- Major: Aerospace Engineering
- Hometown: Knoxville
- Graduation Year: May 2023
- E-mail: snorri17@vols.utk.edu
Ambassador Profile
My name is Sarah Norris, and I am in the Heath Integrated Business and Engineering Program and Cook Grand Honors Program. I am majoring in Aerospace Engineering with coursework in computer science and entrepreneurship and in my time at UT I have been an Undergraduate Researcher through ENLITE Research Group focusing on qualitative engineering education research. This past summer I published two papers for the American Society for Engineering Education Conference, and one paper went on to win best in the student division. In addition, I have a love for mentorship and working with others, and I cultivate this by being involved in the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and being a SWE mentor. I also am passionate about supporting women in STEM and use mentoring and my research to help end the STEM gap. As for club involvement, I am the treasurer for AIAA, and, of course, serve as an Engineering Ambassador.
Professionally, the last two summers, I had the honor of interning for Lockheed Martin (Aeronautics) as an Operations Analyst and Flight Sciences intern at headquarters and at SkunkWorks. My overall goal is to solve problems using cross-technical solutions (build, code, finance), and challenge myself while doing it. I aim to work at the cusp of innovation in a way that is meaningful and can help others, and in the long term, I hope to be a Program Manager for a new project and work my way up to help a company achieve its mission.
Feel free to ask me any questions about aerospace engineering, internships, research, honors, living in the Engineering (Engage LLC), or just general life and involvement on campus!
