Spring 2025

Meet William Kulwin, a freshman majoring in Statistics and currently in his second semester as an ATLAS intern. William began his journey as an IT Specialist after discovering the program at a career fair. Now, he’s continuing with ATLAS in a new role—as a Web Development intern. While he gained...

Kate Perloff is a senior Statistics and Sociology dual major who has been working at ATLAS for one semester. She found out about the opportunity through her academic advisor and decided to join the program due to the opportunities that matched her interest in data analytics and statistics. She...

Introducing Jiaqi Zeng, a senior studying Mathematics at the University of Illinois. This is Jiaqi’s first semester at ATLAS, but she has already found it incredibly rewarding. She first learned about ATLAS through department emails and newsletters, and the Artificial Intelligence & Machine...

Nicolas Bless is a senior communication major who’s been part of the ATLAS Internship Program for three semesters. He discovered the opportunity through the Department of Communication’s internships and careers Canvas page and saw it as the perfect introduction to a professional work environment....

Ferdinand Ferdinand (that’s not a typo!) is a sophomore Astrophysics major completing his first semester at ATLAS. As an aspiring astronomer, Ferdinand is always focused on research. So he figured that joining the ATLAS Internship Program would allow him to look at what he often overlooked, the...

Rikhita Baddula is a senior Statistics & Computer Science major working her second semester at ATLAS. She discovered the opportunity through the ATLAS website and joined to gain both technical and professional experience, along with soft skills and mentorship to support her future success....

Clarissa Segura is a junior majoring in Communication at the University of Illinois. Currently in her first semester with the ATLAS Internship Program, she joined after learning about it through departmental newsletters, hoping to gain valuable hands-on experience in online marketing—a field she’s...

Jenny Labak, a junior double majoring in Economics and Political Science, is wrapping up her first semester as an ATLAS intern. She discovered the program through department newsletters and saw it as an opportunity to broaden her professional experience and explore future career paths. Her...

Say hello to Abhi Selvam Babu, a sophomore majoring in Statistics, who is currently in his second semester as a Data Analyst with the ATLAS Intern Data Team. Encouraged by friends and classmates who had positive experiences in the program, Abhi joined ATLAS to gain practical experience in data...

Hongyang Yu, a junior majoring in Mathematics and Economics, is now completing his second semester as an intern with the ATLAS Data Team. After hearing about the internship through department emails, Hongyang joined the program with a clear goal in mind: to sharpen both his communication and...