ALL-GIRLS ROBOTICS TEAM
BASED IN PIEDMONT, CA
About Us
We are an All-Girls Robotics Team, competing in the First Tech Challenge League. Our team was founded with the goal of creating a more accepting and inclusive environment for girls to participate in robotics. In addition, our team provides a solid foundation for beginners to gain more experience in various software and mechanical areas of robotics. In a broader sense, we hope to inspire more young girls, like us, to pursue a career in STEM, despite any gender biases that exist in the field today.
Meet the Team
Julia Banuelos
Founder & Co - President
Hardware Team Manager
Julia Banuelos is a co-founder and leader of Roses and Rivets. She is Co-President of the team, Head of Hardware, and Head of Recruitment. Julia is a senior and has been on the team for all 4 years of high school. She is a strong leader with excellent engineering skills, and she plans to continue her work in STEM as a neuroscience major in college next year.
Elizabeth Wiesbrock
Founder & Co - President
Software Team Manager
Elizabeth Wiesbrock co-founded and leads Roses and Rivets. She is Co-President of the team, Head of Software, and Treasurer. She is vital in team organization and management, and has extremely impressive coding skills. Elizabeth has been on Roses and Rivets for all 4 years of high school, and plans to continue with robotics by majoring in mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University next fall.
Milo Lu Castronovo
Head of Communications
Software Team Member
Milo Lu Castronovo is a founding member of Roses and Rivets and has been on the team for 4 years. They are the Head of Communications and a member of the software team. Milo has advanced coding skills and is very interested in STEM. In college next year, they plan on majoring in environmental science and engineering.
Ava Grochowski
Head of Activities
Hardware Team Member
Ava Grochowski is a junior and a founding member of Roses and Rivets, and has been on the team for the past 4 years. She is a member of the hardware team, and Head of Activities. Ava brings energy and spirit to every meeting! We hope she will go on to lead the team, after many of our current seniors go off to college. Ava is a passionate leader who will go on to do great things in the field Mechanical Engineering!
Anne Jumper
Head of CAD
Head of Branding
Software Team Member
Anne Jumper is a senior in high school and has been on Roses and Rivets for the past 3 years. She is Head of Branding, a member of the software team, and Director of CAD. She also made the team website and designed the team logo. Anne is incredibly hardworking, organized, and talented, and will be continuing in this field studying mechanical engineering at Tufts University next fall.
Sage Mosley
Head of Outreach
Hardware Team Member
Sage Mosely is a current senior and has been on the team for the past 3 years. She is a member of the hardware team and has been instrumental in our outreach efforts to spread awareness surrounding gender inequity in our local community. Sage has interned at NASA in their mechanics department and hopes to continue to foster this interest in Aerospace Engineering, as she pursues higher education and a career.
Annika Nilsson
Head of Fundraising
Hardware Team Member
Annika Nilsson is a current senior and has been on the team for the past 3 years. She is a member of the hardware team and our head of fundraising. She is a diligent and hard worker, who is integral to the robot design and building process. She will continue pursuing STEM in college as an environmental science major.
Isabel Szerdy
Head of Engineering Notebook
Software Team Member
Isabel Szerdy has been a software member on Roses and Rivets for the past 3 years. She is the Head of Engineering Notebook and is crucial for organizing the team. Isabel is an incredibly hard worker and valued member of the team. Next year, when she goes off to college, she plans on majoring in nutrition.
Meet our Mentor
Laura Treers
Hardware Team Mentor
Laura Treers is a fifth year PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, and has been mentoring the team for the past four years. Her current research in the Embodied Dexterity Group at Berkeley focuses on improving robotic capability in granular media. Her broader interests in engineering include bio-inspired design, biomechanics, and dynamics. Laura has enjoyed watching the team grow over the past four years, and is so proud of all they’ve accomplished together!