We are a team of 33 undergraduate students at Cornell University who share a passion to build the next generation of robotic, intelligent sailboats.
Our Leads ensure the team is fully prepared for the competition each June and making progress on the long term goals.
Alex is from Juneau Alaska. He can often be found climbing, cooking, or searching for outdoor adventures such as caving or whitewater kayaking. If you want to become instant friends with him, all that is needed is to show him a new and out of the way spot on campus.
Katelyn is from Long Island, New York. Outside of CUSail, she loves creating works of art and writing poetry. When she is not studying, she might be sneaking off to Kung Fu Tea for a �well-deserved� break.
Grace is from San Mateo, CA. Outside of CUSail, you can probably find her with a large cup of coffee studying in Carpenter or Upson. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, exploring Ithaca, and going to Trader Joes.
Ridhwan is from Long Island New York. He loves to stay active and hit the gym! Outside of CUSail, he is part of Theta Tau, A researcher for Zhang Research Group, and serves as the Academic Lead for IEEE.
Riya Varghese is from New York City. She has learned how to swim 3 times; hopefully, this will be her last. Outside of CUSail, she likes to watch Netflix murder/crime shows, hang out with friends and find new ledges to sit on.
Riya Varghese
Business & Operations Lead
Information Science Systems & Technology
2025
The Mechanical Subteam designs and manufactures the mechanical components of the boat.
Katelyn is from Long Island, New York. Outside of CUSail, she loves creating works of art and writing poetry. When she is not studying, she might be sneaking off to Kung Fu Tea for a �well-deserved� break.
Alex is from Juneau Alaska. He can often be found climbing, cooking, or searching for outdoor adventures such as caving or whitewater kayaking. If you want to become instant friends with him, all that is needed is to show him a new and out of the way spot on campus.
Sophie is from Baltimore, Maryland, and loves to hang out with friends and be outside. She currently also is in an acapella group and runs the learning and development program for her sorority!
Sophie Davis
Mechanical Team
Environmental Engineering
2026
Marco is from Westwood Massachusetts and often goes fishing off Cape Cod. Besides CUSail, he is an active member of the Rugby club and a manager at Student Agencies.
Marco Conte
Mechanical Team
Mechanical Engineering
2026
Allison Lou
Mechanical Team
Mechanical Engineering
2024
Eliana Olson is from Brooklyn, New York. She loves to hike and be out in nature. Outside of CUSail, you can find her drinking oatmilk matchas, studying in Mann library, or taking the occasional nap in the Olin basement.
Eliana Olson
Mechanical Team
Environmental Engineering
2026
Emma is from small-town-Wisconsin and is interested in working with renewable energy. Outside of CUSail, Emma loves sailing, running, and playing water polo.
Emma Moore
Mechanical Team
Mechanical Engineering
2026
Lila Tauzin-Fox is from Los Angeles, California. She loves eating sweets and taking naps in the sun. Outside of CUSail, she can be found exploring Ithaca or pretending to do work in the stacks.
Lila Tauzin-Fox
Mechanical Team
Mechanical Engineering
2026
Sawyer is from Cape May Court House, New Jersey. He grew up by the beach and loves everything that has to do with being on the beach, including surfing and sailing. He is also a midshipman in Cornell University’s NROTC Unit, where after graduation he will serve the country as a Naval Officer.
Sawyer Lomax
Mechanical Team
Engineering
2027
April is from Ashland, Massachusetts. She loves to read fantasy and romance novels, crochet, and watch movies. Outside of CUSail, she ballroom dances on the Cornell DanceSport team.
April Wang
Mechanical Team
Materials Science and Engineering
2027
The Navigation Subteam works with the boat's electrical and software components - including PCB design, sensor integration, sailing algorithms, power management, and radio communication.
Grace is from San Mateo, CA. Outside of CUSail, you can probably find her with a large cup of coffee studying in Carpenter or Upson. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, exploring Ithaca, and going to Trader Joes.
Ridhwan is from Long Island New York. He loves to stay active and hit the gym! Outside of CUSail, he is part of Theta Tau, A researcher for Zhang Research Group, and serves as the Academic Lead for IEEE.
Sydney is from Queens, New York. Outside of CUSail, you can find her in Upson stressing over assignments and exams. In her free tine, she enjoys hiking and playing table tennis.
Albert is from Ithaca, New York. He is studying Electrical and Computer Engineering and outside of CUSail he likes to play table tennis and go hiking.
