Nachi Yellapragada is a senior in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (AAE) at Purdue University. He was primarily raised in Ashburn, VA. Nachi is primarily people driven and his involvements on campus reflect that. Most notably, he works as a peer counselor interacting with prospective students at the Office of Future Engineers (OFE), the outreach arm of the Purdue College of Engineering. He is the former Vice President of the AAE Student Council, focusing on positively impacting student body culture, and is an ambassador for the school of AAE. His professional interests are in end user hardware integration and test operations in the commercial space industry and outside of school is passionate about alternative health practices, orchestra, and a sprinkle of video games.