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Rebecca is a third-year mechanical engineering transfer student who is most interested in two fields that are energy and aerospace. Rebecca gained extensive engineering experience and knowledge of control systems and autonomous vehicles during her time working on the Northrup Grumman Collaborative Project. She enjoys hands-on work and loves learning new things.

Savannah has been a motorcycle lover since she was a kid! Growing up, she loved watching motorcycle design shows and riding her motorbike along the local dirt roads. Now she hopes to dive into her passion through the club and learn more about the engineering behind the motorcycles she loves so much.

Mia is a third-year mechanical engineering student whose goal is to go into machine design or manufacturing. She loves being hands on and seeing how engineering theories apply to the real world. Although she does not know much about motorcycles yet, she looks forward to expanding her interests, knowledge and skills.

Ronnie is a mechanical engineering major in his junior year. He has prior knowledge of automotive, motorcycles, as well as aircraft from his time in the Air Force. Now he wants to learn more about the engineering that goes into the machines that he is most passionate about along with making more riding buddies along the way.

Anthony is a fifth-year mechanical engineering student with a passion for design and a keen interest in the automotive industry. Although new to the world of motorcycles, he has always admired them and dreams of owning one in the future. Outside of his studies and the club, he enjoys playing video games, watching movies, and exploring his love for video editing and film.

Daniel has a background in Audio Recording Technology so he's always thinking of electronics and programming through the lens of a musician. He hopes to become an Embedded Systems Engineer one day and would love to work in the consumer or pro audio industry. When he's not doing school-related activities he's hanging out with his favorite people in the world, his wife and daughter.

Raymond is a fourth-year mechanical engineering student who used to watched moto vlogs as a child growing up and seeks to have the same positive influence on future motorcycle riders. He loves going for rides in the canyons on his Ninja 400 and loves the intricacies that go into engineering a motorcycle from the ground up.

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Dr. Coburn is a professor in the Aerospace Department who specializes in Aerospace Structures. He worked 25 years at McDonnell Douglas/Boeing on aircraft, rocket, and scramjet structures, and is also a DER with authority from the FAA to approve structural analysis & design for aircraft.

Although he’s been riding motorcycles most of his life, mostly off-road in dirt or forest, he did not start serious street-riding until 2017. In 2018, he took a solo roadtrip up the coast to the tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington and back, and rode daily to school until the motorcycle parking along building 17 was eliminated to clear the way for a bus lane of marginal use.

Dr. Coburn’s been riding motorcycles since he was a little guy, mostly wildly across the desert where there are few trails and many fun-filled hazards. He has crashed on his motorcycle(s) more times than memory cares to recall, and this has led to a healthy respect for the risks associated with riding on the street, where every car and driver poses a life-threatening risk to the rider who lets his/her attention wander for even a moment.

Riding on the street is fun, but extremely dangerous, and each rider should understand this and should continuously work to develop their skills and awareness for the good of all. As such, Dr. Coburn encourages each and every rider to get as much training and practice as possible, as this is the best way to maximize their chances for survival.

He currently rides a Yamaha Stratoliner on the street and a Yamaha 250 WR on the dirt.

Dr. Josef Velten is a lecturer at Cal Poly Pomona, formerly a strategic nuclear materials research engineer with the Department of Energy who can ride a bicycle, but is terrified of riding a motorcycle. He is here to help with electric vehicle conversion projects.