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President
President
Isabella Morter '26
Bioenvironmental Science
Isabella Morter is the President of TAMU SEDS. She is a Bioenvironmental Science major, Geology minor, and class of 2026. Isabella serves currently on the SEDS USA Board of Directors, a senior astrobiology mentor in the NASA L’SPACE Mission Concept Academy, and as an undergraduate researcher in the Safety in Aerospace and Flight Environments (SAFE) Lab. She has also been accepted to Arizona State University to continue her education in astrobiology, biogeoscience, and systems engineering. Outside of her responsibilities, Isabella enjoys reading, listening to music, and playing games.
Contact Information: morter_2022@tamu.edu
Vice President
Vice President
Joshua Dumalig '26
Interdisciplinary Engineering
Joshua Dumalig is a senior from the class of 2026 and will be serving as the Vice-President for the 25/26 academic year. Joshua is currently majoring in Interdisciplinary Engineering specializing in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering with aspirations to work with rocket and missile research and development. He is also a part of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets.
Contact Information: joshua.dumalig@tamu.edu
Outreach Director
Outreach Director
Chesney Gaines '28
Engineering
Chesney Gaines is a sophomore engineering student and the Outreach Director for the 2025/26 academic year, and this past year, she served as Treasurer for SEDS. Representing the class of 2028, she has competed in MITTIC and is a NASA Aerospace Scholar, and she’s excited to be part of the mission of taking SEDS to the next level. Additionally, Chesney is a counselor for T Bar M Camps and is part of a Bible study on campus!
Contact Information: chesneygaines@tamu.edu
Treasurer
Treasurer
Anahita Kaur '28
Electrical Engineering
Anahita Kaur is a sophomore from the class of 2028 and will be the SEDS Treasurer for the 25/26 academic year. She is currently majoring in electrical engineering and has a General Ham Radio License. She is also going to be a member of TAMU’s Karura rover program focusing on working on the communications and control station subteam. Outside of SEDS, she likes to hike, play and watch strategy games, and log movies on Letterboxd in her free time.
Contact Information: ak45484@tamu.edu
Communications Director
Communications Director
Steven Alvarado '26
Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering
Steven Alvarado is the Communications Director. He is a Class of 2026 Manufacturing and Mechanical engineer with a minor in Astrophysics. Steven became involved with SEDS after learning about their shared passion for space and project opportunities. Since then, he has competed and won 2nd place in the NASA Space2Pitch competition, helps the annual SEDS Space Fair, and works with the social media account for the annual SpaceVision conference. In his free time, he reads, goes swimming, or listens to music—some say he always has a song stuck in his head.
Contact Information: ssa2684@tamu.edu
Design Team Coordinators
Design Team Coordinators
Matt Jackson '28
Aerospace Engineering
Matt Jackson is the Design Team Coordinator for Lunabotics and a sophomore studying Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. Last year, he developed a product for NASA's MITTIC challenge, and he's eager to push the innovation further with Lunabotics this season. When he's not competing with SEDS, Matt keeps the rhythm going as a drummer in the Fighting Texas Aggie Band.
Contact Information: matt_jack@tamu.edu
Design Team Coordinator
Design Team Coordinator
Kyle Miller '28
Aerospace Engineering
Kyle Miller is an Aerospace Engineering major in the class of 2028 and the Design Team Coordinator for Micro-g NExT. After competing on behalf of TAMU SEDS in two NASA MITTIC competitions, he is motivated to expand the chapter’s participation and innovation within Micro-g NExT. Outside of SEDS, Kyle enjoys biking, pickleball, and watching Aggie football.
Contact Information: kyleamiller@tamu.edu
Design Team Coordinator
Design Team Coordinator
Ansh Patel '28
Aerospace Engineering
Ansh Patel is the MITTIC design team coordinator. He is an aerospace engineering student representing the class of 2028. He is currently leading a MITTIC team for this year’s competition. He is excited to work with SEDS and develop future MITTIC teams. Outside of SEDS, Ansh loves playing tennis and basketball.
Contact Information: ansh.patel@tamu.edu
Aggie Astronaut Corps (AAC) Director
Aggie Astronaut Corps (AAC) Director
Isabella Morter '26
Bioenvironmental Science
Isabella Morter is the director of Aggie Astronaut Corps. She is a Bioenvironmental Science major, Geology minor, and class of 2026. Isabella serves currently on the SEDS USA Board of Directors, as the president of SEDS TAMU, a senior astrobiology mentor in the NASA L’SPACE Mission Concept Academy, and as an undergraduate researcher in the Safety in Aerospace and Flight Environments (SAFE) Lab. Prior to her position as director, she was the science track coordinator for the 24-25 academic year. Outside of her responsibilities, Isabella enjoys reading, listening to music, and playing games.
Contact Information: morter_2022@tamu.edu
Advisor
Advisor
Dr. Gregory E. Chamitoff
Professor of Engineering Practice, Aerospace Engineering Director, AeroSpace Technology, Research and Operations (ASTRO)
Originally from Montreal, Canada, Greg Chamitoff served as a NASA Astronaut for 15 years, including Shuttle Missions STS-124,126,134 and Space Station long duration missions Expedition 17 and 18. He has lived and worked in Space for almost 200 days as a Flight Engineer, Science Officer, and Mission Specialist. His last mission was on the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour, during which he performed two spacewalks, including the last one of the Shuttle era which also completed the assembly of the International Space Station.
Chamitoff earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cal Poly, M.S. in Aeronautics from Caltech, and Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. He also holds a Minor and a Masters in Planetary (Space) Science. Prior to selection by the NASA Astronaut Program in 1998, Chamitoff worked at Four Phase Systems, Atari Computers, Northern Telecom, IBM and Draper Laboratory. As a Draper Fellow he worked on several NASA projects, including the Hubble Space Telescope, the Space Shuttle autopilot, and the attitude control system for Space Station Freedom. He was a visiting lecturer at the University of Sydney, Australia, before joining Mission Operations at the Johnson Space Center, where he worked on attitude control and maneuver optimization for the International Space Station (ISS). He is an author of NASA’s first technology memo on resource utilization on Mars, and worked on various projects related to Mars mission design. As an Astronaut, he has been Lead CAPCOM in Mission Control, and supported ongoing missions in numerous other roles. In 2002, Chamitoff was a crewmember on the NEEMO-3 Mission (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations), living and working on the Aquarius undersea research habitat for 9 days.
Chamitoff is the William Keeler ‘49 Chair Professor of Practice in Aerospace Engineering, and Director of the Aero-Space Technology Research & Operations (ASTRO) Laboratory at Texas A&M University. He is co-author and co-editor of Human Spaceflight Operations, a textbook on the lessons learned from the past 60 years of spaceflight. His research includes space robotics, autonomous systems, and the development of collaborative virtual simulation environments for space system engineering and mission design.
Contact Information: chamitoff@tamu.edu
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