Team Members
Marc in het Panhuis
Marc is a surfer and the Director of Institute for Innovative Materials | Professor of Surf Engineering and Science at the University of Wollongong (Australia).
Surfing as a Science!
Click on the links for more information (including publications):
Pawel Krzyzanowski
Pawel is our Chief Engineer, an aspiring surfer and a mechatronic engineer by training,
(and a legend with CAD).
Interns and students
We welcome anyone that is willing to lend a hand. A few hours a week, to a day to full-time. Everyone is welcome!
Team 2024
Mathis Mercier (2024, France)
Kara Stark (2024, at U Mich, USA)
Will Craigen (2024-25, Oz)
Joseph Mekhaner (2024-25, Oz)
Vishnu Kumar (2024-25, Oz)
Alex Manakkattu (2024-25, Oz)
Baptiste Enard (2024, France)
Lucas Douard (2024, France)
Shah Rafi (2024, Oz)
Jackson McKenzie
Jackson likes chasing waves - the bigger the better! When he is not studying mechanical engineering, or playing guitar or chasing waves you can find him in our lab!
Magda Krzyzanowska
Magda is our photojournalist, an aspiring surfer and a designer by training.
Alfonso Sanchez-Quinones Serina
Alfonso is a surfer, a Spanish Engineer and was with us for most of 2023.
He is currently taking a break from the lab and surfing his way around Australian and Indonesia.
He will be back soon
Past Team Members
2015-2020: 3D printed fin surfing
White: Julie Steele (left), Dylan Perese (right)
Blue: Marc in het Panhuis (left), Chad Uphill (right)
Black: Nick Clifford (left), James Forsyth (right)
Grey: Brett Connellan
Red: Geoff Latimer
Not shown (Paul Jones, taking photos)
Interns (2018 onwards)
- Marie Mandigal (2023-2024, UK)
- Hannah Garland (2023-2024, UK)
- Enzo Lobry (2023, France)
- David Evans, engineering (2023, US)
- Loeiza Gerrier, engineering (2023, France)
- Henrique Mielke, engineering (2023, Brazil)
- Courentin Le Blay, engineering (pictured, 2022, France)
- Cyran Gouinguenet, engineering (pictured, 2022, France)
- Eric Diaz, engineering (2022, Oz)
- Tim Dalton, Marketing (2020, O
2015-2022: Paul Jones
Paul Jones is our photojournalist and all round legend when it comes to producing videos and photos!
We miss working with him!