Manwei is an NSF Fellow and PhD Candidate in Aerospace Engineering at MIT. He wants to mature the commercial space ecosystem, eventually allowing more people and projects to utilize space. For his Master's degree, he wrote a guidance algorithm that would allow satellite servicing vehicles to dock with a tumbling object. He is also a 2019 Matthew Isakowitz Fellow, and while at NanoRacks, developed strategies for commercial space station applications. Outside of academics he is involved with STEM outreach, organizing the MIT Space Seminar, MIT SpaceTech, and SGAC Fusion Forum, events geared toward young professionals and designed to inspire future generations of space enthusiasts. In his free time, he likes to ski, hike, and play football (soccer).