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This is why I decided to study my major and add some of my passion into it: creativity and teaching. Ever since I was little, I had been interested in the Robotics field, and as I grew up, education and mental health became other interests in my life.
One of the things I am most passionate about is education, and in a special way, to get students to reach their full potential. At UTEC, I give gave tutoring and lab lessons in the course of Thermodynamicsfor a year and a half. This has helped me being aware of my peers different learning abilities and their struggles to learn. Now, I am working on different ways to strengthen their potentialand help more students with different courses. In another hand, given that I am interested in robotics (as my minor) and also in mental health, I had been leading a team since late 2018 where we had been developing a robot named A.R.C.A, that will contribute to improve elderly mental health by making them feel accompanied at home, helping reduce their depression rate.
I can describe myself as an empathetic, curious and creative person. When you can't find me working on robotics related projects at UTEC or giving tutoring, you may find me playing guitar covers of my favourite artists, baking with my mom or sister , reading books or watching Figure Skating competitions ('''big fan'''). Since there is no ice skating rinks in Peru, I am determined to learn how to rollerskate sometime soon.
==You can contact me about==
Anything! I am really open to any topic to talk and discussabout.These are some of my favorites:
* How to relate I&E to your life and major.
* Creating spaces (virtual and in-place) to feel free to design
* Creating workshops for students to learn and apply design thinking.
* Testing and Iterating prototypes and ideas!
* Teaching and learning spaces
* Importance of teamwork and team building
* Sports! I really like following figure skating, gymnastics, curling, soccer, etc.
* Music! If you want a playlist for any occasion, talk about how music heals your soul or share something about it, I am here for it!
* Robotics, Computer Vision and tech!<br />
==Achievements==
One of my current part-time jobs is giving tutoring lessons to my peers about different classes in engineering. I was able to pursue this because a previous experience in being a Teaching Assistant in the course Thermodynamics at UTEC, where I am fullfilling fullfilled part of my dream of teaching, helping ang guiding students. Also, I am am part of the Peer Pentoring Team in UTEC that helps to guide students through their first year of studies and adapt to the university enviroment. Another thing I have been doing for the past years is collaborating as an assistant in my family's entrepreneurship: RAP-01, which is an Aviation Magazine produced and distributed freely in Peru with the purpose of promoting the aviation industry.
As for my activities as an electronic engineering student, in my first year I participated with my fellow teammates at a University competition "Buscamos Complices UTEC" where we achieved to be the finalist team with our project UV-Band (UV detecting bracelet) at 2017 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIFIa_86PX0]. The following year, I participated at Global Startup Labs held at UTEC where our team pitched our product and became part of the finalist teams at the Global Startup Labs Demoday 2018. Finally at 2019, we participated and became the winning team at DemoDay UTEC with our robot A.R.C.A [https://www.facebook.com/utecuniversidad/photos/a.210590509023167/2641339055948288].
Last but no least, one of my personal achievements has been getting a UTEC partial scholarship due to outstanding academic performance.
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==Achievements as University Innovation Fellow (2020 Cohort)==
As a fellow I had been involved in creating projects for my university. One them is Saphi (or UIWeek) which is a winter-break program for our university students where we teach about the basics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) in Engineering and Technology majors. Another one is UIWeek which is a 3-day summit that helps students on how to find necessities around us and identify I&E in their majors.
==Fun facts==
* I love playing guitar and make some covers of songs (even though I almost never publish it).
* Dog lover! Even though I don't have a pet, whenever I visit family or friends I love spending time with their pets too.
* I really like to know more about life in different places in the world.
* Teaching became a essential part of me, whenever I can I love to help others with tutoring and little engineering classes.
==Contact info==
'''Cellphone:''' +51 998783493
'''Email:''' mirellarivas99@gmail.com
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==Social media profiles==
[https://www.instagram.com/mire.rivas/ Instagram]