BLiSS 2024-2025 Executive Board

BLiSS is an entirely student-directed project team.

Our board is composed of two divisions: a technical division directed by our Engineering President, and an operations division directed by our Administrative President.

Additionally, our lab manager and safety officer are responsible for ensuring responsible use and safety of our workspaces.

Engineering President

Ilyana Smith

Ilyana is our engineering president for the 2024-2025 year. Previously, she has served as project lead for

M-HHaPs, and has participated in the Cargo project.

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Administrative President

Megan Piper

Megan P. is our administrative president for the 2024-2025 year. Previously, she has served as internal lead, and participated in the

M-HHaPs and SMAT projects.

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Rack and Stack Lead

Megan Foulk

Megan F. is one of our co-leads for Rack and Stack. Previously, she has participated in the M-HHaPs project as exercise capability subteam lead.

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Rack and Stack Lead

JD Dell

JD is one of our co-leads for Rack and Stack. Previously, he has participated in the M-HHaPs project as data subteam lead.

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VOC Lead, External Lead

Noah Vogel

Noah is project lead of VOC, and our external co-lead for the 2024-2025 year. Previously, he has served as lead of VOC '23-'24, external ambassador, and participated in the SMAT project.

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VOC Chief Engineer

Colin Lavery

Colin is our chief engineer of the VOC project. Previously, he has participated in VOC '23-'24 as the Power, Communications, and Sensors Subteam lead.

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Internal Lead

Hannah Yohannes

Hannah will serve as our internal lead the 2024-2025 year. Previously, she has participated in the M-HHaPPs project on the exercise capability subteam.

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External Lead

Serabi Francis

Serabi is our external co-lead for the 2024-2025 year. Previously, she has participated in the SMAT project on the data integration and testing subteam.

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Lab Manager

Christopher May

Chris is our lab manager for the 2024-2025 year. Previously, he has served as the M-HHaPs project co-lead, and participated in the Cargo project as the robotics subteam lead.

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Safety Officer, VOC Science Director

Grace Pizzini

Grace is our safety officer for the 2024-2025 year, and science director for the VOC project. Previously, she has participated in the VOC project on the chemistry subteam.

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Rack and Stack Lead

Lowen Walter

Lowen will serve as our rack and stack project lead the 2024-2025 year. Previously, he has participated in the VOC project on the structures and interfaces subteam.

Email Lowen

CONTACT US

michiganbliss@umich.edu