Officers

Gayathri (Gayu) Lakshmanan

President

Gayu (she/her) is a junior in electrical engineering who is passionate about engineering, hands on projects, and the field of aerospace. She joined AIAA-UH in 2024, starting in the subteam Space City Aeronautics.

Emma Pitrof

Vice President – Internal

Emma (she/her) is a junior in mechanical engineering with a minor in leadership studies. She is interested in pursuing a career in health and human performance in space. Emma joined AIAA-UH in 2024 as a Space City – Aeronautics subteam lead for Automation and Controls, but then shifted to be a structures lead in 2025.

Isabella Decan

Vice President – External

Isabella (she/her) is a first year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering. She joined AIAA in 2024 and served as Project Manager for Space City Rocketry in the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition.

Madison (Madi) Collins

Treasurer

Madi (she/her) is a Biomedical engineering major on the pre-med track who is passionate about engineering, medicine, and volunteering. She joined AIAA-UH in 2025.

Megan Hong

Secretary

Megan (she/her) is a junior majoring in physics. She joined AIAA in 2024 as a member of the Space City Rocketry team.

Rahul Kancherla

PR Coordinator

Rahul (he/him) is a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He has been part of AIAA for 2 years and has done everything from booking rooms to making flyers to building a plane. He is excited to be apart of what the org accomplishes this year.

Natalia Lutz

Sponsorship Coordinator

Natalia (she/her) is a sophomore mechanical engineering major who is looking forward to a career in aerospace. She joined AIAA-UH in 2024 starting with the Space City Rocketry subteam.

Outreach Coordinator

Rafiah Tajudeen

Webmaster

Rafiah (she/they) is a sophmore Electrical Engineering student interested in signals and communications. She has been a member of AIAA SCR Avionics and HAM Radio since 2024.