Space4Girls Steminist Conference- Diana Alsindy, Rocket Scientist

Diana Alsindy is a Propulsion Fluids Engineer at Blue Origin and the founder of TheArabianStargazer. She is part of a team that is responsible for Stage Systems design and analysis.
She received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (2017) from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Originally from Baghdad, Diana is an immigrant who has been passionate about engineering since she was 10 years old. At UCSD, she was the Propulsion Team Lead for Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS). She was heavily involved in NASA's CubeQuest Challenge in designing a 6U Cubic Satellite with propellant feed system, powered by a 3D printed monopropellant engine.
She was named a Gordon Engineering Leadership Fellow through Jacobs School of Engineering. She also became a Brooke Owens Fellow in 2017. In October 2018, Diana founded @TheArabianStargazer; a bilingual Instagram page that promotes STEM to everyone around the world, especially Arabic-speaking youth. The page includes videos, pictures and riddles about subjects such as "Why should I be an Engineer?" and "How does Space Exploration helps us here on Earth?" She is passionate about making science education more accessible to communities around the world.
The @TheArabianStargazer instagram page has reached over 140,000 followers with incredible engagement and feedback. Diana was featured on Richard Branson's Blog, and a popular Middle Eastern broadcasting network under a TV show called "Raise Your Voice" that was viewed over 1.4 million times. She has participated in various technical and educational panels like Space Symposium Social Media Launchpad, Women in Space at the Dubai Airshow sponsored by the UAE Space Agency and many more. Diana hosts "virtual classes" with schools that do not have access to engineering resources, where she uses fun and easy engineering concepts and props to explain Science and Space. She is also a frequent Keynote Speaker where she engages the audience inclusively through multiple topics such as space exploration, engineering, science communication and the role of social media in education.