I am currently a Mechanical Engineering 4th year in the University Honors Program at the University of Cincinnati with a GPA of 3.53.
I am also pursuing a minor in Astrophysics, minors in Philosophy, and am in the International Co-op program with plans to co-op in Japan in my 4th year at UC.
I have also had a number of co ops while I've been here. My first co-op was at Chong Qing University in China, acting as a TA for their engineering classes in a culturally immersive environment. My second and third co-ops have been research on fuzzy logic integrating UAVs into the national airspace with engineering professors at the University of Cincinnati. The programming language I am using for this job is MATLAB. The professors I am working under are Dr Manish Kumar (mechanical engineering) and Dr Kelly Cohen (aerospace engineering). My fourth and fifth co-op semesters will be in a row, in Japan, as previously stated. My employer there is TBD. For more information, please check out my co op tab linked here:
I am attempting to study French and Spanish independently, and plan to learn Japanese as a result of my co-ops.
At the University of Cincinnati, I am involved in many different organizations in many different spectrums of academia or fun. Some of these reflect the clubs I was involved with in high school, but many others reflect the many new and expanded opportunities only college offers to its students.
I got involved with American Society for Mechanical Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, American Society of Safety Engineers (as VP), Anime Club, Club Hispano (all of which, I have reduced or no involvement with anymore), Engineers without Borders Botswana and Nyambogo Committees (which design and fund clean water projects for people in these areas), Astronomy Club, St Monica St George (the Catholic church on campus), and Young Americans for Liberty, the libertarian group on campus.
I was also a planning board member for Worldfest Week. Worldfest Week is an 11 day festival with over 50 events put on by various organizations and cultural groups within the UC community. The opening ceremony was the main event of the festival, with a cultural fashion show, and booths representing different countries or ethnic clubs. I also put on my own event, which was a luncheon showcasing a documentary about international students. For the project, I interviewed several international students from various countries and cultures about their experiences and obstacles that these students have with the American college system and recording at various picturesque places around campus. I also received funding from both UC International and UC Student Government for the luncheon part of the event. To wrap up the event, we had a lively discussion about the effects of the roadblocks that international students face between all the attendees, both international and American, which really highlighted the success of the project. To see more information on this project, go to its tab under Honors Experiences.
The summer after freshman year, I worked as a Student Orientation Leader for the university, allowing me to help incoming freshmen have a positive first experience with UC, so they love it here as much as I do! This job held us to very high standards, requiring a month of training beforehand. Additionally, all 32 of us (plus 4 Chinese SOLs from our sister university) were living and working together over the summer, answering any questions that parents and students may have about UC and our own experiences.
In the fall semester of my second year, I worked as a Peer Leader. This is a upperclassman who leads a group of 20-30 students in a similar major by meeting with them twice a week in a Learning Community (LC). LCs help students acclimate to the college environment, through an upperclassman mentor who helps introduce them to many of the resources on campus, introducing them to peers in the same major and year, and encouraging them to form study groups for the classes that they all attend together.
For my second year, I was also elected the president of Astronomy Club and the marketing chair for the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE).
For the first position mentioned, I gave new life to Astronomy Club, building it again from the ground up, including planning movie nights in the TUC cinema, stargazing trips, having guest speakers, and planning the Astronomy Night annual event for the spring semester.
For the Marketing Chair position, I was over social media and traditional advertising/poster design for the events that ASSE holds, including tours of various restaurants and factories near UC. I also joined the choir at St Monica St George, and started to go to H2O, another campus church, occasionally.
For my spring semester, I was in China, working as a teaching assistant at UC's partner university, Chong Qing University, thanks to recommendations from the Chinese SOLs. For more info on that, click the tab about it in the pop up menu for my second year experiences!
In the summer after this, I started to go to UC World Friends, an international Christian group that has dinners and events a few times a week. My roommate in China, Jessica, had told me about it, and I decided to go. I felt immediately welcomed into their community, and decided to continue going.
In my third year, I've consolidated my club activities into ones I'm more passionate about. I stuck with Young Americans for Liberty, joined Philosophy Club, and continued to go to UC World Friends (going on many trips with them), H2O, and St Monica St George (even joining the choir there).
I was reelected president of Astronomy Club, and this past year, since we have a good membership base, I'm working on building community connections and making the club more interactive and sustainable. We continued trips, from stargazing trips, and other outings to places like the observatory, and fostering more discussions about astronomy in the club. I even made this an honors experience: Astronomy Club Honors Experience
In my third year, I was membership chair for IPALs as well. This program is in conjunction with UC International and allows both American and international students who are familiar with the university to welcome incoming freshmen from around the world in order to make their transition to American culture easier. As an IPAL, I help orient international students to the university, including going on the international student retreats, while making lots of international friends myself. As membership chair, I helped recruit and retain great Ipals with the same passion for international events that I have. I consider Ipals a sort of family, and I want to pass this on to others as well! I even got the Exceptional Ipal award for my hard work!
For UC's Engineers without Borders chapter, I was design chair in my third year, working with an informal committee to design promotional materials and update our website. I also attend general meetings and exec meetings for our chapter.
In my fourth year, I will be trying to join Cubecats, the club that builds cube satellites to go into space. I also want to get a bit more involved with St Monica, and a bit less involved with H2O.
