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Summer Interns - 2006

Standing (left to right): Yuri Carrillo, Cody Wheeland, Paul Reilly, Carlos Obando, Lamar McFarlane, Rebecca Besser, Danielle Ator, Victor Mejia, Shivanjli Sharma

Seated on rocks (middle row, left to right): Joseph Johnson, Matt Livianu, Cedric Cocaud, Milan Reed, Maria Jabon, Ambrus Czaszar, Patrick Ostlund

Seated on rocks (front row, left to right): Anthony Quivers, Nik Melchior, Parastou Eslami

Name Home Institution Program Point of Contact Task Name
Danielle Ator University of Idaho Space Grant Fellowship R. Willson MSL Focused Technology
Activity: Design, implement and test Rover headlights and nighttime driving
Rebecca Besser University of Maryland SURF J. Montgomery SC PPL JPL
Activity: State estimation algorithm test and validation
Yuri Carrillo City Honors HS, Inglewood, CA SpaceSHIP A. Stroupe AMASE T
Activity: Robotics testing and software development
Cedric Cocaud International Space University ISU A. Behar Hydrothermal Vent Sampler
Activity: Hardware Testing
Ambrus Csaszar CalTech SURF C. Assad Landmark Tracking
Activity: Real-Time Landmark Tracking
Parastou Eslami UC Berkeley SURF E. Kulczycki Autonomous Aerobots
Activity: CAD Modeling
Maria Jabon Stanford University USRP C. Assad Multi-Electrode EMG Sleeve Human-Machine Interface
Activity: Engineering Assistant
Byron Johns Georgia Institute of Technology, GA MII E. Tunstel Distributed Spectroscopy
Activity: Kinematics formulation and analysis for a new surface mobility prototype
Joseph Johnson Clemson University Space Grant Fellowship P. Younse Launch & Retrieve Robot
Activity: Engineering Assistant
Mathew Livianu Georgia Institute of Technology, GA Space Grant Fellowship D. Helmick Multi-Sensor Terrain Navigation
Activity: Navigation testing
Lamar McFarlane Polytechnic University MII E. Tunstel Distributed Spectroscopy
Activity: Integrate primary microcontroller with mobility and pan/tilt subsystems of miniature surveying rover prototype
Victor Mejia UCLA JPL Scholar E. Tunstel Distributed Spectroscopy
Activity: Use simulation software to model terrains and surveying rover for use in experimental simulations
Nik Melchoir CMU Summer (Affiliate) I. Nesnas MTP CLARAty
Activity: Testing next generation rough terrain rover navigation algorithms
Anastasios Mourikis University of Minnesota Summer (Affiliate) I. Nesnas MTP CLARAty
Activity: Calibrate & test on 6D EKF on Rocky 8
Carlos Obando International Space University ISU A. Behar Polar Ice Instrumentation
Activity: Hardware Design and Fab
Patrick Ostlund South Pasadena High School, CA Summer Student E. Kulczycki Advanced MEMS
Activity: Hardware Design and Fab
Anthony Quivers MIT Space Grant Fellowship N. Serano Multi-Sensor HASS
Activity: Sofware and algorithm development and assisting with spacecraft descent simulations
Milan Reed King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science SpaceSHIP A. Howard MTP Long Range Rover Localization
Activity: Designing and building a camera mast for rovers. Supporting rover field tests/data collection
Paul Reilly International Space University ISU J. Matthews ATHLETE
Activity: Engineering Assistant
Evan Schneider The College Preparatory School Summer Student B. Wilcox R&D Account
Activity: Engineering Assistant
Boris Shamirian CAL State Northridge SIRI E. Kulczycki Autonomous Aerobots
Activity: Simulation Development
Shivanjli Sharma UC Davis SURF E. Kulczycki Autonomous Aerobots
Activity: Simulation Design
Jose Torres USC SIRI A. Behar Polar Ice Instrumentation
Activity: Hardware Testing
Nikolas Trawny U. of Minnesota Summer (Affiliate) I. Nesnas MTP CLARAty
Activity: Calibrate & test on 6D EKF on Rocky 8
Cody Wheeland Olin College of Engineering Space Grant Fellowship A. Behar Hydrothermal Vent Sampler
Activity: Hardware Testing
Nathan Wood University of Nebraska-Lincoln Space Grant Fellowship B. Kennedy AMASE T
Activity: Engineering Assistant