Alumni Profile: Madeline Vega
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we sat down with Madeline Vega to find out more about her, her time in Texas ECE, and what she is doing now.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Staff Profile: Maria Saldivar
We sat down with Texas ECE senior events coordinator Maria Saldivar to talk about her experiences working in the department and what her Hispanic heritage means to her.
Student Profile: Alejandro Ontiveros
Alejandro Ontiveros is a junior in Texas ECE. He serves as the Community Outreach Director for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). He is pursuing the Embedded Systems and Computer Architecture technical core. We sat down with Alejandro to learn more about his student experience in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
HHM Student Profile: Eva Nance
Eva Nance is a junior in Texas ECE focusing on Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems. She serves as a mentor in the Texas ECE Partners program, and she was awarded a Texas Exes Laredo Chapter Scholarship and a 2020 Hispanic Heritage Youth Award. She is also a research assistant in the Integrated Nano Computing Lab. We sat down with Eva to learn more about her student experience in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
HHM Alumni Profile: Chet Pena
Chet Pena graduated from Texas ECE in Spring 2023 focusing on Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems. Originally from Danbury, Connecticut, Chet attended high school in Cedar Park, TX.
Alumni Profile: Maria Cortez
Maria Cortez received her BS in Electrical Engineering from Texas ECE. After holding several leadership positions at Texas Instruments, she joined Advanced Energy as the Senior Vice President, Industrial Power Products in May 2022. We sat down with Maria to learn more about her experiences in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Student Profile: Alexa Blanco
Alexa Blanco started at Texas ECE in 2020 and is in the software Engineering Tech Core. She has served as Vice President and Chapter Director of the UT Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), and she is a member of the Women in Engineering Program (WEP), the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and served as the propulsion subsystem lead for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Austin (UAVA). She is a UT for Me Scholar and won the Mark and Kathy Papermaster Endowed Scholarship.
Student Profile: Sophia Nance
Sophia Nance is a senior in Texas ECE. She serves as a peer mentor in the academic advising office. We sat down with Sophia to learn more about her student experience in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Student Profile: Melanie Saenzpardo
Melanie Saenzpardo is a second-year undergraduate from El Paso, Texas. She joined the Texas ECE Honors program in Fall 2021. She serves as secretary of the UT Austin Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. We sat down with Melanie to learn more about her student experience in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Staff Profile: Nikki Rodelas Morris
Nikki Rodelas Morris is an Academic Advisor in Texas ECE. We sat down to speak with her in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
