B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2025) – Miami University
B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering (2025) – Miami University
Sarah is a graduate student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. She graduated from Miami University in Oxford, OH, in 2025 as a double major in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. Throughout her undergraduate studies she participated in research on heat exchanger optimization and held leadership positions in several student organizations, including Tau Beta Pi, Engineers Without Borders and the Society of Women Engineers. She has interned with a variety of aerospace organizations in roles primarily focused on the thermal management of space systems.
Fellowship:
- Stanger Endowed Graduate Fellowship
Experience:
- Manufacturing Engineering Intern – Parker Hannifin Aerospace (May 2022-August 2022). Mentor, OH
- Spacecraft Thermal Engineering Intern – Air Force Research Laboratory (May 2023-August 2023). Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM
- Starlink Engineering Intern – SpaceX (January 2024-May 2024). Hawthorne, CA
- Sustainable Flight Ambassador – NASA (May 2024-August 2024). Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
- Human Landing Systems Thermal Engineering Intern – NASA (May 2025-August 2025). Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
Publications:
- Freeman, S., Sommers, A., Examination of Droplet Mobility and Critical Air Velocity on Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Surfaces with a Linear Wettability Gradient, International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference. 2024. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iracc/2544
- Freeman S., Electronic Speed Controller Thermal Management, NASA’s 35th annual Thermal and Fluids Workshop (TFAWS). 2024.