Samay Govani
sdgovani@wpi.edu
Pronouns: He/him
Hometown: South Windsor, CT
Class of 2024
Robotics Engineering BS
Mechanical Engineering BS
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samay-govani/
Hi everyone! The most important thing I have learned at WPI is deal with challenging situations. While the academics here have prepared me well for internships, dealing with challenging team dynamics, finding a good work-life balance, and appreciating the power of teams are some of the most important lessons from my time at WPI.
High Power Rocketry Club
Launching a rocket is something I never thought I would do. However my junior year I served as the lead embedded software engineer on the High-Power Rocketry Club. I lead a team in creating software to talk to sensors and various electronics onboard
Men's Varsity Crew
I played golf in high school... then I decided it was time for a change. Being a varsity athlete has been, by far, the most rewarding experience of my college experience. Between competing with, and alongside my teammates, forming relationships with the coaches, I learned an incredible deal about myself and how to push myself.
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Joining Sigma Pi has been an awesome experience. I am incredibly privileged to be a part of an organization with such awesome people! Being part of such a diverse, intelligent, and fun group of individuals has allowed me to grow in ways I would have never thought. Fun fact: My MQP group is all Sigma Pi brothers!
RBE 1001 Student Assistant
Last year, I gave back to the RBE community by being a peer learning assistant. This meant holding office hours, being in lab late with students as they finished their projects, and holding exam review sessions. Not only have I been able to give back to the community, I have learned a ton about teaching others through this opportunity. This year I am a SA for 3001 and 3002 the junior-level robotics courses!
IQP: Puerto Rico
This past C-Term I got to go to Puerto Rico for my IQP. My team and I worked with a community center in San Juan to identify and study gentrification in the area. You can checkout the full paper here!
My Career: REGENT Craft
My first job out of college with be at a small startup based right outside Providence Rhode Island called REGENT Craft. REGENT builds seagliders: the first form of zero-emission, high-speed, coastal transportation. I am working with the flight software and modeling/simulation teams where I work to mathematically represent physical systems!
MQP: Telescoping Soft Robot
Together with 3 of my friends. My team and I are working to make a soft robot that can perform voice box surgery! It's super small and the project will allow me to grow my teamwork skills as well as learn so many new things about soft robot.