Sumaiyah Shihipar

College/University: The University of Texas at Arlington, Mechanical Engineering ‘22

Host Company: Zeno Power Systems

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumaiyah-shihipar/

Sumaiyah Shihipar is a student studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. She has worked in research for over a year on the hardware and software behind telepresence robots and has also taught CAD to other undergraduates. In the past, she has mentored middle school girls at a program hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is interested in pure mathematics, the use of aerospace engineering to improve the conditions of life on earth, and the inclusion of women in STEM. In her spare time, she enjoys playing soccer, watching college football, re-reading Jane Austen’s books, and knitting.