Katie Summey
Alumni Board Member
Optical Engineer, NASA
Hometown: Carrollton, GA
Current City/State: Seattle, WA
Why did you choose UGA Engineering?
I remember running around elementary school with a keychain that played “Glory, Glory”. It was always going to be UGA, but I chose engineering because the programs were so multidisciplinary. It felt like there were infinite opportunities!
Favorite Memory as a Bulldog Engineer?
I was the payload lead for the Spectral Ocean Color (SPOC) mission in the UGA Small Satellite Research Lab, and I’ll never forget the first time we saw spectral lines during payload alignment/testing.
Favorite Class?
Design of Digital Systems with Professor Mao