For more detailed information, see my resume under the respective tab.
I am also pursuing a minor in Astrophysics, minors in Philosophy, and am in the International Co-op program with plans to co-op in Japan in my 4th year at UC.
I have also had a number of co ops while I've been here. My first co-op was at Chong Qing University in China, acting as a TA for their engineering classes in a culturally immersive environment. My second and third co-ops have been research on fuzzy logic integrating UAVs into the national airspace with engineering professors at the University of Cincinnati. The programming language I am using for this job is MATLAB. The professors I am working under are Dr Manish Kumar (mechanical engineering) and Dr Kelly Cohen (aerospace engineering). My fourth and fifth co-op semesters will be in a row, in Japan, as previously stated. My employer there is TBD. For more information, please check out my co op tab linked here:
I am attempting to study French and Spanish independently, and plan to learn Japanese as a result of my co-ops.
At the University of Cincinnati, I am involved in many different organizations in many different spectrums of academia or fun. Some of these reflect the clubs I was involved with in high school, but many others reflect the many new and expanded opportunities only college offers to its students.
I got involved with American Society for Mechanical Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, American Society of Safety Engineers (as VP), Anime Club, Club Hispano (all of which, I have reduced or no involvement with anymore), Engineers without Borders Botswana and Nyambogo Committees (which design and fund clean water projects for people in these areas), Astronomy Club, St Monica St George (the Catholic church on campus), and Young Americans for Liberty, the libertarian group on campus.
I was also a planning board member for Worldfest Week. Worldfest Week is an 11 day festival with over 50 events put on by various organizations and cultural groups within the UC community. The opening ceremony was the main event of the festival, with a cultural fashion show, and booths representing different countries or ethnic clubs. I also put on my own event, which was a luncheon showcasing a documentary about international students. For the project, I interviewed several international students from various countries and cultures about their experiences and obstacles that these students have with the American college system and recording at various picturesque places around campus. I also received funding from both UC International and UC Student Government for the luncheon part of the event. To wrap up the event, we had a lively discussion about the effects of the roadblocks that international students face between all the attendees, both international and American, which really highlighted the success of the project. To see more information on this project, go to its tab under Honors Experiences.
The summer after freshman year, I worked as a Student Orientation Leader for the university, allowing me to help incoming freshmen have a positive first experience with UC, so they love it here as much as I do! This job held us to very high standards, requiring a month of training beforehand. Additionally, all 32 of us (plus 4 Chinese SOLs from our sister university) were living and working together over the summer, answering any questions that parents and students may have about UC and our own experiences.
In the fall semester of my second year, I worked as a Peer Leader. This is a upperclassman who leads a group of 20-30 students in a similar major by meeting with them twice a week in a Learning Community (LC). LCs help students acclimate to the college environment, through an upperclassman mentor who helps introduce them to many of the resources on campus, introducing them to peers in the same major and year, and encouraging them to form study groups for the classes that they all attend together.
For my second year, I was also elected the president of Astronomy Club and the marketing chair for the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE).
For the first position mentioned, I gave new life to Astronomy Club, building it again from the ground up, including planning movie nights in the TUC cinema, stargazing trips, having guest speakers, and planning the Astronomy Night annual event for the spring semester.
For the Marketing Chair position, I was over social media and traditional advertising/poster design for the events that ASSE holds, including tours of various restaurants and factories near UC. I also joined the choir at St Monica St George, and started to go to H2O, another campus church, occasionally.
For my spring semester, I was in China, working as a teaching assistant at UC's partner university, Chong Qing University, thanks to recommendations from the Chinese SOLs. For more info on that, click the tab about it in the pop up menu for my second year experiences!
In the summer after this, I started to go to UC World Friends, an international Christian group that has dinners and events a few times a week. My roommate in China, Jessica, had told me about it, and I decided to go. I felt immediately welcomed into their community, and decided to continue going.
In my third year, I've consolidated my club activities into ones I'm more passionate about. I stuck with Young Americans for Liberty, joined Philosophy Club, and continued to go to UC World Friends (going on many trips with them), H2O, and St Monica St George (even joining the choir there).
I was reelected president of Astronomy Club, and this past year, since we have a good membership base, I'm working on building community connections and making the club more interactive and sustainable. We continued trips, from stargazing trips, and other outings to places like the observatory, and fostering more discussions about astronomy in the club. I even made this an honors experience: Astronomy Club Honors Experience
In my third year, I was membership chair for IPALs as well. This program is in conjunction with UC International and allows both American and international students who are familiar with the university to welcome incoming freshmen from around the world in order to make their transition to American culture easier. As an IPAL, I help orient international students to the university, including going on the international student retreats, while making lots of international friends myself. As membership chair, I helped recruit and retain great Ipals with the same passion for international events that I have. I consider Ipals a sort of family, and I want to pass this on to others as well! I even got the Exceptional Ipal award for my hard work!
For UC's Engineers without Borders chapter, I was design chair in my third year, working with an informal committee to design promotional materials and update our website. I also attend general meetings and exec meetings for our chapter.
In my fourth year, I will be trying to join Cubecats, the club that builds cube satellites to go into space. I also want to get a bit more involved with St Monica, and a bit less involved with H2O.
For more detailed information, see my resume under the respective tab.