Missouri S&T Mars Rover Design Team

Cooper Ritzma is our Drone Architect. He is a senior from Concordia, MO majoring in Electrical Engineering. As Drone Architect, he oversees the mechanical, electrical, and software integration of a custom drone to aid the rover during competition. His favorite rover memory is "working with Adam Klassen all night at the 2024 URC to fix our USB microscope before the science task the next morning. The pressure was on, and we ended up solving it around 4am." He looks forward to working with the team again and pushing the boundaries of what the rover can accomplish, while continuing to grow with the close knit family this team has become.