Michael Dawson

Michael Dawson is entering his senior year at the University of Maryland studying mechanical engineering. He is currently working at Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, as a structural analyst intern. During the semester, he is a Sayre Undergraduate Teaching Fellow for the Intro to Engineering Design class (ENES100). Additionally, Michael works for America Counts as a Team Leader, a position in which he supervises fellow students mentoring PG county 4th graders in math. He also DJs at WMUC and hosts at least one show per week every semester. Michael enjoys carpentry and learning about robotics. The combination of machine learning, controls, and hardware is exciting and growing fast. He hopes to work full-time at NASA or Lockheed Martin in the field of robotics in the future, then pursue a master’s degree in mechanical engineering.