"I worked with the IEI group under Niels Neumann and focused primarily on communications for electronics. I built three different fiber optic transmitters, all of which will be used in the groups future projects for characterizing or debugging their own designs. I had used some of my background in aerospace controls and electronics engineering to design the transmitters. I was also able to create a cohesive and organized final presentation because of Capstone courses that I took in my major. During my stay, I got to improve my German speaking skills. I learned a lot of new electronics skills as well, such as building custom PCBs in computer modeling software, SMD soldering, running electronics simulations, and learned more about transmitter signals and their performance metrics."
Tamara's Story
During the summer of 2024, Tamara Hinderman '24, an aeronautics and astronautics major, worked at Technical University of Clausthal in Lower Saxony near the Harz mountains in Germany. She shared that this internship was vital to her future decision to work in Germany and changed her entire career path—for the better.
"I was struggling to figure out where I wanted to go after I graduate, and also what topic I wanted to work on. This experience has now allowed me to say with confidence that I want to come to Germany for professional work after I graduate, and that I want to work on physical electronics and RF communication systems in my future career."Tamara Hinderman '24
Major & Class Year
Aeronautics and Astronautics '24
Location
Erlangen, Germany
MISTI Program
Internship
MISTI Host
Friedrich Alexander Universitat (FAU)