Meet Xiaoci Peng, a sophomore Economics major who is enjoying her first semester as an ATLAS intern. She heard about the program through her academic advisor and department newsletters, and decided to join because she wanted to gain hands-on experience that bridged her academic knowledge with real-world applications. She is working as a Business Process Improvement intern, specifically a Workflow...
Zheng Yi Lai, a senior majoring in Statistics & Computer Science, is currently in his second semester as a Data Analytics Intern with ATLAS. Drawn to the internship by classmates and a passion for data-driven problem solving, Zheng joined to sharpen his skills in SQL, Python, and data visualization while working on projects with real impact. His recent work involves designing interactive...
Meet Shreyansh Golyan, a sophomore majoring in Statistics & Computer Science and completing his first semester as a VR Intern with ATLAS. He first learned about the program through his department’s newsletters and saw it as an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience in virtual reality development. Wanting to expand his technical skills in Unity and game mechanics, he joined the...
Zhenmin Dai, a junior majoring in Mathematics and Statistics, joined the ATLAS Internship Program to explore the world of web development and gain experience aligned with her future career goals. She heard of the opportunity through her department's newsletters and emails. This is her first semester in the program, where she’s currently working as a Web Development Intern under the mentorship of...
Say hello to Kshama Tavva, a junior majoring in Political Science. She applied to the ATLAS Internship Program looking to push herself outside her comfort zone of academic research in order to challenge herself in a professional setting. Having had an interest in the intersection of communication and strategy, she was hopeful that the internship would enable her to experience marketing firsthand...
Meet John Thomas, a U of I sophomore majoring in Economics. He first learned about the opportunity through his academic advisor and department newsletters, and saw the program as an invaluable tool to develop himself professionally. He is currently completing his first semester as a VR Programmer with the ATLAS Internship Program. The structured nature of ATLAS makes it easy to get a proper...
Reed Haas, a junior majoring in Statistics at U of I, is currently completing his first semester as a Social Media Data Analyst Lead with the ATLAS Internship Program. After learning about the opportunity through department emails and newsletters, he saw the internship as an introductory experience in applying statistics from classwork into real-world applications. It also helps him build on...
Shreya Rana, a junior studying Brain and Cognitive Science, found out about the ATLAS Internship Program through her friends and classmates. She thought that it would make for a good introductory internship experience. Shreya’s client was the Neuroscience Program at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences where she worked as a Communication Specialist. Her responsibilities included managing the...
Meet Erica Cai, a junior majoring in Statistics at the University of Illinois who enrolled in the ATLAS internship program to make great strides in her career development. Discovering ATLAS through recommendations by department emails and newsletters, she is gaining wonderful opportunities to practice soft and hard skills she learned in her coursework. Her position at ATLAS is cutting-edge,...
Deja Wooten is a junior Brain and Cognitive Science major. She first heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through emails and newsletters and decided to join because the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while also working in her filed of interest, neuroscience, was very appealing to her. She was also looking to improve her communication and organizational skills. Deja worked with the...