Originally from Buffalo, MN, Ryan Bowers graduated from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. He participated in multiple MnSGC projects, including high-power rocketry and stratospheric ballooning. During his tenure he helped develop payloads for the solar eclipse in 2017 and maintained many of the ballooning team’s software libraries. He was also the recipient of multiple MnSGC-sponsored internships at NASA Langley Research Center, where he now works as a contractor for the agency. Ryan currently supports the Autonomous Integrated Systems Research Branch in developing software for robots, UAVs, satellites, and similar systems that operate with limited human oversight.
