User:Rewelch
Rachel Welch
Rachel Welch is a student at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts studying mechanical engineering. She has been
working in space systems since summer 2014 when she had her first internship working on NASA's Orion Program in Denver, Colorado. There, Rachel developed test plans for and performed proton radiation, heavy ion radiation, and thermal vacuum tests for qualification of Orion's camera system. She has returned to Colorado for three consecutive summers to continue her work testing and supporting design of the camera system. In the summer of 2016, Rachel began assisting the development of Lockheed Martin's Mars Base Camp for which she has performed various calculations and designed CAD models of preliminary architecture.At WPI, Rachel is the president of the Satellite Development Club where she is leading a team of 30 undergraduate and graduate students to build a CubeSat for NASA's Cube Quest Centennial Challenge. A Milwaukee, Wisconsin native, she is an alumna of a FIRST Robotics Competition team and Project Lead the Way engineering curriculum. Rachel specializes in environment testing and project management, and has interests in psychology, graphic design, branding, and all things engineering. She loves taking on new challenges and learning skills in and outside of engineering fields.
