Jessica Brittain

Undergraduate Student, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

What are you are studying/what you are interested in studying and/or researching while at Purdue? If you have done internships or other applicable experiences, feel free to include them here.

At Purdue, I am studying Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and plan on pursuing my masters in the future. During the summer of 2023, I am a participant in AAMP-UP, performing research to help improve energetic materials for the military.

What made you want to join the Leading Women Toward Space Careers program?

I wanted to join the program to learn from experienced mentors working in my field of interest, while forming connections with my peers. I was also eager to gain advice from the different speakers and other opportunities presented in this program.

What area would you like to work in after graduation? (What career path, interests, opportunities, etc., would you like to accomplish? What field are you interested in?)

After graduating, I hope to work in the space industry, specifically in systems design, implementation, and testing. I would like to work on exploratory missions in space that focus on changing the world for the better based on new discoveries beyond earth’s atmosphere.