Wilson Harper
EE @ Rice University // Mission Control Lead, Rice Eclipse // Prev. @ RTX BBN
Hi,
It’s great to see you! 👋
I’m Wilson, an electrical engineering student at Rice University fascinated by radars, rockets, and avionics. I’m especially interested in the intersection of hardware, software, and design.
At Rice, I serve as the Mission Control lead for Rice Eclipse’s liquid rocket engine program. With Eclipse, I’ve also designed an active fin stabilization system and other custom avionics. Previously, I’ve interned at RTX BBN Technologies in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and I also engineered compact, directional wind systems for immersive environments in Rice’s Experimental Pixels Lab. In high school, I investigated synthetic aperture radar and its applications at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
I’m excited to get even more hands-on, practical experience with electrical and computer engineering, and I’d love to chat about aerospace, Rice, or anything else!
Feel free to check out my projects, resume, or contact me below. I’m especially proud of my:
- NFC-powered business card that uses RF to power an MCU and 21 animated LEDs from a smartphone
- Live telemetry and logging system for my L1 certification rocket–built in two weeks
- UAV capable of position-holding and transporting objects in GPS-denied environments