Odessa Thompson
Cornell Unmanned Air Systems
I’m part of a wonderful team of talented software and hardware
engineers and together we collaborate to design and build an
autonomous aircraft for the international AUVSI SUAS Competition. I
focus on updating and redesigning the website,
cuair.org, as well as filming, editing, and
directing the annual Flight Readiness Review which you can watch here.
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Now on my second year at the Johnson, I've
created almost a dozen educational art videos to be used in elementary
STEM curriculum. These link New York educational core learning
targets with fun and creative art concepts to help bridge the gap
between the Johnson and local schools.
More recently I wrote and
illustrated a children's book about shapes for a collaboration
between the Johnson Museum, the Ithaca School District, and Kids
Discover the Trail!
Microsoft
In the summer after my freshman year, I was an Explore Intern at Microsoft! The Explore program is a freshman & sophomore focused internship where interns (as the name suggests) explore both Software Engineering and Project Management roles for 12 weeks. I worked in the Web Experiences - Shopping team, where my fellow interns and I developed an Android app for in-store price comparision. While this internship was remote due to the pandemic, I really enjoyed working with my team and meeting other Computer Science students from around the country. I'm returning as a SWE intern in 2023 and I'm very excited to see and learn more!