Youssef A. (IN A NUTSHELL)

Hello! My name is Youssef and I am a mechanical & aerospace engineering student at Northwestern University, where I am pursuing a Bachelors and an Masters degree. I am passionate about rocket engines, Formula 1, and planes!

Early on, I understood that the easiest and best way to learn something is to love it. Once you love it, your brain does the rest of the work for you.

Outside of classes, I spend most of my time with the Northwestern Formula SAE Racing team, where we design, build, and drive a Formula-style car from scratch every year. This past year, we moved from an internal combustion engine to and electric car. I am the water cooling, battery segment design, and battery container lead.

I am also working on Project Ceres, where we're building one of the first college-level hybrid rocket engine that we will fly to the Karman line. We are in the hot-firing phase of the project and aim to launch a full-scale launch vehicle to space by the end of next spring.

Recently, I got involved with an aerospace startup called Aster Space, where we're focusing on oxygen production on the moon. My role with the team is producing CFD simulations to validate our designs before we move onto the prototyping phase.

Outside of all this engineering, I really enjoy doing anything that involves speed, whether that be driving Formula cars, skiing, skating, or skydiving. If it goes fast, I want in!