UNO student earns National Engineering Honor Society scholarship

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A mechanical engineering student at the University of New Orleans (UNO) recently received a scholarship worth $2,000 from Tau Beta Pi, the only national engineering honor society that includes all engineering professional fields.

Ana Solis, the recipient, plans to earn her doctorate degree in biomedical engineering after she finishes her undergraduate studies. She was born and raised in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and traveled to UNO to earn her degree.

When she was a bilingual high school student, she worked as a volunteer translator for the medical brigades that went to underserved regions in Honduras to offer clinical care. While translating, she grew interested in how engineering and medicine work together.

During her time at UNO, Solis has become the president of the Society of Women Engineers as well as the UNO Ambassadors, which is a student group of representatives of UNO at on-campus and off-campus events.

Furthermore, she has joined the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Association of Drilling Engineers.

Tau Beta Pi awarded Munoz Solis with a Record Scholarship. This scholarship program is named after Leroy Record, a previous member of Tau Beta Pi who left half of his estate to the scholarship fund.