Christina Apatow

Region: Mid Hudson
Program Institution: SUNY New Paltz

Education

College/University: SUNY New Paltz
Major/Minor: B.S. Electrical Engineering
Graduation Date: 2011

Graduate School/University: Stanford University
Major/Minor: M.S. in Electrical Engineering
Graduation Date: 2013

Significant Professional or Academic Accomplishments: Christina Apatow graduated from SUNY New Paltz in May 2011 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. After her first year of study she participated in the 2008 AMP/CSTEP Summer Research Program working on Intelligent Photovoltaic Battery Charger. That same summer she had an internship with The Solar Energy Consortium. The following two summers she interned with Lockheed Martin in NJ and VA and then continued as a Graduate Intern in CA. Christina founded the student chapter of SWE during her first year, was part of the Solar Car Team and Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society.She was involved in STEM outreach and recruitment and was featured on the front page of the business section for the Poughkeepsie Journal during Engineers Week speaking to a group of middle and high school students.

Christina began her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in Fall 2011 where she has been a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant and has consulted for various startup companies. She is currently a Research Assistant in the Transformative Learning Technology Lab and leads the Spatial Computing Group. She plans to graduate in June 2013 and remain on the west coast where she is currently interviewing for professional positions.