Daniel Washington

Title: Research and Development Engineer II

Role: DDL Leader, Hardware Design Engineer — Joined in 2021

Email: djw5732@psu.edu

Michael Betts

Title: Research and Development Engineer II

Role: Firmware/Software Engineer — Joined in 2022

Email: mob5419@psu.edu

Tom Forstmeier

Title: Research and Development Engineer

Role: Hardware Design Engineer– Joined in 2023

Email: tmf5239@psu.edu

Ian Lin

Major: Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering

Email: yvl6163@psu.edu

Mary Siepierski

Major: Electrical Engineering

Email: marysiepierski@psu.edu

Past Members:

Joseph Kang:

I am a student of the 2025 graduating class studying both Engineering Science and Computer Science. In the DDL, I helped assemble several PCBs for the tREXS and BlackCAT projects. Outside of school, I enjoy bodybuilding, MMA, and playing piano.

Maria Alvarez-Rodriguez

Major: Aerospace Engineering

Email: mja6074@psu.edu

Tyler Anderson: Former Lead Electrical Engineer, Physicist —  LinkedIn