ANDREW LESH

Matthew Isakowitz Fellow, Class of 2023

Stanford University, Doctor of Philosophy in Civil & Environmental Engineering, Doctoral Minors in Computer Science and Emergency Medicine
Stanford University, Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Stanford University, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Host Company: Astrolab

Andrew Lesh is a PhD student (and hopeful astronaut) researching extraterrestrial construction under Stanford's Civil & Environmental Engineering Department. His academic focus is on in-situ materials utilization for lunar and Martian habitation, working under the guidance of Professor Michael Lepech and NASA Ames' Dr. David Loftus. He's thrilled to help develop Astrolab's FLEX vehicle for lunar surface operations (both crewed and autonomous) as a Matthew Isakowitz Fellow. In 2019, he co-founded and led the Stanford Student Space Initiative's Mars Team while earning coterminal B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering. His experience includes two ISS payloads as well as internships at SpaceX, NASA Ames, Relativity Space, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and the Center for Space Nuclear Research. He has also worked as a polar bear guard for WindBorne Systems' Arctic balloon campaigns and as a field archaeologist at the Chavín de Huántar temple complex in Ancash, Peru. Extracurricular passions of his include emergency medicine (he's currently training to be an EMT), nuclear energy, archaeology, mechanical design, music, and creative writing.

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