KRISHNA MEHTA

krme2295@colorado.edu | Boulder, CO | Krishna Mehta | LinkedIn | F-1 visa | Indian.

Objective:
I'm a sophomore majoring in Aerospace Engineering and minoring in space from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Motivated aerospace engineering student seeking internship and research opportunities to gain hands-on experience and
looking to make a positive change on aerospace systems with my knowledge.

EDUCATION:
University of Colorado Boulder- Boulder, Colorado Fall ‘20- Present
Bachelor of science in Aerospace engineering
● Member of CU Robotics club, CU Sounding Rocket lab , CU Field hockey
● Member: WoAA- Women of Aeronautics and Astronautics , AIAA, SASE
AIAA Diversity Scholarship (2023): Selected to attend 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum & Exposition as a AIAA Diversity Scholar

SKILLS:
Programming: C++, MATLAB
Software: CAD (Solidworks)
Engineering: Model-based systems engineering, assembly testing, machine learning, Perusing through databases,
Prototyping
Passions: Playing guitar, Reading Camping, Hiking, International student advocacy

Professional/ Workforce training:

● NASA Lucy L'space Mission Concept Academy (MCA): Fall 20
Engineering lead. Responsible for the payload integration and vehicle design, contributed to the deployment
scheme, managed the team, coordinated between the science and the business team.
Used Solidworks to model different prototypes and form a design for the rover. We built a semi-autonomous
walking rover whose main purpose was to find and categorise water-ice deposits on Mars.
● NASA Lucy L'space Proposal Writing and Evaluation Experience (NPWEE): Spring 21
I learned to effectively write a concept proposal that turned innovative ideas into reality and gained experience in
the process of writing, reviewing, and scoring proposals through the lens of a NASA reviewer.

Engineering projects:
CANVAS cubesat mission: Measures VLF wave energy in low-Earth orbit which originate from lightning and
ground-based transmitters.
Skills: Testing flow and dependencies, satellite and assembly testing. Spring 23
● MCA Engineering team lead: (NASA L'space Lucy MCA Project)Built a semi-autonomous rover
Preliminary Design Review: NASA L'SPACE MCA Final PDR -Fall 2021 - Google Docs
Skills: Model based systems engineering, structural design, CAD, proposal writing.

EXPERIENCE:
● Engineering Peer Mentor 08/2021 - Current
Conducted one-on-one mentoring sessions to assess students academic needs, interests, and challenges.
Assisted mentees in navigating course selections, academic resources, and extracurricular opportunities.
● Financial Assistant:
Managed and organised financial activities for the BOLD centre, a leadership and diversity focused organisation.
Assisted in tracking and recording expenses, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial policies.

Leadership:
● NASA Lucy L’Space ambassador: Trained to present conferences about the NASA Lucy mission.
● Engineering lead: NASA L’space Mission Concept Academy
● Executive board Member (Communication’s chair): South Asian Student Association
● Communicate within different student organisations, communicate with student government. ,