Hello there!

Who am I?

Most people know me as Adam Zheng. A 19-year old human and junior aerospace engineering major at Texas A&M University. Born in Maryland, grew up in Buffalo, New York. Son of two Chinese immigrants, brother of two awesome siblings.

I am all of these things. But I am also...a temporary collection of atoms. A swarm of cells, dying and reproducing every day by the billions. A fairly recent addition (the approximately 100 billionth one) to a 300,000-year old species. A puny inhabitant of a tiny blue pebble circling an unremarkable ball of hot gas. A momentary flicker of consciousness popping up somewhere around the 13.7 billion-year mark on the progress bar of existence.

I admit, it might seem a bit strange to look at yourself this way. But I like it...

Aqua Viva

Spearheading an international team developing a proof-of-concept tool to estimate groundwater level using machine learning and satellite data. Best Overall in the NASA Pale Blue Dot Challenge.

LASR

Research project prototyping a deployable, 5DOF robotic arm for an on-orbit satellite servicing module. Worked on mechanical design, electronics hardware, robotic motion planning, etc.