Nina has an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. She has five years of experience in optical systems, including roles as the Chief Engineer for a satellite camera and an Engineering Program Manager for next generation iPhone cameras. She also volunteers for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund as an Advisory Council Member, speaker and mentor.

Nina’s Fulbright research will focus on a low-cost indoor air quality sensor system. She will study under Professor Lidia Morawska, recognised by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2021.

Home Institution Vanderbilt University, University of Colorado at Boulder
Host Institution Queensland University of Technology
Award Name Fulbright Future Scholarship, Funded by the Kinghorn Foundation
Discipline Environmental Engineering
Award Year 2023