Charles Xiao


Charles Xiao

About Me

Hey I'm Charles! Welcome to my website :)

I'm an Aerospace Engineering student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

In 2025, I led drivetrain and aerodynamic design for UIUC's MotoStudent team, Ghost Electric Motorcycles.

From January to August 2026, I built DAC (direct air capture) hardware at Terraform Industries.

I'm currently building flight hardware at Reflect Orbital.

In the summer of 2027, I will work on Starship structures at SpaceX.

Outside of engineering, I'm training to climb V7 and bench 315.


Projects

Terraform Industries Ghost Electric Motorcycles: Two Stage Drivetrain FPV Racing Drone

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