Founders University Research Professor Emeritus
Red Whittaker
Professor of Robotics at CMU and pioneer in field robotics. Led numerous NASA missions including moon rovers.
Field RoboticsSpace SystemsAutonomous Navigation
100+ members · 15+ majors · 1 mission
The CMU
Moon Miners Team
We are a diverse team comprised of undergrads, graduates, and doctorates, united by a shared mission to push the boundaries of space technology.
Where Moon Miners Land
Our members and alumni go on to build at the frontier — from launch vehicles to autonomous systems.
Anduril
Our Advisors
Expert guidance from leading researchers in robotics and space systems.
System Scientist
Wenshan Wang
Research scientist specializing in robotic excavation and lunar surface operations.
Reinforcement learningDeep neural networks
Senior Research Associate
Timothy Angert
Senior Research Associate at the Robotics Institute with extensive experience in field robotics, autonomous systems, and space technology development.
Field RoboticsAutonomous SystemsSpace TechnologySystems Engineering
Our Team
The talented individuals driving our mission forward.
Avionics
Mechanical
- Owen Liston
- Max Adams
- Shiogo Allen
- Josh Alonge
- Luis Barragan
- Shreyas Bharath
- Austyn Cheng
- Vincent Cheng
- Anson Cheung
- Ruby Chin
- Andrew Cho
- Juna Choi
- Manvi Dhekane
- Henry Diaz
- Daniel Downes
- Millie Foley
- Gina Garg
- Vian Garg
- Felicia Guo
- Scarlett Hartzman
- Oscar Hoffelt
- Derek Huang
- Joshua Im
- Priyanka Iyer
- Joel Jacob
- Paarth Jain
- Cameron Kani
- Chris Keefe
- Ashwin Krishnamurthy
- Yash Kumar Kuiya
- Tanvi Lad
- Edward Lei
- Owen Letterman
- Aaron Li
- Janice Lin
- Andy Liu
- Alex Marichal
- Niharika Pant
- Matthias Paulson
- Jean Pelaez
- Monish Piraimudi
- Vern Prayoonthong
- Arnav Rao
- Kiran Rao
- Reagan Raphael
- Aliyah Redding
- Evan Sadler
- Charlotte Savitz
- James Shin
- Adam Thomas
- Stanley Wang
- Brady Weiner
- Claire Xu
Outreach
Software
- Elizabeth Terveen
- Angie Abraham
- Elena Behzadi
- Steven Y M Chang
- Brian Chen
- Jaehoon Choi
- Luit Deka
- Sai Ravi Teja Gangavarapu
- Ayush Garg
- Jack Gerdsen
- Divya Gupta
- Kevin Huang
- Dylan Huber
- Arush Khisti
- Nikhil Konkimalla
- Kerem Korkmaz
- Felix Lin
- Pratham Madaram
- Irene Portillo Poblete
- Dhrithi Rachepalli
- Mano Rajesh
- Karla Sahin
- Kaushik Saravanan
- Caroline Swanton
- Jeffrey Wang
- Nian-Nian Wang
- Tingrui Zhang