Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion (SARP)
Darren Manua is a dedicated engineering professional currently serving as a Research Assistant at Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, focusing on photocurrent mapping of perovskite photovoltaic cells. In addition to this role, Darren is an Avionics Team Member at the Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion (SARP) and has gained valuable experience as a Business Development and Trading Intern at ADM Investor Services, where responsibilities included analyzing futures contracts and managing client trading simulations. Previous internships at PT. Dharma Polimetal involved research development engineering, complemented by early experience in human resources at Dynapack Asia. Darren is pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington, building a strong foundation in engineering principles.
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.