Nathan Evans

• Patti Grace Smith Fellow, Class of 2023

• Harvard University, Mechanical Engineering, ‘25

• Host Institution: Ball Aerospace

Nathan Evans is an undergraduate sophomore at Harvard University, studying mechanical engineering. Born in San Francisco, Nathan was launching solid-propellant model rockets by age 7. Now, he is helping to lead a small team of fellow undergraduates in building Harvard’s first ever liquid bipropellant rocket engine from scratch. He also spends his time interviewing space industry experts for key insights into the future of the sector, and publishes his results on the Launch Window Research YouTube channel.