Albert Sun
Navigation Team
Electrical & Computer Engineering
2026
Chris is from Edison, New Jersey. His favorite foods on campus are the orange chicken burrito bowls from Terrace and the Italian sub from Mattin's. Outside of CUSail, you can find him playing basketball, going for a run, or trying to pull an all-nighter in Duffield. .
Christopher Cheng
Navigation Team
Computer Science
2025
Abhi is from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Outside of CUSail, he likes to work out, play basketball outside, explore Ithaca, and chill.
Abhi Vetukuri
Navigation Team
Computer Science
2026
Ashley is from a small town 30 minutes away from Toronto, Canada. She has a massive sweet tooth and is probably drinking an incredibly sweet iced coffee at this very moment. The easiest way to get in her good graces is to buy her candy (bonus points if it's Swedish Fish). Outside of CUSail, you can find her napping at random desks as her friends diligently do their homework next to her.
Ashley Liu
Navigation Team
Computer Science
2026
Sean is from College Station, Texas. Outside of CUSail, Sean can be found playing basketball, studying in Duffield, and enjoying Oishi Bowl.
Sean Zhang
Navigation Team
Electrical & Computer Engineering
2026
Emith is from Flushing, New York. His favorite activities include playing video games and scouring Stack Overflow at 2 AM, desperately trying to finish his problem set. Outside of CUSail, you can find him trying to justify his third Pokelava bowl of the week or cramming for a prelim he irresponsibly pushed off studying for to last minute.
Emith Uyanwatte
Navigation Team
Electrical & Computer Engineering
2026
Fiona Zheng
Navigation Team
Computer Science
2025
Anna is from Manhattan, New York. She loves taking long walks around Ithaca and playing random songs on the piano. Outside of CUSail, you can find her at Mann Library eating a cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese from Bus Stop Bagels (where she is known by name).
Anna Zweck-Bronner
Navigation Team
Computer Science
2026
Michael is from Seattle, Washington. He likes to work on cars and cook in his free time. Outside of CUSail, you can find him DJing or playing pickup sports with his friends.
Michael Sanders
Navigation Team
Computer Science
2026
Will is from Tianjin, China. He loves playing table tennis and traveling. Outside of CUSail, you can find him studying at the basement of Olin library.
Will Li
Navigation Team
Math/Computer Science
2027
Maisie is from Cleveland, Ohio. She likes playing tennis and reading in her free time. Outside of CUSail, you can find her at Uris Library or watching reality tv cooking shows.
Maisie Yan
Navigation Team
Computer Science
2027
Nikil is from Winchester, Virginia. He is passionate about applying computer science to sustainability. He loves to be outside, snowboarding in the winter or hiking in the summer, but you can usually find him camped out in A.D. White doing schoolwork.
Nikil Shyamsunder
Navigation Team
Computer Science/Math
2027
Tony Mao
Navigation Team
Computer Science & ECE
2026
Wang Mak
Navigation Team
Computer Science
2027
The Business & Operations Subteam is the connection between the team and the rest of Cornell. The team handles marketing, front end development, design, finances, outreach, and sponsorships.
Riya Varghese is from New York City. She has learned how to swim 3 times; hopefully, this will be her last. Outside of CUSail, she likes to watch Netflix murder/crime shows, hang out with friends and find new ledges to sit on.
Riya Varghese
Business & Operations Lead
Information Science Systems & Technology
2025
Jason is from Rochester, MN. He enjoys playing and watching sports, going to the gym, and cooking/eating good food.
Jason Dong
Business & Operations Team
Computer Science
2026
Isabella Laine is from Brookline, Massachusetts. Outside of CUSail, she enjoys playing tennis and card games with friends.
Isabella Laine
Business & Operations Team
Economics
2026
From Brooklyn, Lawrence enjoys playing tennis and other sports. He likes to drink boba and enjoys exploring cities. He’s usually at Noyes or CTown when not in CUSail.
Lawrence Chau
Business & Operations Team
Biology and Society
2026
Joy is from Long Island, NY. She loves to play guitar, go to concerts, and discover new types of music. Outside of CUSail, you can find her drinking a brown sugar boba or binging a new TV show.
Joy Om
Business & Operations Team
Information Science
2026
Jennifer is from Plano, TX. She enjoys crocheting and watching Youtube. She is also an avid Letterboxd movie logger: @jenniferaiii.
Katherine is from Fort Collins, CO. She loves to act and ski.
Katherine Wei
Business & Operations Team
Computer Science
2026
Annie is from Bridgewater, NJ. Outside of CUSail she is involved in Cornell Webdev and Cornell CSA. She enjoys drinking boba and coffee, as well as binging random Netflix shows.
Annie Chen
Business & Operations Team
Computer Science
2027