Astronomy

Nick Roder is a junior majoring in Astronomy who joined the ATLAS Internship Program to gain practical experience in a professional setting and learn more about workplace dynamics. He discovered the opportunity through family connections and has found it to be a valuable step in his professional...

Kyle Zeng is a sophomore majoring in astronomy. He found out about the ATLAS internship program through his academic advisor. He decided to join ATLAS to gain work experience for a smooth transition into his future career, as he found that ATLAS offered an excellent opportunity to familiarize...

Anna Jackson is a junior majoring in Astronomy with a minor in Communication, and they’ve just wrapped up their first semester as an ATLAS intern. Recommended to the program by an academic advisor, Anna joined the internship to explore how their communication skills could be applied in a real-world...

Ayush Goyal is a sophomore studying Astronomy. He heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through the ATLAS website and decided to join to learn VR programming technical skills and to also develop professional skills like communication. Ayush is a VR Programmer Intern for Dr. Randy McCarthy and...

Nancy Meena is a junior studying Astronomy and she heard about the ATLAS Internship Program from her advisor. Her clients are Michelle Rome and the IGI centers. Nancy is now a Website Content Strategist intern, who specifically works on the Center for African Studies webpage and the European Union...

Sean James is a junior majoring in Astronomy. He heard about the ATLAS Internship Program from his academic advisor. He interns for Dr. Randy McCarthy as a VR Programmer and is responsible for developing code and ideas for VR games. Currently, Sean is working on developing NPCs that randomly spawn...

Brandi Ropinski is a Senior majoring in Astronomy! Brandi is a Website Content/Migration Specialist for ACDIS (Arms Control and Domestic and International Security) and CGS (Center for Global Studies)! She is currently migrating her clients' old WordPress websites to new Drupal websites. As she...

Nancy Meena is a Junior majoring in Astronomy. Nancy works as a VR Catalog Evaluator for Michelle Rome where she finds more VR apps for majors that do not have any yet and evaluates them. She is responsible for editing the website and making it more accessible to students and staff. She has also...

Jessica Medintz is a senior majoring in astronomy with a minor in computer science. This semester she is working as a programming intern for the Moodle Mobile App. She, along with programmers, technical staff, and a focus group, will be updating the current Moodle app to make it...

Matthew Hoyle is a junior double-majoring in statistics and astronomy. Having heard about ATLAS through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' newsletter, he decided to apply to the organization's internship program. This semester, Matthew is acting as a Data Analyst for the Student Money...