Sophomore

Suvan Chatakondu is a sophomore majoring in Statistics and Computer Science, now in his second semester with the ATLAS Internship Program. He first heard about the opportunity through friends and classmates and was drawn in by the chance to gain hands-on experience while still in school. The...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

Boqin Yuan is a Sophomore studying Mathematics and Statistics. He works as a Data Analyst Intern for Dr. Mehta. He’s responsible for collecting IMDB film data of Asian countries with each of their names, years, ID, and language. He then uses a database to do data visualization. He’s currently...

Victoria Buszek is a Sophomore studying Psychology. She works as a VR Programmer for Dr. Randy McCarthy. She’s responsible for creating a ball bounce game in Unity which includes building the scene, writing scripts to add functionality to game objects, and researching how to implement hand tracking...

Winnie Blanchfield, a sophomore at UIUC, is pursuing a BALAS in Communication and a BFA in Theatre. They recently co-starred in a club theater production and are also working as a Communications Specialist at The Student Money Management Center. In this role, Winnie is responsible for drafting...

Kristine Tan is a sophomore studying Psychology who learned about the WGGP internship through a friend who was an ATLAS intern the previous year. She was recommended to apply to the program and has been working as an Event Planning Intern for the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives (WGGP)...