Name: Suchitha Nama

 

Hometown: Sinking Spring, PA 

 

High School: Wilson High School

 

Activities Outside of WEPO: I am involved in SWE and Volé

 

Why did you choose to come to Penn State? I choose to come to Penn State because it gave me a sense of community that I did not feel in any other school.

 

What is your best Penn State or engineering memory? My team in EDSGN 100 had to prototype refugee shelters for our design project. To test the durability of the structure, my team went outside and threw snowballs and ice at our shelter! Besides how much fun we had, our shelter held up pretty well.

 

What advice would you give a first-year engineer? It can be overwhelming at times when you see so many people around you doing amazing things and getting wonderful opportunities. Do not try to compare yourself to them because you have your own skills that make you wonderful and amazing as well, and these skills will help you do so many things in the future!

 

What is a fun fact about yourself? I was born in India!

 

 

Suchitha is a sophomore studying Aerospace Engineering