Rusty Willis

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Research Assistant @ Zucrow Propulsion Labs @ School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
Redmond, WA, US
Rusty Willis's Location
Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, United States
About Rusty Willis

Rusty Willis is a Sophomore in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Purdue's College of Engineering. He would like to be a systems engineer in the Aerospace field. He has experience leading engineering teams, spacecraft research, and general engineering work. In his spare time, he likes to play Guitar, Violin, and Piano, go mountain biking, and make videos. He is currently working at Purdue Space Program Active Controls as a Propulsion and Structures engineer working to create a propulsive lander for the Collegiate Propulsive Lander Challenge. He also leads the Business Team for this project to aid in project management, fundraising, and other logistics tasks. Lastly he is a member of the Executive Board for the 600+ member club.He led Astral Orbit, a nationally ranked rocketry team as Captain and Chief Engineer. During his tenure he led the team to design and build an original sounding rocket experiment with the NASA TechRise student challenge, raised over $10,000 dollars through fundraising, prize money and grants, generated over 50,000 views across various channels, and created award winning STEM videos.He recently finished an internship at St. Louis University's Space Systems Research Lab over the 2022 Summer where he worked on CubeSat hardware. He designed various lab safety equipment, a ground communication station, and a trade study of solar panel designs.He’s always looking to network and is open to Internship opportunities.U.S. Citizen

Rusty Willis's Current Company Details
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University

