We are a team of 33 undergraduate students at Cornell University who share a passion to build the next generation of robotic, intelligent sailboats.

Full Team Photo

Our Leads ensure the team is fully prepared for the competition each June and making progress on the long term goals.

Aleksandra Headshot

Aleksandra "Ola" is from Queens New York. She loves to drink tea and will defend her opinion that tea is better than coffee any day of the week. Outside of CUSail, you can find her at the Lindseth Climbing Center struggling to climb one of the routes or doing school work in random spots around campus.

Aleksandra Nasiukiewicz

Full Team Lead

Biomedical Engineering

2023

Rafi Headshot

Rafael grew up in New Haven, Connecticut. Outside of CUSail, he plays in a jazz combo on campus, as well as works for Cornell Productions. In his free time, he loves to hike and play mostly basketball.

Rafael Gottlieb

Mechanical Lead

Mechanical Engineering

2023

Ryan Headshot

Ryan is from Plainsboro, New Jersey, which is right outside of Princeton. When he isn't working on school or CUSail, he's likely working out, playing video games or watching a movie.

Ryan Kolm

Navigation Lead

Electrical & Computer Engineering

2024

CJ Headshot

CJ hails from Ridgewood, New Jersey, although he spent most of his childhood in Oklahoma. Passionate about technology, he loves building and playing with cutting edge computers, clicky mechanical keyboards, and all kinds of software. He also really, really loves whole milk.

CJ Lee

Business & Operations Lead

Computer Science

2024

The Mechanical Subteam designs and manufactures the mechanical components of the boat.

Rafi Headshot

Rafael grew up in New Haven, Connecticut. Outside of CUSail, he plays in a jazz combo on campus, as well as works for Cornell Productions. In his free time, he loves to hike and play mostly basketball.

Rafael Gottlieb

Mechanical Lead

Mechanical Engineering

2023

Aleksandra Headshot

Aleksandra "Ola" is from Queens New York. She loves to drink tea and will defend her opinion that tea is better than coffee any day of the week. Outside of CUSail, you can find her at the Lindseth Climbing Center struggling to climb one of the routes or doing school work in random spots around campus.

Aleksandra Nasiukiewicz

Full Team Lead

Biomedical Engineering

2023

Julianna Headshot

Julianna is from Long Island, New York. Outside of CUSail, she is involved in SWE, Peer Advising, CU Winds, and the Rapid Prototyping Lab. In her free time, she enjoys exploring Ithaca, watching sitcoms, and bothering people with stories about her cat, Toby.

Julianna Seifert

Former Mech Lead

Mechanical Engineering

2023

Atilla Headshot

Atilla is from Long Island, New York. Outside of CUSail, he plays in the Cornell Klezmer and Middle Eastern ensembles. In his free time, Atilla enjoys fiddling around on violin and piano and spending more time than he should perfecting his morning cup of coffee.

Atilla Osan

Mechanical Team

Mechanical Engineering

2023

Beau Headshot

Beau is from Lancaster, PA, and lives on a dairy farm. He enjoys serving the community by volunteering at his church and wherever else he can. His favorite hobby is dabbling which involves trying new things and learning new skills. He especially loves anything outdoors (adventure!), and he is a big fan of Star Wars.

Beau Brubaker

Mechanical Team

Biological Engineering

2024

J.J. Headshot

Jessica "JJ" Smith is from the Tampa Bay Area Florida. She loves cats, clouds, Taylor Swift, and anything related to water. Outside of CUSail, she is a member of the varsity sailing team and as a very uncoordinated person, loves trying new sports like skiing and volleyball.

J.J. (Jessica) Smith

Mechanical Team

Atmospheric Science

2024

Frank Headshot

Frank is from Queens, NY (near Citifield). Outside of CUSail, he is probably doing his problem sets. If he does have free time, he spends that time taking five hour naps, hanging out with his friends, or trying new foods.

Frank Gao

Mechanical Team

Mechanical Engineering

2024

Alex Headshot

Alex is most recently from Juneau, Alaska, though he has moved all over. He enjoys playing board games, staying up late with friends, and cares deeply about the environment.

Alex Eagan

Mechanical Team

Environmental Engineering

2024

Geovany Headshot

Geovany is from Port Chester, New York. Outside of CUSail, Geo likes to cook, play bass guitar, and vibe.

