Kai Wiest is a first semester ATLAS intern from Sparland, IL. He is a junior double-majoring in computer science and anthropology, with a minor in art and design. He joined ATLAS to explore professional development in a relaxed setting. He works as a Website Content Migration Specialist for the Center for East Asian Studies. During his time with ATLAS, Kai has gained skills and training in...
Jiayu 'Jonathan' Lin is a second semester ATLAS intern. He is a junior majoring in philosophy. He joined ATLAS so that he could get an internship experience as an international student. He works as a 360º Video Intern for Professor Randy McCarthy. His responsibilities typically revolve around recording 360º footage, rendering said footage in software designed to support 360º video...
Glorian "Glo" Roberts is a first semester ATLAS intern. She is a senior majoring in English with a minor in gender and women's studies. Glo works as a Newsletter Content Creator for the ATLAS Communications Team. She enjoys working with newsletters, finding relevant content, and keeping her audience engaged. She joined ATLAS to get job experience, especially with technology as a...
Meet Emilie Schramer! Emilie is a freshman at UIUC double majoring in linguistics and speech and hearing science, with a minor in Spanish. Emilie has a unique love for language, which has guided her in her desire to one day become a Speech Pathologist. This is Emilie's first semester working for ATLAS. Emilie is a member of the ATLAS Communication Team and produces weekly and monthly...
Alex Novack is a veteran intern and has been with the internship program for a while! He is currently a senior studying astronomy. Alex is working with Peter Miller as a Tech Support Technician for different departments on campus. He works to help fix their desktop computers and any technical support they might need. Alex is also working on upgrading everyone's software and systems on their...
Evan March is a freshman studying actuarial science. He is working with Professor Thornton, an economics professor. He is working as a Data Analyst collecting vital statistics dealing with breastfeeding. He is comparing data from women who breastfeed to those who purchase formula, then organizing it by county. He is hoping to have a career in being an actuary one day, but now after his...
Haemi Jung is an advertising major with a minor in informatics. She is currently a sophomore interning with the Crisis Nursery. She is working as their Communications Specialist, but mostly working on their social media. Haemi works on their social media accounts and prepares posts for them each week. She is hoping for a career in advertising after college. She has enjoyed working with her...
Jared Lobo is a freshman studying mathematics and computer science. He was already aware of the ATLAS Internship Program before he was even in school and was immediately interested but decided to wait a semester to get acclimated to campus. He is working for the Student Money Management Center as their Data Analyst for social media. He is in charge of analyzing how their social media posts...
Chirag is freshman studying computer science and astronomy. He is working with Dr. Mehta, a religions professor, as a Website Developer. He created a website that has interactive data visualizations to help show how Bollywood film industry has a dynasty which affects all aspects of fashion, film and pop culture. Chirag is hoping to be an entrepreneur in his future (and maybe the next Elon Musk)!...
Jinran (Gina) is a junior studying actuarial science and statistics. She is working as a Data Analyst with Dr. Gallagher, an assistant professor in the English department. She is working on a project that examines a Reddit survey that focuses on how often people are using Reddit, and trying to find a pattern within that. She is hoping to have a career in business analytics when she...