Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion (SARP)
Galen Hoffman is currently the Valve Actuation Responsible Engineer at the Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion (SARP) since October 2023, focusing on the design, testing, and validation of main valve actuation components for liquid bipropellant rocket engines, while supporting the fluid systems team. Previously, Galen held the position of Fluid Systems Engineer and Software Developer, creating fluid system designs and developing integration software for rocket engine analysis. Additionally, Galen co-founded the Autonomous Flight Control Team at Husky Flying Club, leading a structures team in designing and manufacturing drone frames. Prior experience includes serving as a Crew Trainer at McDonald's from July 2022 to June 2023, managing new hire training and ensuring high food standards. Galen is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington, following an Associate of Science in Engineering from Skagit Valley College.
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.