Adri(ana) Lanza

Hello!  My name is Adri, and I'm a recent Mechanical Engineering grad (B.S., Class of May 2025) from Northeastern University with a minor in Math.

During my time at Northeastern, I co-founded the NUWave Robotics Team and served as its Mechanical Lead, spending countless days in the lab turning ambitious ideas into functional robots. Over three years, our team competed at the MATE international competition, earning 8th, 12th, and 10th place finishes. I also led Trash2Treasure as Co-President, a zero-waste club dedicated to saving the planet one item at a time. In my five years at Northeastern, I helped divert over 25,000 pounds of items from landfills, which is about the weight of two school buses or two T-Rex's (because sustainability should always come with a sense of scale).

When I’m not engineering solutions or building robots, I’m in the kitchen learning new recipes or baking too many cookies (if that’s even a thing). I’m also an avid crochet enthusiast. My proudest project is my Northeastern Husky blanket. After over 100 hours of work spread across three years, I stitched the last rows the night before my graduation photos. Check out my personal projects page for a picture of the finished masterpiece! When the weather’s nice, you’ll find me hiking or exploring outdoors. My most memorable trek so far was the Mist Trail at Yosemite National Park, where I discovered “Mist Trail” really means “prepare to get absolutely drenched.”

I’m passionate about sustainability and robotics, and I’m driven by the belief that innovative engineering can help solve some of the planet's toughest challenges. My focus lies in marine robotics and ocean sciences, where I’ve thrived leading interdisciplinary projects and diving into software development, electrical systems, and mechanical design. My journey has taken me through research labs and internships at places like MIT Lincoln Labs, NASA JPL, and WHOI, all fueling my mission to explore the ocean and protect our environment.

Let’s build something that makes waves—in the best way possible.