Estefani Ontiveros
Norco College Alumni Spotlight (2020)
Estefani Ontiveros, an Engineering Pathways and Norco College alumni, was selected
to participate in the FIELDS Internship through University of California, Riverside
at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena for the summer.
Ontiveros will be conducting research for 10-weeks alongside JPL science staff members
on projects related to data science, analysis, and processing. The FIELDS program
is designed to train the next generation of scientists and engineers in large-scale
data analysis and visualization.
Ontiveros, a first generation college student, graduated from Norco College in June
with distinction and the following associates degrees:
- Associates in Arts, Social & Behavioral Studies
- Associates in Science, Math & Science
- Associates in Science, Physics
- Associates in Science, Mathematics
- Associates in Science, Pre-Engineering
She transferred to California State University, Los Angeles as a Mechanical Engineering major. In addition, Ontiveros was selected as the spring NASA JPL Maximizing Student Potential in STEM Internship program. She was a STEM Club member and a member of the Norco College Rocketry Team. She participated in NASA’s National Aerospace Scholars Program and toured the Johnson Space Center in Houston as a benefit for completing the program. Ontiveros was one of four members in the all-female Team, MOMA, who won the inaugural Norco College engineering challenge in spring 2019.
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