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University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign

Leading a team of 20 people to design and build an astronaut tool, which NASA will test in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Huston

University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign

•Lead team of 20+ to create and implement content for a revamped society website•Interviewed and helped decide all technical projects leads to ensure excellent leadership for the 2022-23 school year• Selected and managed media team, ensuring the website stays up to date and increased social media posts• Created newsletters sent to 2,000+ people with society events and updates• Managed all social media accounts and content, gaining hundreds of followers showcasing events to the public

University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign

• Brainstormed, designed, and modeled the Avionics Bay and Payload to ensure safety and efficiency of all electronic components• Created Bill of Materials to ensure all required components were attained before assembly• Soldered electronic components and created corresponding harnessing devices• Served on launch operations team to integrate Avionics Bay into the rocket for test launches and Spaceport America competition

• Brainstormed and modeled preliminary designs for an Artemis lunar sampling apparatus in CAD• Authored technical design proposal which lead to team selection for manufacturing• Additively manheufactured, laser-cut, and heat-sealed prototypes to test functionality of tool• Tested design with astronaut equipment and in simulated low gravity environments to ensure functionality of tool• Pitched and demonstrated the astronaut tool to NASA with an emphasis on safety

University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign

Coordinating events with students and faculty to expand opportunities for women studying Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois.

University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign

• Created space activities for middle school girls, encouraging aerospace and STEM majors• Created presentation about the Mars rover and controller simulator activity to teach rudimentary coding and relate that knowledge to a real world career• Organize space and engineering trivia questions to showcase women and promote STEM in a fun manner