Electronics for a human powered submarine.
On Virginia Tech’s Human Powered Submarine team, I design and redesign custom PCBs for our fly-by-wire and data collection system.
I also moved our team’s designs into EasyEDA Pro, making it easier to collaborate in the cloud.
12 university teams · Gosport, UK
Inside the project
Design & collaboration
My electrical subteam work began in September 2025. Alongside designing and revising the board, I helped change how we work together by moving our designs to EasyEDA Pro for shared cloud access and collaborative editing.
Taking the work to competition
I traveled to the UK with Virginia Tech’s team for the European International Submarine Races, held June 29–July 10, 2026. We competed alongside 11 other university teams and finished second overall.
Competition & official result ↗
My competition role: Dive Resource Officer
In the UK, I relayed our team’s underwater communications to the UK Navy divers and event staff. I was also responsible for race-day communication between dive control and our team.
What I’m working on now
I’m improving the waterproof electronics housing and cleaning up the wiring, with the goal of making battery changes faster for competition.
Research, still exploratory
I’m leading research into a custom lithium-polymer battery. We’re evaluating whether it is the right direction for the team; adoption is still undecided.
Beyond the electronics
Since July 2026, I’ve also served as webmaster, keeping our public website and internal SharePoint up to date.




