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![Headshot of Zachary Barnes](https://sdm-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Zachary-Barnes-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
Zachary Barnes went straight from his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering to NASA. He works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Los Angeles, California, and plans to
![Morgan Orlovskiy, a woman with long blonde hair and glasses, smiles brightly at the camera. In the distance behind her is the Washington Monument, a tall obelisk.](https://sdm-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Morgan-Orlovskiy-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
Morgan Orlovskiy joins SDM as she transitions out of serving in the U.S. Navy, where she was a nuclear engineer. She’s looking forward to exploring Course 16 and
![Headshot of Rachel Burton](https://sdm-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Rachel-Burton-headshot-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
Rachel Burton learned about MIT System Design and Management at Shell Techworks, where she’s had the chance to work alongside some of our program’s alumni. She’s
![Huilin Tu, standing in front of the MIT dome. Only her head is visible, and she's smiling.](https://sdm-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-06-at-10.41.34 AM-600x350.png)
Huilin Tu holds a doctorate in materials science and engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but she’s excited to earn a master’s of science
![Headshot of Josh Souza](https://sdm-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Josh-Souza-headshot-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
Although Josh Souza is starting at SDM this fall, he’s already familiar with some of the principles taught in the core class. Josh has worked at Commonwealth Fusion Systems
![Headshot of Evans Adusei, an African man wearing a navy suit and glasses. He's smiling at the camera.](https://sdm-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Evans-Adusei-headshot-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
Evans Adusei comes to SDM with several careers already under his belt. He founded a consulting firm that designs public sector solutions, then worked at Apple as an engineering
![Headshot of Francisco Sepulveda](https://sdm-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Francisco-Sepulveda-trimmed-600x350.jpg)
Francisco Sepulveda started at SDM in the fall of 2021, as the program returned to full on-campus instruction. We spoke to him about his time at SDM and what he’ll
![Headshot of Caroline Vincent, a blonde woman wearing an oatmeal-colored turtleneck. In the background is a snowy hill with evergreen trees.](https://sdm-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Caroline-Vincent-trimmed-600x350.jpg)
by Stefanie Koperniak SDM student and Draper Scholar Caroline Vincent is applying systems thinking to real challenges in military technology as a Cyber Officer in the US Army. She
![Headshot of David Park](https://sdm-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/david-park-headshot-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
by Stefanie Koperniak When David Park arrived at SDM, he saw the program as a means to propel his career at the time. Now having worked in technical product management
![Portrait of Divya Iyer](https://sdm-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Divya-headshot-trimmed-600x350.jpeg)
by Stefanie Koperniak The MIT Creative Arts Competition, which seeks to encourage and fund arts-focused startups, brought in a record number of participants for the 2022-23