It’s Commencement season and Florida International University (FIU) has announced it will hold not one, but TEN commencement ceremonies from April 28 – May 1 to celebrate the achievements of more than 5,000 students who are earning degrees this spring. Nine graduates of the College of Engineering & Computing will get extra special recognition on Wednesday, May 1.
“These women come from different walks of life, but they share a passion for their fields and for changing lives that serves as an inspiration to others,” FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg said in a statement.
Giselle Valdes conducted genetic engineering research and was accepted to graduate programs at Harvard and MIT – all while caring for a grandmother with Alzheimer’s disease and a mother with multiple sclerosis.
Alexandria Segovia is the first FIU student to earn an Internet of Things (IoT) degree.
Sheila Alemany researched how to more accurately predict hurricane trajectories using artificial intelligence.
Cesia Bulnes is a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient who has been hired by Microsoft.
Gabriela Gutierrez Duran will work at Boeing as a flight test engineer after graduation.
Claudia Ramirez-Mederos assisted in developing a three-axis shake table to study the effects of earthquakes on structures.
Rossana Zotti designed a hospital patient transfer system that allows one nurse to move a patient from one bed to another, regardless of the patient’s weight.
Angela Hogan re-established a university chapter of Engineers Without Borders, a nonprofit organization that helps communities meet their basic human needs.
Ariana Bueno interned for Lockheed Martin, conducted optics and laser-related research as an intern for Boeing and plans to become an astronaut.
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