Ben Nowack Visit to Aggieland

CALLING ALL INNOVATORS, BUILDERS & STARTUP ENTHUSIASTS!

OPEN TO ALL FACULTY & CURRENT STUDENTS!

Join us to meet visionary, innovator and entrepreneur Ben Nowack, co-founder and CEO of Reflect Orbital, a Sequoia Capital-backed startup.

Ben will be on campus Thursday, Jan. 22 getting to know Aggieland, meeting students and student orgs, making network connections and finding his next Aggie interns!

Thursday January 22, 2026

• 2-5:30 p.m. [Zachary Engineering Education Complex] — Ben Nowack to meet with students and student orgs
  • MEETING SLOTS ARE NOW FULL
  • Bring your resume, be ready to show demo, or present your experience or student org projects.
  • Students must RSVP and will be contacted to confirm a time slot and receive the location.
• 7:30-9 p.m. [McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship] — Dinner and fireside chat with Engineering Dean Bobby Bishop, VC & Mays Professor Betty Adams and Ben Nowack
  • Registration is closed.
  • Moderated by Blake Petty ’98, executive director of the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship
  • RSVP required for dinner.
• 9 p.m. – Continued networking with Ben Nowack
  • Students, professors and guests are invited to stay to network, socialize and spend additional time with Ben. Students, please bring a cover letter and resume.

Reflect Orbital is “Sunlight on demand.” Reflect captures sunlight and brings it down to Earth using mirrors in space. Powering a solar future and lighting our world after the Sun has set. Anytime, Anywhere. This innovative company has the power to affect industries like mining, construction, agriculture, defense, emergency response and will improve the quality of life and support economic development across the globe. Reflect Orbital is a start-up backed by Sequoia Capital and Starship Ventures. “Reflect Orbital is pioneering a new category in-space infrastructure,” said Josh Wolfe, Managing Partner at Lux Capital. “We believe their on-demand illumination technology has the potential to reshape how we solve problems on Earth–from critical operations to energy resilience.”