engineering major in fall, 2017. In her free time, Yvonne likes to cook and solve puzzles. |
Janet Alonso Safety Officer
Major: Biomedical Engineering Janet is a sophomore at Citrus College. She was a team member in last year’s Rocketry and Robotic team who participated successfully in IREC, a rocket competition held in Green River, UT. She was also participated in 2015-2016 NSAS Human Exploration Rover Challenged hosted in Huntsville, Alabama. She plans to transfer to UCI with a major in Biomedical Engineering. During her free time, she likes to draw and read. Her favorite book genre to read is historical fiction. |
Isabella Molina Outreach Officer
Major: Physics Isabella is a sophomore at Citrus College and a former member of the Rocketry and Robotics team. She recently participated in the Summer Research Experience at Cal State Fullerton where she researched gravitational waves with Dr. Jocelyn Read. In addition to her classes Isabella is a math and physics tutor at Citrus College and plans to transfer to Cal State Fullerton as a physics major. When she is not busy with classes or rocketry she likes to play cello and practice archery. |
Lillian Chang Payload Specialist
Major: Mechanical Engineering Lillian is a Junior in Citrus College. Besides joining in this year’s NASA Rocket Owls compeition, she also competed in the 2015-2016 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge and IREC. Lillian is planning to transfer to UCSD as a Mechanical Engineering major in Fall, 2017. In her free time she likes to visit new places. |
Jimmy Lopez Payload Specialist
Major: Aerospace Engineering Jimmy is a sophomore at Citrus College and a former member of the Rocketry and Robotics team who participated successfully in IREC, a rocket competition held in Green River, UT. He recently participated in the Citrus College Summer Research Experience. He worked at Cal Poly Pomona in Dr. Subodh Bhandari's UAV lab, where he learned to use UAVs equipped with a lidar, for 3D mapping. In addition to his classes Jimmy is a math tutor at Citrus College. Jimmy plans to transfer to Cal Poly Pomona in the fall of 2017. In his free time he likes to draw and play video games. |