Mission
Pioneers in Engineering (PiE) promotes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education through an exciting, mentorship-based process. PiE is a student outreach organization based in UC Berkeley and was founded in 2008 by members of Tau Beta Pi led by Xiao-Yu Fu. We strongly believe that no student should be denied a quality STEM education experience.
Team
Leadership
Vivien Nguyen
Director
Briana Niu
Director of Business
Alan Zhang
Director of Programs
Brandon Lee
Director of Engineering
Scott Numamoto
Director of Education
Project Managers
Kevin Ma
PM of Dawn
Arjun Sridhar
PM of Dawn
Jonathan Lee
PM of DevOps
Angela Kwon
PM of E.D.You
Charlie Friesen
PM of GDC
Jesse Valva
PM of GIC
Tiffany Chiang
PM of Hibike + Runtime
Chad Wakamiya
PM of Mechanical Kit
Miyuki Weldon
PM of Mechanical Kit
Averal Kandela
PM of PiE Sens
Nick Werblun
PM of PiEDB
Sam Zhou
PM of Shepherd (Field Control)
Kevin Chien
PM of Website, Web Apps
All Staff and Bios
Averal Kandala
EECS '20
Jesse Valva
Memeology and Mathology '20
Alan Zhang
Computer Science '19
Nick Werblun
EECS '18
Seiya Ono
EECS '19
James Hulett
EECS, Applied Math '19
Brandon Lee
EECS '19
Niraj Ganesh
Material Science and Engineering '20
Kevin Ma
EECS '19
Jonathan Lee
EECS '20
Scott Numamoto
EECS '19
Hong Jun Jeon
EECS '19
Brose Johnstone
CS '19
Angela Kwon
Applied Math '19
Margo Oka
Math '19
Grant Emmendorfer
ME '18
Bob Dai
Computer Science '19
Chad Wakamiya
IEOR '20
David Xiong
L&S Computer Science '20
Julie Lum
MEB & EEP 2017 (jk i'm a sophomore)
Lily Bhattacharjee
EECS '21
Youqi Chen
Undecided '21
Calvin Choi
Mechanical Engineering '18
Wayne Li
IEOR & EECS '20
Kirsten Nguyen
Undeclared Second
Jehan Yang
Mechanical Engineering '19
Rahul Tirumalareddy
Computer Science '19
Andrew Wan
CS '21
Sebastian Lam
Nuclear Engineering '21
Arnav Raha
BioE '21
Jessica Au
IEOR '21
Arjun Sridhar
EECS '19
Michael Wu
Intended Computer Science '21
Rene Lee
Computer Science Intended '20
Rene Gamino Jr
Intended B.A. in Computer Science, perhaps sociology later. '19
Sam Zhou
Computer Science 3
Max Lee
Mechanical Engineering '21
Kevin Chien
EECS '20
Jeanney Keo
Undeclared '21
James Fong
Computer Science '20
Tiffany Chiang
Computer Science '19
Alex Welty
Math and Computer Science '20
Ashwarya Srinivas
Cognitive Science '20
Viraj
Comp Sci '21
Aliya Kusumo
Mechanical Engineering '21
Charlie Friesen
Mechanical Engineering '18
Karen Lee
Cognitive Science '21
Faculty Advisors
Pieter Abbeel
Associate Professor
Terry Johnson
Associate Professor
George Anwar
Lecturer
Alumni
Xiao Yu Fu
Founder | Univ. of Calgary
Matthew Chang
Amazon
Amy Fu
Samuel Fung
ThinkTank
Vanathi Ganesh
Advisor | Microsoft
Humphrey Hu
Carnegie Mellon
Douglas Hutchings
Advisor | UC Berkeley
Ryan Julian
Advisor | University of Southern California
Huda Khayrallah
Johns Hopkins
Nikita Kitaev
Advisor | UC Berkeley
William Li
Advisor | Sparks
Allen Li
Advisor | Facebook
Winston Long
Advisor
Robert Luan
Advisor | Apple
Peter Nakamoto
Think Surgical
Jared Porter
Phasespace
Dennis Wai
Advisor | Jet Propulsion Laboratory
John Wang
May Mobility
Or Weizman
Yelp
Baladitya Yellapragada
UC Berkeley
Daniel Lee
Advisor | Google
Tomoya Ogura
Advisor | Captricity
PiE Foundation
Mission
The Pioneers in Engineering Foundation is an independent, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Its mission is to promote STEM education through an exciting, mentor-based process.
Donate
Donations to PiE are tax-deductible subject to federal and state charitable giving rules. If you would like to make a donation, please donate online now or email [email protected] to arrange your gift.
Board of Directors and Executive Officers
The PiE Foundation is led by a board of current and former PiE members.
Executive Officers
- Douglas Hutchings
- Winston Long
- Tommy Ogura
Board Members
- Xiao-Yu Fu
- Vanathi Ganesh
- Ryan Julian
- Nikita Kitaev
- Daniel Lee
- Allen Li
- William Li
- Robert Luan
- Vivien Nguyen
- Dennis Wai
- Alan Zhang
Acknowledgement
In 2015, Pioneers in Engineering obtained 501(c)(3) nonprofit status with the help of Michael M. Rosen of Fish and Richardson.
Information
Tax
- EIN 47-4554504
- IRS Determination Letter
Contact Us
Pioneers in Engineering Foundation 1862 Arch St Apt 4 Berkeley, CA 94709
Annual Reports
For more information about the participants of our past season, take look at our annual reports.
| Title | Date posted | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Report 2015 | October 11, 2015 | |
| Annual Report 2014 | ||
| Annual Report 2012 | ||
| Annual Report 2011 | August 23, 2011 |
PiE Annual Data
| Year | Participants | Schools | Mentors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 44 | 6 | 18 |
| 2010 | 60 | 8 | 27 |
| 2011 | 102 | 9 | 35 |
| 2012 | 265 | 20 | 90 |
| 2013 | 260 | 24 | 107 |
| 2014 | 276 | 20 | 86 |
| 2015 | 350 | 24 | 76 |
Quick Facts on PiE's RC Participants (in 2016)
Annual Household Income
| Family Income | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| below $10,000 | 14 | 5% |
| $10,000 - $30,000 | 46 | 17% |
| $30,000 - $50,000 | 68 | 25% |
| $50,000 - $70,000 | 45 | 16% |
| $70,000 - $90,000 | 26 | 9% |
| $90,000+ | 78 | 28% |
47% of our participants live below the US median wage of $51,939 (US Census Bureau).
Some of our participants live below the US household* poverty line of $20,090 (US Dept. of Health and Human Services).
*household of 3 members
Gender Demographics
| Gender | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 187 | 68% |
| Female | 88 | 32% |
1 in 3 of PiE's RC participants are female. This is doing better than most colleges in participation of females in robotics or computer science.
(Data: National Girls Collaborative Project)