Stories & Experiences

Aaron Suarez, MEng, EECS '16

As one of the few developers at my company, I took on a lot of responsibility and had to guide myself at times in

Christina with her co-workers and the Venture Republic mascot

Christina Liao, MechE, '20

For technical tasks, we had a lot of say in what we wanted to work on. Interns were never forced to work on a task that

Katie and friends on a nice day out

Katie Sedlar, MEng, EECS, '17

"I learned a lot about programming, especially how to interface with databases. I also learned how much I like work in a

Helen along with other MIT students in Japan

Helen Ho, MEng, EECS, '19

"Through the internship, I think I learned a lot about the work and the fields that I am interested/not interested in

Kevin Leonardo, MechE, '17

The Robotics Lab is part of the Graduate School of Information Science at NAIST. Its groups specialize in manipulation

Kiera posing in front of a digital screen displaying work documents

MechE student Kiera Gavin creates electrical engineering software to measure and control a new solar cell design in Madrid, Spain

In the lead lab in a project with 6 other universities throughout Europe, Kiera was able to design a software to test

Melanie Chhuan posing with co-workers in front of the HP building

Recent MechE graduate Melanie Chhuan designs processes to optimize part quality in 3D printers at HP, Inc. in Barcelona, Spain

In search of adventure and life experience, Melanie threw herself into the unfamiliar and beautiful city of Barcelona to

Peter Crocker posing on a balcony with beautiful rolling hills in the background

Peter Crocker studies Boundary Layer Turbulence and the inverse Magnus Effect in Malaga, Spain

Peter never could have guessed the dimples in a golf ball double the driving distance, but after studying boundary

Mateo Mariscal posing in front of a mechanical workshop

MECHE Student Mateo Mariscal conducts automotive research through vehicle dynamics simulations in Madrid

While pursuing his passion in clean transportation, Mateo got to experience the Spanish culture and explore Europe