Geovany Rodriguez

Mechanical Team

Environmental Engineering

2024

Emilie Headshot

Emilie is from the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia and therefore loves Chick-fil-a. She is a member of the table tennis club, and she also enjoys running, watching dramas, and riding her longboard in empty parking lots. Her go-to drink is tea—especially hot tea and iced fruit tea.

Emilie Lin

Mechnical Team

Mechanical Engineering

2024

Katelyn Headshot

Katelyn is from Long Island, New York. Outside of CUSail, she loves creating works of art and writing poetry. When she is not studying, she might be sneaking off to Kung Fu Tea for a �well-deserved� break.

Katelyn Li

Mechanical Team

Mechanical Engineering

2025

MD Headshot

MD hasn't submitted a bio yet.

MD Jariful Chowdhury

Mechanical Team

Mechanical Engineering

2025

Italivi Headshot

Italivi hasn't submitted a bio yet.

Italivi Diaz

Mechanical Team

Mechanical Engineering

2025

The Navigation Subteam works with the boat's electrical and software components - including PCB design, sensor integration, sailing algorithms, power management, and radio communication.

Ryan Headshot

Ryan is from Plainsboro, New Jersey, which is right outside of Princeton. When he isn't working on school or CUSail, he's likely working out, playing video games or watching a movie.

Ryan Kolm

Navigation Lead

Electrical & Computer Engineering

2024

Will Headshot

Will is from Point Pleasant, NJ. Aside from being a pro at putting in beach umbrellas, he also enjoys playing ping-pong and marching trumpet in the BRMB.

William Salcedo

Former Full Team Lead

Electrical & Computer Engineering

2023

Theodore Headshot

Theodore is from Bridgewater, New Jersey studying Computer Science and Psychology. Outside of CUSail, he is involved in the Cornell Chess Club. In his free time, he can be found at the Lindseth climbing center, hiking, and discussing random psychology and philosophy topics.

Theodore Lazar

Navigation Team

Computer Science

2024

Grace Headshot

Grace is from San Mateo, California. Outside of CUSail, you can find her complaining about how far everything is on campus, studying at furtherest places possible to study, and also barely studying despite walking half an hour to find a nice study spot. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, learning new musical instruments, and overthinking.

Grace Wang

Navigation Team

Computer Science

2024

Ridhwan Headshot

Ridhwan is from Jericho, NY in Long Island. Aside from Cusail, he is on IEEE as part of the Academic Subteam, Cornell Sports Analytics, and the club lacrosse team.

Ridhwan Ahmed

Navigation Team

Electrical & Computer Engineering

2025

Sydney Headshot

Sydney has not submitted a bio yet.

Sydney Ho

Navigation Team

Computer Science

2025

Emmanual Headshot

Chukwuemeka has not submitted a bio yet.

Chukwuemeka Adebi

Navigation Team

Electrical & Computer Engineering

2024

The Business & Operations Subteam is the connection between the team and the rest of Cornell. The team handles marketing, front end development, design, finances, outreach, and sponsorships.

CJ Headshot

CJ hails from Ridgewood, New Jersey, although he spent most of his childhood in Oklahoma. Passionate about technology, he loves building and playing with cutting edge computers, clicky mechanical keyboards, and all kinds of software. He also really, really loves whole milk.

CJ Lee

Business & Operations Lead

Computer Science

2024

Srikar Headshot

Srikar is from Omaha, Nebraska. Outside of CUSail, he is a part of Cayuga Capital and enjoys watching soccer and basketball.

Srikar Yallala

Former Business & Ops Lead

Computer Science

2023

Meghana Headshot

Meghana is from Ithaca, NY. Outside of CUSail, she is an Undergraduate Resident Fellow at Flora Rose House and involved in Logos and EARS. In her free time, she enjoys going on walks around campus, playing board games, and, most of all, eating grilled cheese.

Meghana Gavirneni

Former Business & Ops Lead

Economics + Philosophy

2023

Helen Headshot

Helen is from New Milford, CT. Outside of CUSail, she is involved in the Big Red Colorguard and Origami Club on campus. In her free time, she likes to crochet for her Etsy shop while watching movies. She loves fluffy dogs and misses her Australian shepherd at home named Lady.

Helen Ma

Business & Operations Team

Operations Research

2024