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Team Profiles The MIT Zero-G Team brings undergrads and grads together to tackle exciting scientific questions and build sophisticated aerospace hardware. Stephen Steiner  Stephen
is a graduate student from Course 3 working in TELAMS under
Professor Brian Wardle in the Department of Aeronautics and
Astronautics.
As an undergraduate,
Stephen was selected to participate in the NASA zero-gravity
flight research program, where he pioneered techniques for
rapid aerogel formation in reduced gravity. In recent years,
he has worked as a crew member on parabolic aircraft flights
for the Zero-Gravity Corporation. Outside of his graduate
research, he is the Vice President of the MIT Students for
the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS), is an
aspiring space entrepreneur, and works on developing
advanced high strength-to-weight ratio tethers for the NASA
Space Elevator Centennial Challenge.Thomas Coffee  Thomas
Coffee is a graduate student at MIT in Aeronautics &
Astronautics. His prior research has included autonomous
space life support systems, reduced gravity spaceflight
physiology, neurovestibular responses to artificial gravity,
geometry for modular spacecraft, design impacts on manned
launch vehicle operations, novel concepts for low-cost space
launch, and modeling languages for rapid conceptual design.
He has led numerous space community and outreach activities
in New England and nationwide, including the MarsWeek and
SpaceVision conferences at MIT. When not reaching for Mars,
he enjoys music performance and composition, reading,
teaching, and playing soccer.Shannon Dong  Shannon
is a graduate student in the Department of Aeronautics &
Astronautics at MIT, working with the Model-based Embedded
and Robotic Systems group in the Computer Science and
Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL). Her research interests
are in autonomous space systems, and she intends to stand on
Mars one day.Nicholas Hoff  Nick
doubled majored in Aerospace Engineering and Physics at MIT.
He is currently a graduate student at MIT in space systems.
Nick's life
passion is human spaceflight. He began formal flight
training at age 15 and holds multiengine instrument ratings
on his pilot's license. Other long-term interests include
music and karate. He can play saxophone, guitar, and piano,
and has been active the past three years performing vocal
music. In his free time he likes to run (or sail) along the
Charles River, work out, take in a symphony concert, or play
piano.Arya Tafvizi Zavareh  Arya
Tafvizi Zavareh is currently a freshman at MIT, Majoring in
Physics and possibly Mathematics with Computer Science. He
was born and grew up in Iran. He enjoys doing extreme
sports, flying, and thinking about Philosophy. He is
currently a member of MIT Zero-G Team, MIT Skydiving Club,
Society of Physics Students and more.Martha Angela Wilcox  Angela
is a
junior Course 7 and Course 24 double major. Originally
from Tennessee, Angela is an avid rock climber and excellent
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