Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion (SARP)
Carson Taylor is a proficient mechanical engineer currently serving as the Thrust Chamber Team Lead and a member of the Ignitions Project Team at the Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion, where responsibilities include engineering and testing specialized chemical igniters for high-impulse liquid bi-propellant rocket engines. Simultaneously, Carson contributes to the Mechanical Team - Hero Squad at Advanced Robotics at the University of Washington, focusing on the design and integration of a projectile feeding system for robots. Previously, Carson held leadership roles in Iron Patriots (First Robotics Team 4131), overseeing the design and hardware teams, and was recognized as a top scholar in the Washington Aerospace Scholars program. Carson is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington, building upon foundational education from Bellevue College and Liberty Sr High School.
Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion (SARP)
The Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion (SARP) is a group of student engineers at the University of Washington committed to designing, building, and launching an advanced hybrid sounding rocket every year. We compete in the annual Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico, in which over 100 student teams from around the world compete with their rockets. We compete in the most technically challenging category: student researched and developed hybrid motor with an altitude goal of 30,000 feet above ground level. Our team consists of over 100 undergraduate students from many different majors, including aeronautics & astronautics, mechanical, chemical, electrical, and computer engineering as well as other non-engineering majors.