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Our design team nurtures students' industrial experience by training future professionals in highly-transferable skills including conceptualization, designing, management, machining, and testing.
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Student team Members
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Unique Engineering Departments
11
University Certified SCUBA Divers
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Student Driven
More than an Engineering Team
HPS is open to all University of Michigan students, and we encourage both engineers and non-engineers to apply!
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We have a fully dedicated operations team that is responsible for outreach, finances, business relations, media creation, and much more!
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We are the only SCUBA diving driven project team - all of our diving staff are students.
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HPS is comprised of two teams:
Engineering Team
Design, build, test, and race our fully-flooded human powered submarine!
Engineering Team
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Outfitting Team
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Hull Team
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Propulsion Team
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Manufacturing Team
Operations Team
Collaborate with our University and business partners to finance, operate, and administer the team!
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Business Team
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Media
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Finances
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Logistics Team
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Dive Safety Team
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Truck Logistics
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Meet the Leads
Tushaar Kapoor
President
Environmental Engineering Junior
Role on Team
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Oversees operations and engineering
Hobbies
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Reading and Crosswords
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Playing Card Games
Fun Fact
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Took scissors ​​​through TSA
Maddy Hoffhines
Chief Engineer
Mechanical Engineering Junior
Role on Team
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Coordinates Engineering Teams
Hobbies
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Cooking/Baking (poorly)
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Ignoring the world
Fun Fact
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Taught her eyes to work​​​​​
Julia Lamy
Treasurer
Chemical Engineering Junior
Role on Team
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Oversees the team budget
Hobbies
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Games (Board and NYT)
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Painting
Fun Fact
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Knows how to crochet​​​​​
Allysen Burrill
Outfitting Lead
Mechanical Engineering Junior
Role of Team
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In charge of constructing Marlin
Hobbies
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Gardening
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Scrolling instead of homework
Fun Fact​
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Believes in Bigfoot​​​​
Marcellin Barbeau
Electronics Lead
Aerospace Engineering Senior
Role of Team
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Builds submersible electronics
Hobbies
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Photography
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Exploring abandoned mines
Fun Fact​
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Runs a stunt-work business​​​​
Alisha Patel
Propulsion Lead
Mechanical Engineering Junior
Role of Team
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Designs and builds propellers​
Hobbies
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Kayaking
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Cultivating the perfect playlist
Fun Fact​
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Early 200s rom-com expert​​​​
Sammy Weick
Hull Lead
Mechanical Engineering Senior
Role of Team
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Constructs structure of Marlin​
Hobbies
- Watching movies
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Golfing
Fun Fact​
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Eats pasta out of Stanley cups
Join HPS today!
Fill out our team interest form, and we will respond as soon as possible with the next steps on joining the team!
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Please include your full name, graduation year, major, and what sub team you are interested in joining.
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Keep up to date on our social media platforms for more information on how to get involved!