Fall 2025

Serina Farah is a junior majoring in Political Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Communications Intern for the Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition (NTFC) through the ATLAS Internship Program. In this role, she designs social media graphics, updates website content, and...

A junior majoring in Statistics & Computer Science, Sathvik Ram Lanka joined the ATLAS Internship Program after learning about it through department communications and peers. As an ATLAS VR Team Intern, Sathvik is contributing to projects that blend creativity, programming, and immersive...

Ruudrakshi Ganguly is a freshman in Chemical Engineering who joined the ATLAS Internship Program to build early professional experience and strengthen her technical skills. As a Workflow Analyst on the Business Process Improvement Team, she creates workflow diagrams, improves departmental forms,...

Meet Rachel Moy, a senior studying Sociology and Political Science who joined the ATLAS Internship Program to build more experience with technology. As the Marketing and Advertisement Designer for the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES), she creates weekly newsletters,...

Penelope Ray is a senior majoring in Communication who learned about the ATLAS Internship Program through department emails and newsletters. She decided to join the program to gain hands-on experience in the communication field while learning digital tools that would enhance her impact within an...

Meet Mukund Vegunta, a freshman majoring in Economics who joined the ATLAS Internship Program after searching for professional development opportunities at UIUC. As an AI Exploration Intern, he researches educational LLMs, tests their strengths and weaknesses, and helps develop an accessible...

Meet Maham Jawad Mir, a senior majoring in Psychology who joined the ATLAS Internship Program to gain real-world experience while developing technical and professional skills aligned with her long-term career goals. As a Training & Performance Improvement Intern with University Payroll &...

Lucinda Peng is a junior majoring in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. She learned about the ATLAS Internship Program through department emails, newsletters, and classmates, and joined to apply her quantitative and technical skills in a real-world setting. In her first semester as an intern...

Leah Jacobs is a senior studying Psychology and Spanish and currently serving her third semester as an Assistant Program Coordinator with Data Explorers at Illinois through the ATLAS Internship Program. In this role, she supports outreach to data professionals, coordinates presentations and events...

Meet Lauren Cortez, a senior majoring in Communication and Germanic Studies at Illinois, who is building her professional foundation as a Communication Intern for Aeline Salon through the ATLAS Internship Program. Lauren joined ATLAS to gain real experience in the media and public relations field,...