sfr17 team members

2025-2026

management

year: 4
course: mechanical engineering
placement: DANieli

EDWARD PRIESTLEY

Team Principal

year: 4
course: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
placement: RED BULL RACING

TOBIAS SMITH

Mechanical Technical Director

year: 4
course: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

SCOTT JAMIESON

Electrical Technical Director

yeAR: 3
cOURSE: mECHANICAL eNGINEERING
driver

FABIAN REUT

Manufacturing Director

DR KATE TOMLINSON

Faculty Advisor

University Profile

yeAR: 2
cOURSE: AEROSPACE engineering

CALLUM WALKER

Head of Marketing & Comms

Chassis and driver environment

Year: 3
Course: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ROBSON KNOX

Head of Chassis and Driver Environment

YEAR: 4
cOURSE: MECHANICAL engineering

PHILLIP SKELTON

YEAR: 1
COURSE: MATERIAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
WELFARE OFFICER

SOPHIE HULME

Year: 2
Course: MECHANICAL Engineering
BUSINESS LEAD

GRACE BLAIN

YEAR: 2
COURSE: MECHANICAL engineering
first year integration officer

AMELIA RICHARDS

YEAR: 2
COURSE: AEROSPACE engineering

ALEYSHIA PYCOCK

YEAR: 2
COURSE: mECHANICAL ENGINEERING

JAMES POPPLEWELL

vEHICLE DYNAMICS

Year: 3
Course: MECHANICAL Engineering
Driver

JACOB MCCOMB

Head of Vehicle Dynamics

yeAR: 3
cOURSE: mechanical engineering

OLIVER FREEMAN

Head of Stress

year: 2
course: mechanical engineering

JACK HESPE

YEAR: 4
COURSE: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

NELSON GLOVER

YEAR: 3
COURSE: mECHANICAL engineering

MARK BYERS

year: 2
Course: aerospace engineering
HEAD OF COSTING, first year integration officer

ASHLEY CAUDWELL

YEAR: 2
COURSE: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

FELIX ALLEN

JOE ABBOT

AERODYNAMICS

yeAR: 3
cOURSE: AEROSPACE engineering

LUKE YOUNG

Head of Aerodynamics

Year: 2
Course: Mechanical Engineering

LILY SALYARDS

Head of Aerodynamics Structures

year: 2
Course: MECHANICAL engineeing

BALAJI PALANIAPPAN

Head of CFD

Year: 4
Course: aerospace engineering
Placement: red bull advanced technologies

KAITLYN HENDEN

Year: 1
Course: AEROSPACE Engineering

MONTY JACQUES

Year: 4
Course: aerospace Engineering
Placement: red bull racing

ALEX MACWATERS

YEAR: 2
COURSE: AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER

ADAM PRASHAR

DRIVETRAIN

Year: Industry Placement
Course: general Engineering
Placement: Fortescue

DANIEL HAZEL

Head of Drivetrain

Year: 2
Course: MECHANICAL Engineering
SOCIAL SECRETARY

JAMES WOOD

yeAR: 2
cOURSE: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

THOMAS TUDBALL

vehicle operations

year: 2
course: mechanical engineering

THOMAS JAMES

Head of Vehicle Operations

Year: 4
Course: general engineering
Placement: bae systems

ALEX WALDRON

HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRONICS

Year: 4
Course: COMPUTER SYSTEMS engineering
placement: Mercedes amg high performance powertrains

COLE PERERA

Head of High Voltage Electronics

Year: 3
Course: general Engineering
SOCIAL SECRETARY

MACIEJ SMOLINSKI

YEAR: 2
COURSE: ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

yeAR: 3
cOURSE: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

ANUBHAV KUMAR AVINASH

Year: 2
Course: Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering
LAPSIM LEAD

Year: 4
Course: Electric and electronic engineering
Placement: jlr

ADITYA PAMANDI

Year: 3
Course: bioengineering

PHONE LINN KHANT

Year: 3
Course: mechanical engineering

JOE GRINDEY

MOHAMMAD RIDWAAN JOOMUN

JUDITH RILEY

LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRONICS

Year: 1
Course: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

CHRISTABEL OLUWAYI

Head of Low Voltage Electronics

Year: 2
Course: Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering

HUSSAIN ALLAM

YEAR: 2
cOURSE: eLECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

THOMAS HALEY

First Year Students

YEAR: 1
course: aerospace engineering

ROBERTO POLIMENO

Year: 1
Course: MECHANICAL Engineering

JACK BEECH

Year: 1
Course: AEROSPACE Engineering

INES UDEZE

Year: 1
Course: MECHANICAL Engineering

EDWIN JONES

Year: 1
course: electrical and electronic engineering

DANIEL HARTLEY

Year: 1
course: electrical and electronic engineering

FINN JONES

year: 1
Course: mechanical engineering

JAMES JOYCE

Year: 1
course: aerospace engineering

MAXIMO McWILLIAM

year: foundation
course: electrical and electronic engineering

TYMOTEUSZ KRYZANOWSKI

Year: FOUNDATION
Course: MECHANICAL engineering

SAM TURNER

year: 1
course: robotics and mechatronics engineering

ROHAN HARI PARSAD

Year: 1
course: mechanical engineering

GEORGE BOGLE

Year: 1
Course: MECHANICAL Engineering

DYLAN IZURA

year: 1
course: mechanical engineering

SORCAH VAN LEEVEN

Year: foundation
course: electrical and electronic engineering

JOESEPH MORTON

Year: 1
course: aerospace engineering

MAX GREEN

year 1:
course: aerospace engineering

MOLLIE MAGUIRE

YEAR: 1
COURSE: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

ISABELLE DALEY

Year: 1
course: mechanical engineering

RAVI GUPTA

placement and year abroad students

A few of our team are currently in Industry or studying overseas

But they will be returning back to SFR next year

Year: Industry placement
course: Mechanical
PLacement: Bosch

JAMES GRAINGER

Year: Industry Placement
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Placement: red bull racing

KACPER SZCZESNY

Year: Industry Placement
Course: mechanical engineering
Placement: WILLIAMS RACING

SAM WALTON

year: industry placement
course: mechanical engineering

STUART HASSALL

Year: Industry Placement

Course: aerospace Engineering

EDWARD MELVIN

yEAR: INDUSTRY PLACEMENT
COURSE: MECHANICAL

VINCENT ANDERSON

YEAR: INDSUTRY PLACEMENT
COURSE: MECHANICAL
PLACEMENT: RED BULL RACING

WILL JONES

year: industry placement
course: mechanical engineering
placement: red bull racing

ESHAN EKANAYAKE

Year: Industry Placement
Course: mechanical engineering
Placement: red bull racing

LUKE MALCOM

Year: Industry Placement
Course: MECHANICAL Engineering
Placement: jlr

MATT PARKES