Blog Entry #5

As of right now, I intend to major in aerospace engineering or applied mathematics for college. I am interested in aerospace engineering because I have a profound interest in the limitless void of space and rovers. However, I also want to study mathematics as well. This is because I enjoy math and is my favorite subject at school right now. It also has many applications to other fields of study like engineering and could help set a strong foundation. I hope to obtain fun and impactful jobs such as being an engineer at NASA in the future.

I researched about Iker Liceaga-Indart, a mechanical Engineer at NASA. He has a masters degree and did his thesis at MIT before getting his first job. I researched this person because he came up after I filtered current employees at NASA with interest and skillsets I would want on NASA's website. He is smart, experienced, a community-member, has a wide range of skillsets, and an engineer. I liked how he studied at college and went on to do his masters, since that is something I am hoping on achieving as well. I also like how he does CAD, drawings, and leads many other engineers as a head. However, I do not like how he has to manage cost and scheduling because that seems like an important but stressful and annoying part of his job.

Link to website:

https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/iker.liceagaindart