EMILY ALEMÁN 
(she/her)

  • Brooke Owens Fellow, Class of 2026

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ‘28

  • Mentor: TBD

  • Brookie Mentor: TBD

Emily Alemán is a sophomore studying Aerospace Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, concentrating in Space Systems. This summer, she will join Blue Origin as a Systems Engineering Intern supporting the Blue Ring program.

Raised in Puerto Rico, Emily developed an early passion for space through her work at the Arecibo Observatory, where she saw how scientific infrastructure can inspire entire communities. Since then, she has pursued both research and hands-on hardware projects. At the Polytechnic University of Madrid’s University Institute of Microgravity, she developed a custom CubeSat attitude–orbit simulation tool for solar power modeling with less than 5% deviation across multiple orbit configurations. She also helped calibrate the UPMSat-3 cubesat model on a spherical air-bearing table for ADCS testing.

At MIT, Emily founded and now serves as Co-President and of the MIT Satellite Team, where she is also a project lead for ETHER, a flight-qualified propellant-management payload for an upcoming orbital mission.

Beyond spacecraft development, Emily is deeply committed to STEM education and global collaboration. She has taught Single-Variable and Multivariable Calculus at MIT and in Italian high schools, and is working with the University of Trieste to design a 6U Earth-observation CubeSat curriculum integrating SWIR and thermal sensing for wildfire monitoring. She will return to Italy this Spring Break to continue teaching satellite engineering and hoping to inspire a space-conscious generation.

Emily aspires to build space systems that directly address challenges on Earth, including disaster resilience and climate emergency monitoring. Whether her future leads her deeper into spacecraft systems design or into space policy and law, she is excited by the opportunity to shape how space infrastructure serves humanity. In her free time, she enjoys fitness, exploring new cities, and discovering new restaurants.