About Us
The Student Team for Alberta Rocketry Research (STARR) is a team of like-minded students from an array of disciplines and faculties who have come together with the common goal of expanding Alberta’s space industry through the development, testing, and launching of high altitude sounding rockets.
Our Mission and Vision
Our mission is to provide experience for students in developing launch vehicles and scientific payloads, educate the public through outreach activities, and promote STEM to students across Alberta.
Our vision is to provide to our members the necessary experience and skills to pursue a career in the aerospace industry and strengthen Alberta's position as a leader in the Canadian aerospace community.
Our Team
Meet our 2025/2026 executives and team leads. We are students from various disciplines and faculties, coming together in the name of student rocketry research! 🚀 If you want to join any of our teams, click the join now button!
Kailen Philip
President
Alec Bilan
Chief Technical Officer
Chaz Peddlesden
VP External
Juliana Beltran
VP Finance
Declan Mercer
Safety Officer
Christopher Hirak
Aerostructure Co-Lead
Jeremy Day
Aerostructure Co-Lead
Joshua Sumaylo
Avionics Co-Lead
Marcus Nicolas
Avionics Co-Lead
Kayleigh Bonner
Marketing Co-Lead
Michael Mah
Marketing Co-Lead
Jasmine Belisle
Payload Co-Lead
Yasmin Albeny
Payload Co-Lead
Carson Mellow
Propulsion Co-Lead
Gabby Salt
Propulsion Co-Lead
Sawyer Zurek
Recovery Lead
Brian Lin
STARRGazer Co-Lead
Sovereign Shahid
STARRGazer Co-Lead