School Of Aeronautics And Astronautics, Purdue University

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Research Assistant @ Zucrow Propulsion Labs
Redmond, WA, US
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Rusty Willis Work Experience Details
  • School Of Aeronautics And Astronautics, Purdue University
    Research Assistant @ Zucrow Propulsion Labs
    School Of Aeronautics And Astronautics, Purdue University
    Redmond, Wa, Us
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  • Purdue Space Program: A Seds Chapter
    Systems Engineering Lead At Active Controls
    Purdue Space Program: A Seds Chapter Sep 2024 - Present
    West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
    Leads systems engineering for self landing rocket team, covering 3 concurrent projects, 6 sub-teams, 70+ active members, 11+ majors, and is the newest competition team in PSP. Aids in managing sub-team leads, responsible for system and subsystem integration, requirement alignment in design reviews, and leading leads meetings.- Leading System Requirements Review for Propulsive Lander (TOAD)- Ensuring trade study research aligns with TOAD requirements- Leading System Requirements and Design Review for fan based GNC lander ASTRA v2
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  • Purdue Space Program: A Seds Chapter
    Active Controls: Business Team Lead
    Purdue Space Program: A Seds Chapter Mar 2024 - Oct 2024
    West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
    Writing grants to fundraise for Tadpole, TOAD, and ASTRA projects, aids in managing Active Controls project team, budgeting and accounting for the team. Directly led efforts to raise over 2.5k for Active Controls, and aided in raising over 13k for PSP as a whole. Managing annual budget of over $15,000
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  • Purdue Space Program: A Seds Chapter
    Active Controls: Propulsion And Structures Engineer
    Purdue Space Program: A Seds Chapter Aug 2023 - Oct 2024
    West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
    I've joined Purdue Space Program's Active Controls team, where we are developing a novel Propulsive Lander for the Collegiate Propulsive Lander Competition. Within this team I have two main roles, developing a trajectory model to size the overall vehicle and acting as a liaison/systems engineer for the overall vehicle.- Created equations to model liquid lander’s kinetics and kinematics- Created mass tree for setting mass goals for subsystems- Creating test stand hardware for Purdue Torch test campaign
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  • Purdue Space Program: A Seds Chapter
    Executive Board: Merchandise Chair
    Purdue Space Program: A Seds Chapter Feb 2024 - Sep 2024
    West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
    Managing a dynamic inventory exceeding $10,000 and catering to the diverse needs of 500+ active members—the largest club at Purdue University. - Implementing efficient inventory control systems, ensuring timely replenishment of stock, and strategizing merchandise campaigns that contribute significantly to the club's financial success. - Enhancing the visibility and appeal of our merchandise, while staying in accordance with the brand identity.- Working with the executive board of the club.
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  • Purdue Space Program: A Seds Chapter
    Active Controls: Structures Engineering Mentor
    Purdue Space Program: A Seds Chapter May 2024 - Aug 2024
    Mentoring three incoming freshmen in rapid prototyping, CAD, and systems engineering to develop 3D printed parts for fan based vehicle ASTRA.
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  • Astral Orbit
    Engineering Mentor And Advisor
    Astral Orbit Jun 2023 - Present
    Mentors high-schoolers in aerospace engineering, leadership, and media production. Provided insight in writing and selecting the team's upcoming NASA TechRise experiment, onboarding processes that I began the previous year as Captain, resources for expanding the knowledge of the team, and strategic leadership.
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  • Astral Orbit
    Team Captain And Chief Engineer
    Astral Orbit May 2022 - Jun 2023
    Chesterfield, Missouri, United States
    Led Astral Orbit through systems engineering, project management, on-boarding new members, empowering sub-team leads, and set the course of the organization as a whole through strategic leadership. I managed the sub-teams of Astral Orbit and directly led the entirety of the engineering staff. My main goal as captain was to improve knowledge transfer between members to increase the longevity and success of the organization.Organizational Leadership- Raised over $10,000 in prize money for the team- Directly led Design, Build, and Launch Sub-Teams and managed Media, Avionics, Video, and Simulations Sub-Team Leads- Taught over 20 incoming recruits CAD, Construction, Design Practices, and Systems Practices, and brought returning members into Leadership.- Alleviated roadblocks through strategic planning- Created public educational resources for learning CAD, Color Grading, and Rocketry Systems DesignNASA TechRise Student Challenge: Design and build an original, automated experiment to be sent to space.- Finalized Designs with Sub-team Leads- Personally Finalized Chamber Design- Documented, Lead, and Completed the Final IntegrationAmerican Rocketry Challenge: The world's largest rocketry challenge to design and build a custom model rocket to carry an egg to 850ft with design constraints.- Led all Launches, Design and Build Meetings- Improved launch pacing- Led our award winning Marketing Video’s production
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  • Astral Orbit
    Co-Captain, Engineering And Video Lead
    Astral Orbit Aug 2020 - Jul 2022
    Chesterfield, Missouri, United States
    I led the engineering and video teams at Astral Orbit through the American Rocketry Challenge, NASA TechRise, and other various projects. I also served as Co-Captain to be a primary lead within the organization.American Rocketry Challenge: World's largest model rocketry competition, design and build a model rocket to hit 835ft within design restrictions.- Led the 7 person Engineering Team- Designed parts in CAD- Led assembly and design meetings- Directed Videos relating to ARC- Led Launch Days- Taught new members CAD, Construction Techniques, Design Concepts, and 3D Printing.NASA TechRise: Design and build an experiment to test Lunar Regolith (Moon Dust) in space- Design of experimental chamber- PCB Design to reduce weight- Collaborated with Lunar Regolith Subteam to seal and deal with depressurization- Collaborated with our Board of Experts at NASA, Future Engineers, and Various other mentorsContent Production- Managed Astral Orbit and various secondary Channels, in addition to their Instagram pages- Produced various videos on our YouTube Channels- Directed and Edited the Award Winning ARC Marketing Video in 2021
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  • Space Systems Research Lab
    Satellite Research Assistant
    Space Systems Research Lab Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
    Chesterfield, Missouri, United States
    I interned at St. Louis University's Space Systems Research Laboratory, where we design CubeSats for University Nano-Sat Program. I worked with other high school, undergraduate, and graduate students to develop solutions to problems in the lab. Developed CubeSat Solar Panels- Created and applied theoretical models to optimize solar energy captureintended for the DORRE CubeSat Mission.- Used program in MatLab to conduct a Trade study comparing moving solar panels vs folding solar panels- Self taught myself MatLab- Developed hardware for moving a solar panelGround Station: Station to demonstrate a network of satellites communicating with a ground station.- Created all the custom mounting hardware for moving a camera- Aided in creating an algorithm to track an object and move camera accordingly- Assembled parts for final version.Environmental Monitor: Observe temperature and humidity in the clean room, and sends text message to Lab Members if it rises or drops out of the safe range.- Developed 3D printed hardware- Worked on hardware architecture to improve power on time.
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Rusty Willis works for School Of Aeronautics And Astronautics, Purdue University

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Rusty Willis's current role is Research Assistant @ Zucrow Propulsion Labs.

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Rusty Willis attended Purdue University, Marquette Sr. High School.

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