Abigail Andrews is a sophomore Aerospace Engineering student and was raised in Troy, TX. Andrews has a passion for both aviation and design. She received her private pilot certificate in January of 2021 and her instrument rating in August 2023. While Andrews attended VSCL meetings in the spring, she is excited to join as an official VSCL Undergraduate Researcher in Fall of 2023 to pursue her passion for aviation through flight research.
Allison Barnes
Allison Barnes is a freshman from Odessa, Texas pursing a Bachelors of Science in Engineering. She is interested in pursuing project management within the aerospace industry. Barnes is looking forward to becoming more involved in VSCL and is excited to start pursuing her passion for flight testing and research. Prior to joining VSCL, she interned at a lab at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Sadie Binz
Sadie Binz is a junior majoring in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in mathematics. She is a member of Sigma Gamma Tau Aerospace Engineering Honor Society and SAE Aero Design Team. Sadie has interned at Bell Helicopter with the Flight Technology team during flight testing of the Bell 525 Relentless, and she is excited to intern at Bell again in the summer. From this experience, Sadie developed an interest in flight testing and hopes to get her private pilot’s license in the future.
Chantz Elliott
Chantz Elliott will be graduating in Spring of 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. He has been an active member of VSCL since Fall of 2023, working on flight test validation of small fixed-wing aircraft at RELLIS. Chantz interned at Air Tractor during the summer of 2023 and will be interning at Scaled Composites for the summer of 2024 before returning to Texas A&M to pursue a Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering.
Laura Escamilla
Laura Escamilla is a sophomore specializing in Applied Mathematics Computational Science and has been an active member of VSCL since Spring 2022. Laura possesses hands-on experience, having actively participated in multiple test flights in handling small fixed-wing aircraft at RELLIS. In addition, Laura interned at VSCL in summer 0f 2023 where she worked using Vector Nav technology to calibrate servos on small fixed-wing vehicles. Laura also had testing at Texas A&M University Oran W. Nick Low-Speed Wind Tunnel, where she got to experience a real-world testing environment. With a profound interest in Computer Science, flight testing, and embedded systems, she consistently seeks opportunities to bridge theory and application.
Gabriel Eskridge
Gabriel Eskridge is a class of 2026 Engineering major hoping to pursue Aerospace Engineering. He has been an active member of VSCL since Fall of 2022 working on the Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) project.
Christian Flewelling
Christian Flewelling is a class of 2026 Engineering major studying Mechatronics. He joined VSCL in the Fall of 2023, working on embedded systems for the Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) project. Outside of the VSCL, Christian is an officer for the Texas A&M University Robotics Team and Leadership Experience robotics club.
Adam Glaesmann
Adam Glaesmann is a Senior pursuing a Bachelor’s of Science in Aerospace Engineering and has been an active member of VSCL since the Spring of 2023. His current work with VSCL is in creating a graphical user interface (GUI) for communicating with a flight vehicle from a ground station computer. He enjoys working with computer systems and the exposure to the types of problem solving that working in the lab brings, which is not typically seen in the classroom. In his free time likes to go rock climbing.
Bella Grayson
Bella Grayson is a freshman in General Engineering student from Washington. She is involved in ASSIST, a freshman leadership organization dedicated to assisting Freshmen in their development as individuals, students, and leader. With ASSIST she designs merchandise as a member of the Legacy Committee. Bella’s interest in aerospace engineering sparks from her fathers involvement in the US Air Force as a pilot. As a member of VSCL she has analyzed wind tunnel data for the RMRC Anaconda, a fixed wing sUAS platform used on the System Identification and Target Tracking projects. She is excited to get more involved with flight testing on the CAAMS and KAMS projects.
Leron Gundlur
Leron Gundlur is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering with Engineering Honors. He is also minoring in Mathematics and Astrophysics. Leron attended VSCL staff meetings throughout the Fall ‘23 semester and is joining VSCL as an Undergraduate Researcher from Spring ‘24. He has been deeply passionate about aviation from a young age and is an avid flight simulation enthusiast. Leron plans to pursue a Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering after finishing his Bachelor degree. Post-graduation he is interested in working on air and space systems and further exploration of the Solar System and Milky Way.