Crew 130 - Georgia Tech

Matthew Schumann is a senior in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Nuclear & Radiological Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He will be graduating this December and beginning his masters in Nuclear Engineering this spring. He is very interested in space exploration as well as the applications of nuclear power to space. He has interned at the Test Resource Management division in Arlington, VA as well as at the Survivability & Vulnerability Test directorate in White Sands Missile Range, NM. 

DOUG TRENT - HSO

Douglas Trent is a second year Aerospace Engineering graduate student at Georgia Tech. He works as a graduate research assistant in the Aerospace Systems Design Lab and is a graduate Co-op (Pathways) student with the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Sacramento. Before being accepted to Georgia Tech, Douglas Interned at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center for two terms as a design and test engineer with the environmental control and life support systems development group. His interests include human space flight with research experience in regenerative water recovery systems, propellant slosh suppression, and crowd sourced rapid design methods. He is a student member of AIAA and Tau Beta Pi. Douglas’ interest in science and technology, combined with his passion for the outdoors and exploration, drives his aspiration of someday becoming an astronaut. By earning his Eagle Scout, and later working as an outdoor guide for his undergraduate university, Douglas has gained valuable leadership skills and experience which are applied daily to his academic and professional careers. His other hobbies include backpacking, caving, snowboarding, and motorcycles. 

SHELBY BOTTOMS - JOURNALIST, GREENHAB

Shelby Bottoms is a second-year Aerospace Engineering student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is from Overland Park, KS and plans to work in the space industry upon graduating in 2015. On campus, Shelby is on the Georgia Tech Goldrush Dance Team and is involved with Christian Campus Fellowship. She has a passion for space, and as a teenager she attended astronomy camp, many years of space camp, and held a summer internship at NASA Johnson Space Center. She is very excited for her second year on the GT MDRS Crew! 

STEFFAN SLATER - CREW ENGINEER 

Steffan Slater is a 4th year aerospace engineering student at Georgia Tech with a minor in computer science. He was always interested in space, and his move to Huntsville, Alabama, the Rocket City, in 2004 only strengthened that interest. He co-oped with GE Aviation three times, working on various aspects of jet engines. He also participates in space systems research at Georgia Tech and is the president of the school's AIAA student chapter. He also enjoys making items on the 3D printers in the Invention Studio, playing video games, and martial arts. His primary career objective is to be a part of the team that first puts a human on Mars, and he can think of no better place to practice than MDRS

SHANNON O'SHEA - GEO, ASTRO

Shannon O’Shea is from Marietta Georgia and she is a 4th year Mechanical Engineering student at Georgia Tech. She is also a member of the Georgia Tech Honors Program. Shannon has always been very interested in math, science, and space exploration and graduated from a math and science magnet high school. Her extracurricular activities include participating in and mentoring robotics teams, Formula One in Schools, Science Olympiad, NASA Science Bowl, and attended space camp. Her interests also include drafting, mechanical design, and traveling. She worked as a television production assistant intern at a local educational TV station. Currently she is a co-op student with the NASA Johnson Space Center and has worked in the Thermal Systems & Engineering Support Branch, the Robotic Systems Technology Branch in the Robonaut 2 lab, and the International Space Station Mechanisms, Maintenance & Crew Systems Mission Operations group where she will also be returning to for her final tour next summer. She hopes to get a full time job with the NASA Johnson Space Center after she graduates.