Members
Meet Our Leadership Team
President
William Rogers
William is interested in many things, chief among them being mechanical and aerospace engineering, hence AeroPrinceton. William is a private pilot with 170+ hours of experience and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. William takes skills learned in entrepreneurship, community outreach, and project management and applies them to guide the advancement of AeroPrinceton.
Vice-President
Nicholas Akey
Nicholas Akey is a mechanical and aerospace engineering student at Princeton University. Nick has participated in a wide array of extracurriculars that are applicable to his leadership role with AeroPrinceton. These include leading multiple teams in the creation of successful rockets, being a Private Pilot with 90+ hours of experience, and serving as a member of the Air Force ROTC. As Vice-President, Nick takes with him skills in leadership in conjunction with hard skills, including circuitry, design, and manufacturing proficiency.
CFO
Angela Han
Angela Han is a 2x founder and consulting strategist. Angela has recently further developed her expert skillset through management roles at the Daily Princetonian’s business team as well as through her experience on the Princeton University undergraduate student government executive board and additionally through extensive training as a Goldman Sachs apprentice.
CCO
Clay Guthrie
Christian Clay Guthrie takes skills in mechanical and aerospace engineering and applies them to AeroPrinceton. Clay is highly proficient in many coding softwares and CAD softwares, constantly developing his skillset. While officially the communications officer, Clay also puts to use skills in CAD, data analysis, and engine construction in addition to coordinating a team to ensure continued social media presence and student outreach for the organization.
Media and Marketing Officer
Julián Fente
Julián Fente is a mechanical and aerospace engineering student at Princeton University. He has previous experience as a Process Improvement Engineering Intern at HEICO, an Aerospace technology company, where he optimized workflows, developed skills in geometric dimensioning & tolerancing, and realized quality assurance practices. Julian has recently gleaned additional applicable skills through being an executive officer of Princeton Game Theory Club, and through accounting & financial statement analysis.
Chief Electrical Engineer
Joel Boon
Joel is a mechanical and aerospace engineering student at Princeton University who is interested in mechanical design, aerodynamics, and autonomous systems. His experience growing up in the US, East Africa, and the Middle East has prepared him to work well in diverse teams to tackle complex problems.
COO
Saif Bernstein
Saif Bernstein is a mechanical and aerospace engineering student at Princeton University and Chief Operations Officer of AeroPrinceton, where he helps lead the design and construction of a student-built aircraft. He has hands-on experience in research and industry, including prototyping metamaterial structures at Texas Tech University and working as a mechanic on heavy-duty trucks. A licensed private pilot and former high school valedictorian, Saif combines technical knowledge with real-world aviation and engineering experience.
Cheif Technical Officer
Noah Getnick
Noah Getnick is an electrical and computer engineering student at Princeton University and a U.S. Navy Midshipman on a four-year Naval ROTC scholarship, with plans to commission as an Ensign in 2028. He combines technical and leadership experience, contributing to Princeton Rocketry’s avionics team while leading training and small-unit operations in ROTC. His work spans CAD-based rocket design and a computer vision project analyzing basketball gameplay. A former valedictorian and team captain, Noah brings a strong mix of engineering, leadership, and mentorship experience.
Technical Officer
Shriya Chakraborti
Shriya has leadership, analysis and engineering skills gleaned from countless experiences in engineering, including the application of magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thrusters, the development and launching of high-performance rockets and the development of cosmic ray observation tools. Shriya gained this experience during time spent at institutions such as Princeton University, Georgia Tech, MIT, Clayton State University and S.T.A.R.
Digital Media Officer
Fred Han
Fred is a student at Princeton University studying electrical and computer engineering. He has a strong passion for computers and is a freelance ethical hacker as well as an avid computer builder in addition to being a competitive overclocker. Fred is currently a writer for cultists.network, a computer hardware news site with specialization in engineering deep dives, especially power supplies. Fred possesses many cybersecurity, computer science, data analysis and project management certificates.
