• Brooke Owens Fellow, Class of 2026

• Georgia Institute of Technology, Aerospace Engineering, ‘26

• Mentor: Danielle Wood

• Brookie Mentor: Meira Griffel

Zeina Rmaile is an aerospace engineering student at the Georgia Institute of Technology driven by a fascination with how complex systems are brought to life. She grew up in Lebanon, the United States, and the Netherlands, learning to listen first, adapt quickly, and collaborate across differences.

At Georgia Tech, Zeina led systems and mechatronics for an autonomous quadrotor fleet in the Lunar Lab. Her contributions earned her the President’s Undergraduate Research Award, the PURA Travel Award, and the SGA Conference Fund Award. She also interned at Whisper Aero, collaborating across Manufacturing, Project Management, and Flight Sciences to develop software that improved manufacturing precision for electric propulsor development. 

Outside of class, Zeina is a Colorguard Captain, Student Ambassador, and Co-Treasurer of the School of Aerospace Engineering Student Advisory Council. She also served as the Event Coordinator for the Hispanic Recruitment Team, expanding access to STEM pathways for underrepresented students. In her free time, she enjoys painting, singing, cooking, crafting, and dancing. 

During her Brookie summer, Zeina interned at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Europa Clipper's systems engineering team and participated in the MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, researching multi-robot system co-design. She is honored to be a Brooke Owens Fellow and excited to grow within a community of women shaping the future of aerospace.