Team contact: may1728@iastate.edu

Client: Alliant Energy

Team Members

Nathaniel Summitt

Role: Team Leader

Major: Senior in Electrical Engineering

Email: nsummitt@iastate.edu

Bio: Nat is from Pella, Iowa. He will graduate in May with an Electrical Engineering degree. This semester, Nat has been interning in Del Rio, Texas for MA Mortenson Company.


Samuel Searls

Role: Webmaster

Major: Senior in Electrical Engineering

Email: ssearls@iastate.edu

Bio: Sam is from Coralville, Iowa. His family consists of his mom, Lisa, his dad, Bill, his 27 year old brother and his 25 year old sister, along with two dogs. After graduating in May of 2017, he will be working at ITC Midwest in Cedar Rapids, IA.


Wyatt Lauer

Role: Communications Leader

Major: Senior in Electrical Engineering

Email: lauer@iastate.edu

Bio: Wyatt is from Edina, Minnesota. He is graduating with his Electrical Engineering degree in May, and will be working for Burns and Mcdonnell in Kansas City thereafter.


Mark Szkodyn

Role: Key Concepts Holder

Major: Senior in Electrical Engineering

Email: mszkodyn@iastate.edu

Bio: Mark is originally from Chicago, IL, and currently lives in Libertyville, IL. Upon graduating in May 2017, Mark will be working for NextEra Energy, Inc. at the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo, IA.


Abdul Waasay Mirza

Role: Key Concepts Holder

Major: Senior in Electrical Engineering

Email: wmirza@iastate.edu

Bio: Waasay is from Lahore, Pakistan, came to iowa State in 2013. He has gained a lot of diverse experience over the past years. He was an intern for an Automation company and later did a Co-op with Bunn-o-Matic in Creston, Iowa as a Quality Engineer.


Advisor Information

Dr. Venkataramana Ajjarapu

Main Office: 1122 Coover

Phone: 515-294-7687

Email: vajjarap@iastate.edu


Graduate TA Information

Ankit Singhal

Office: 1132 Coover

Email: ankit@iastate.edu