Loughborough UAV 2024-2025 Team

Meet our team taking on the IMechE UAS Challenge, pioneering an autonomous UAV for lifesaving missions.

Management

  • Luis Zapata-Perez

    Chief Project Co-ordinator

  • Thomas Lorrimore

    Team Technical Lead

  • Paul Straub

    Head of Aerodynamics

  • James Fletcher

    Chief Systems Engineer

  • Tristan Hart

    Head of Manufacturing

  • Bennaya Kusumaatmadja

    Head of Structures

Aerodynamics Department

  • Paul Straub

    Head of Aerodynamics

  • Benita Nsiah

    Senior Aerodynamics Engineer

  • Joe Occleshaw

    Aerodynamics Engineer

  • Josh Horby

    Aerodynamics Engineer

  • Samuel Littell

    Aerodynamics Engineer

  • Ahed Gardaizi

    Aerodynamics Engineer

  • Pavle Koprivica

    Aerodynamics Engineer

  • Kelvin Kwok

    Aerodynamics Engineer / R&D Simulations

Structures Department

  • Bennaya Kusumaatmadja

    Head of Structures

  • Nidish Rajbanshi

    Senior Structures Engineer

  • Stephen Rouse

    Senior Structures Engineer

  • Ben Rayner

    Senior Structures Engineer

  • August Kindel

    Structures Engineer

  • James Sutcliffe

    Structures Engineer

  • Brennen Vavra

    Structures Engineer

  • Matthew Egaru

    Structures Engineer

  • Harry Wood

    Structures Engineer

  • Sushwinth Balendran

    Structures Engineer / R&D

  • Aveesh Mawaththekanda

    Structures Engineer / R&D

Systems Department

  • James Fletcher

    Head of Systems

  • Dylan Watkins

    Senior Systems Engineer

  • Matyas Bana

    Senior Systems Engineer

  • Luke Phillips

    Senior Systems Engineer

  • Akhilla Hancock

    Systems Engineer

  • Esra Keles

    Systems Engineer

  • Sulli Berry

    Systems Engineer & Head Pilot

Manufacturing Department

  • Tristan Hart

    Head of Manufacturing

  • Micah Jowers

    Senior Manufacturing Engineer

  • Catherine Nguyen

    Manufacturing Engineer

  • Max Bartkevych

    Manufacturing Engineer

  • Mona Yaramati

    Manufacturing Engineer

  • Ed Oliver

    Manufacturing Engineer

Research and Development

  • Kelvin Kwok

    Simulations

  • Aveesh Mawaththekanda

    R&D Engineer

  • Sushwinth Balendran

    R&D Engineer