Education
- PhD candidate in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering, MIT | May. 2020 - Present
- Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering, MIT | Sep. 2018 - May. 2020
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University | Aug. 2014 – Dec. 2017
Research Experience
- Space Enabled Group, MIT Media Lab | Dec. 2021 - Present
- Aerospace Plasma Group (APG) | Sep. 2018 - Dec. 2021
- Space Propulsion Laboratory (SPL) | Sep. 2018 - May. 2020
- Ray W. Herrick Laboratories | Jan. 2017 – May. 2018
- Ultrafast Optics and Optical Fiber Communications Laboratory | May. 2017 – Dec. 2017
- Particle Design and Formulation Lab | Aug. 2016 – Dec. 2016
Teaching Experience
- Programming Applications for Engineers (CS159), Purdue University | Spring 2016
- Transforming Ideas to Innovation (ENGR131), Purdue University | Fall 2015
Honors and Awards
- Exponent Fellowship, School of Engineering, MIT | Fall 2021
- MathWorks Engineering Fellowship, MIT AeroAstro | Fall 2020, Spring 2021
- Yao T Li Fellowship, MIT AeroAstro | Fall 2018, Spring 2019
- Robert and Barbara Popejoy Scholarship, Purdue ME | Fall 2017
- Popejoy Scholarship, Purdue ME | Fall 2017
- Dean’s List & Semester Honors, Purdue | All Semesters
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Purdue | Summer 2017
- Short Term Study Abroad Scholarship (University of Bristol), Purdue | May 2017
CONTACT INFORMATION
- 75 Amherst St,
- Cambridge, MA 02139
- Email: yiyunz(at)mit.edu
- Phone: 617-251-6593
