Izzy Mata
ARISE Graduate Mentor
Izzy is a current master's student in Aerospace Engineering continuing her education after earning her bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering from UIUC. She has supported gender equity for in engineering through the Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) Program the past 3 summers. She has travelled abroad with the university to Guatemala for a GFX service project and to London with the Campus Honors Program During her undergraduate time, she was a part of two research labs on campus focusing on the design, manufacturing, and testing of polymers and nanomaterials. Currently, she works in Dr. Jeff Baur's lab focusing on in-space composite manufacturing. She is also a Teaching Assistant for ENG 177-Spatial Visualization.