Managing Director
Madison Weekes
Madison is studying Aerospace Engineering (Honours) and Commerce at UNSW and presented his honours thesis on a novel stabilisation algorithm at the 75th International Astronautical Congress. He became the first person in NSW to earn Tripoli Rocketry Association High Power L3 certification and led the UNSW Rocketry team to significant growth, with a budget increase from $2,000 to $150,000 and a third-place finish at the Spaceport America Cup. Madison also completed industrial training at Airbus Australia Pacific, working on the ARH Tiger Helicopter for the Australian Defence Force.
Finance Director
Liam Grieves
Liam began a BA in Aerospace Engineering (Honours) and Commerce (Finance) in 2018, receiving a Faculty of Engineering Rural Scholarship in 2017. He served as the Aerostructures Team Lead for the UNSW Rocketry Team in 2022 and 2023, leading the design, testing, and evaluation of airframes for rockets launched at the Spaceport America Cup. Liam also gained experience working on defence projects, particularly in Verification and Validation for the Land 129 Phase 3 Tactical Uncrewed Aerial System at Jayben Australia, and graduated in 2024 with a thesis on Automated Fibre Placement optimisation for rocket geometries.
Engineering Director
Steven Watts
Steven graduated with degrees in Physics and Aerospace Engineering from UNSW in 2023, completing a thesis on the design and analysis of pneumatic fin actuation for a sounding rocket. In 2022, he became the first avionics team lead for UNSW Rocketry, creating the team's first custom-built flight computer, which is still used in EA's active guidance research. Steven also worked as a mechatronics engineer for Akin AI, leading the development of electrical and embedded programming for three AI-driven robots delivered to NASA.
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Amateur Rocketry Director
Tom Snell
Tom graduated with a BA of Commerce majoring in marketing and management from the University of Sydney in 2024. Tom has been instrumental in setting up the EA website, managing customer relationships, company branding, and event planning and management.