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[[File:RachelWelch.jpg|thumb|right|RachelWelch.jpg]]Rachel Welch is a student at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) <div>My journey in Worcester, Massachusetts studying mechanical engineeringbegan in 7th grade when I reveled in learning about simple machines and building structures out of popsicle sticks and hot glue. She has&nbsp;beenJoining my high school's FIRST Robotics Competition team only solidified my love for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). &nbsp;Promptly after graduating high school, I moved from my hometown in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Denver, Colorado to work on the Orion program for a contractor to Lockheed Martin and have been working in space systems ever since summer 2014 when she had her first internship working on NASA's Orion Program in Denver, Colorado. &nbsp;There, Rachel I developed test plans for and performed proton radiation, heavy ion radiation, and thermal vacuum tests for qualification of Orion's Orion’s camera system. She has &nbsp;I returned to Colorado for three consecutive summers to continue her my work testing and supporting design of the camera system. &nbsp;In addition to working on the camera system in the summer of 2016, Rachel began assisting I supported the development of Lockheed Martin's Martin’s Mars Base Camp for which she has I performed various calculations analyses and designed CAD models of preliminary architecture.At &nbsp;</div><div><br/></div><div>Now a mechanical engineering student at WPIin Worcester, Rachel is Massachusetts, I am the president of the Satellite Development Club where she is I am leading a team of 30 undergraduate and graduate students to design and build small satellites for a CubeSat for NASA's Cube Quest Centennial Challengechallenge. &nbsp;A Milwaukee, Wisconsin native, she is an I am a proud alumna of a FIRST Robotics Competition team #1714, MORE Robotics, and Project Lead the Way engineering curriculum. Rachel specializes &nbsp;I am interested in space environment testing and , project management, and has interests in psychology, graphic design, branding, and all things engineering. She loves &nbsp;As I begin my career after college, I plan to work as an engineer then take on managerial roles and eventually earn a master’s degree and an MBA. &nbsp;I love taking on new challenges and learning skills in and outside of engineering fields.</div>