Our Team
Meet the interdisciplinary group building the future of lunar robotics

CMU MoonMiners Team 2025
About Our Team
We are an interdisciplinary group at CMU building a lunar excavation robot for NASA Lunabotics. We focus on autonomy/perception, dust-robust mechanisms, and high-TRL testing.
Our Mentors
Expert guidance from leading researchers in robotics and space systems

Founders University Research Professor Emeritus
Carnegie Mellon University

System Scientist
Carnegie Mellon University

System Scientist
Carnegie Mellon University

Software Advisor
Carnegie Mellon University

Hardware Advisor
Carnegie Mellon University
Research scientist specializing in robotic systems and autonomous navigation for space applications.

Hardware Advisor
Carnegie Mellon University
Research scientist specializing in robotic systems and autonomous navigation for space applications.
Team Members
The talented individuals driving our mission forward
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Abigail Miller
Structures - Technical Lead
Class of 2025

Alan Chen
Controls - Technical Lead
Class of 2026

Alexander Nelson
Systems Lead
Class of 2026

Bhavagyna Vegunta
Team Lead - Avionics
Class of 2026

James Shin
Excavation - Technical Lead
Class of 2025

Jerry Chen 陳宏騰
Outreach Lead
Class of 2028

Juee Chandrachud
Systems Lead
Class of 2026

Logan Maurer
FEA - Technical Lead
Class of 2025

Luqman Zaceria
Autonomy - Technical Lead
Class of 2026

Max Hu
Team Lead - Software
Class of 2026

Muan Meurer
Project Lead
Class of 2026

Tanvi Lad
Team Lead - Mechanical
Class of 2025

Jason Malik
Mobility - Technical Lead
Class of 2025

Anoushka Sengupta
Software
Class of 2025

Avery Hsu
Software
Class of 2025

Cordelia Pride
Avionics
Class of 2025

Elizabeth Terveen
Software
Class of 2027

Emily Sohn
Mobility
Class of 2025
Iris Wang
Structures
Class of 2025

Jaden Lee
Software
Class of 2027

Jialing Bi 毕嘉玲
Software
Class of 2027

Joel Jacob
Excavation
Class of 2025

Krishnav Goyal
Mobility
Class of 2025

Liza Dahiya
Software
Class of 2025

Maya Kundakci
Software
Class of 2026

Niharika Pant
Mobility
Class of 2027

Owen Letterman
Structures
Class of 2028

Pawan Wadhwani
Software
Class of 2027

Sophia Deng
Software
Class of 2028

Yi Wu
Software
Class of 2026

Aaron Chuang
Excavation
Class of 2025

Anderson Ho
Structures
Class of 2025

Andrew Cho
Mobility
Class of 2025

Arnav Srikanth
Mechanical
Class of 2025

Daniel Downes
Structures
Class of 2025

Deanna (Dee) Paukstitus
Avionics
Class of 2029

Elihu McMahon
Excavation
Class of 2025

May Sonoda
Avionics
Class of 2025

Nanaki Singh
Software
Class of 2025

Ria Hegde
Avionics
Class of 2025

Venetian Brooks
Excavation
Class of 2025
