WOMEN OF
AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICs
@ San Diego State University
For women and Gender minorities interested in Space!
ABOUT
The Women of Aeronautics & Astronautics (WoAA) chapter at San Diego State University is a student organization that strives to promote and encourage women and minorities to pursue careers that support space exploration efforts. We are open to students from all majors to join us in this cause!
We are also an affiliated chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS), a 501(c)3 non-profit that empowers students to participate and make an impact in space exploration.
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GET INVOLVED
Follow our socials!
Attend General Body Meetings!
Meet professionals in the space exploration field during guest speaker meetings and at space events every Thursday @ 2pm.
Interested in becoming a space cadet?
Fill out our interest form!
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MEET OUR OFFICERS
Nathalia Del Callejo
President
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Fifth year Aerospace Engineering and Physics major at San Diego State University. Outside of class, she is a martial arts instructor.
Annie Coker
Treasurer
she/her
Second year Aerospace Engineering major at San Diego State University.
Liyou Tesfaye
Vice President
she/they
Third year Aerospace Engineering major at San Diego State University.
Arabella Kriedeman
Marketing Officer
she/her
Second year Aerospace Engineering major at San Diego State University.
Raquel Berk
Secretary
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Second year Aerospace Engineering major at San Diego State University.
MEET OUR ADVISORs
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Dr. Rubin studies the movement of gas into and out of galaxies and the effects of this gas cycle on galaxy evolution. She completed her PhD in Astronomy at UC Santa Cruz, and spent six years working as a postdoctoral fellow at the MPIA in Heidelberg, Germany and at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, MA.
Dr. Kate Rubin
Assistant Professor
Astronomy
Dr. Margherita Capriotti
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Capriotti's research focuses on non-destructive evaluation techniques, mainly ultrasonic and infrared, for aerospace composite structures. She completed her PhD Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from University of California San Diego in 2019, pursuing research in the Experimental Mechanics & NDE Lab. She previously graduated with her B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Parma (Italy).
CONTACT US!
Contact Us
Want to get involved or help support us? Fill out our interest form or send us a message and we will get back to you soon!
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