Aliya Belay

• Patti Grace Smith Fellow, Class of 2022

• Rice University, Mechanical Engineering, ‘25

• Host Institution: First Mode

Aliya Belay is a first year student at Rice University with an intended major in Mechanical Engineering. Her main interest is reusability within the aerospace industry and commercial space travel. She is a member of Rice's rocketry team, Rice Eclipse, specifically the composites sub-team.