Team Pyxis
Eric Dudiak
Eric grew up in Atlanta and attended Georgia Tech, receiving a degree in Computational Media. He spent the last two summers working at Apple in roles combining software engineering and user experience design. Space exploration became a hobby for him at a young age when he participated in all three levels of space camp in Huntsville. Outside of work, Eric is also a very passionate skier.
Nisha Kurani
Nisha grew up in Southern California where she attended the University of California, Irvine in 2007 to earn a B.S. in Information & Computer Science. She discovered her love for enhancing user experience while working at a major ERP Implementation as a consultant for CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation). She prides herself as being a donut connoisseur, but also enjoys dancing and shopping.
Clifton Lin
Clifton is an American citizen who spent most of his life in Taiwan. He earned his bachelors in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 2010. During college, he wasn't satisfied with learning circuits but luckily found his passion for HCI after taking a ubiquitous computing class. Outside of his coursework, Clifton enjoys street dancing, surfing and just relaxing.
Tony Poor
Tony has a background in design and computer science from CMU. He lived a past life as a web developer and has interned as a designer at Salesforce.com and Knewton. His excitement to work with NASA stems from the opportunity to design a product that has a profound impact on our knowledge of the universe. In his personal life, Tony loves dogs and good music (of any genre).
Sony Verma
Sony graduated from MIT in Brain and Cognitive Science. A former pre-med student, her interests in technology and program management led her to HCI. As the NASA Capstone project touches on fond memories of space camp, she is excited to apply HCI methods to kindle the same fascination for space and science in others. In her off time, Sony loves dance, volleyball, and old Bollywood songs.
