CANDACE DO

Matthew Isakowitz Fellow, Class of 2023

Princeton University, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Minors in Computer Science and Robotics & Intelligent Systems

Host Company: Rocket Lab

Candace Do is a junior at Princeton University studying Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with minors in Computer Science and Robotics & Intelligent Systems. On campus, she has done research in the Space Physics Lab on ion beam calibration and in the Intelligent Robot Motion Lab on monocular depth estimation methods, and is looking forward to joining the TigerSats Lab next semester to work on nanosatellites. She also co-leads Princeton’s Spaceport America Cup team. Previously, Candace interned at Firefly Aerospace, working on avionics for the Blue Ghost lunar lander. She is passionate about designing and building next-gen space infrastructure to enable the exploration of the solar system and beyond, and she is excited to work on developing spacecraft at Rocket Lab this summer. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, hiking, and listening to happy music.

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