Columbia Space Initiative
Neela Mohanpuhr is currently serving as Outreach Staff at Columbia Space Initiative, where responsibilities include conducting workshops at local New York elementary and middle schools to teach students about aerodynamics and rockets. Neela is also part of the Fluids Sub-Team, contributing to the Rocket Mission by working on the fluid chamber for fuel, designing valves, and conducting stress analysis. Previously, Neela was a member of the Advanced Design/Build Group at Girls Garage, where projects included creating a parklet bench and a greenhouse for a local middle school. Additional experience includes roles as Technology Director at the California Association of Student Councils, where Neela oversaw tech support for conferences, and internship positions at Fraunhofer ILT and Innolite GmbH, which focused on ultra-precision machine technology. Neela is pursuing a Bachelor's degree at Columbia Engineering, following a high school diploma from The College Preparatory School.
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Columbia Space Initiative
The Columbia Space Initiative is a group of students and professors at Columbia University who are dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge in near-space, space, and beyond. We come from diverse academic fields, and we are involved in competition-based engineering challenges, as well as independent technological pursuits. We take part in space-oriented outreach, and we organize speaker events and educational workshops to showcase many different aspects of the global space community. Our members are some of the most motivated individuals that our university has to offer, and have worked at places like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, NASA, and SpaceX.