| Full Name | Position | Email (at) tamu.edu |
|---|---|---|
| Reed, Dr. Helen | Principal Investigator | helen.reed |
| Perez, Joseph | Lab Director | joe_perez |
| Lucas, Paul | Software Team Lead | ibpaul |
AggieSat Lab has three members of its permanent personnel. Dr. Helen Reed, the Lab's Principle Investigator, has over 14 years of experience in space flight. Serving as the current department head for Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, Dr. Reed was once the founder and leader of the Arizona State University student satellite program. After helping Arizona State University win the Nanosat-2 competition, Dr. Reed came to Texas A&M where she has organized her second student satellite program which is already seeing similar success.
Mr. Joe Perez has been involved in satellite integration for over twenty years. Prior to his arrival at Texas A&M, Mr. Perez was involved with the Nanosat competition and he is credited with establishing the Satellite Fabrication Class in which each team participates during the first year of the competition. His experience with the Air Force makes him a vital teaching element for the students as they learn the processes of satellite development at industry standard levels. Finally, Mr. Paul Lucas serves as the Software Team Leader for the AggieSat Lab. A graduate of Texas A&M's Department of Computer Science, Mr. Lucas has been a member of the AggieSat Team since 2005. After working on some of the early software for AggieSat1 and AggieSat2, Paul now serves as a mentor for the current students working to develop software for future AggieSat missions.
AggieSat Lab is especially grateful for the never-ending support from Mrs. Wanda Hamilton and Mrs. Yolanda Veals. We wish to extend a special thanks to them both.