ESP Biography



NICOLE MCGAA, MIT aerospace major / EMT



Major: Aeroastro

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2024

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

I am a sophomore at MIT studying aerospace engineering, with particular interest in bioastronautics. Outside of class, I'm an EMT on MIT's volunteer ambulance, a HeartSafe Officer, and a member of the Native American Student Association.



Past Classes

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E16129: Paper Rockets: A Lesson in Stability with First Nations Launch in Splash 2025 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2025)
Join MIT First Nations Launch, grand prize award-winning hobby rocketry team, to learn about rocket stability! We will be going over the basics, and then building paper rockets to put those concepts into practice – with a special prize for the furthest flyer! We will also have smaller kit rockets and our larger competition rockets for demos/explanations, for anyone who is curious. Course 16s will also be happy to talk about the MIT AeroAstro Engineering experience!


E16138: Paper Rockets: A Lesson in Stability with First Nations Launch in Splash 2025 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2025)
Join the grand prize award-winning team, MIT First Nations Launch, to learn about rocket stability. We will be going over the basics, and then constructing our own paper rockets – the furthest flyer will win a prize! If we have time, we will also teach you how to model your rocket with simulation software to determine its stability margin. We will also be bringing along some kit rockets, as well as our larger competition rockets, for demos/explanations if anyone would like to learn more.


E16191: Paper Rockets: A Lesson in Stability with First Nations Launch in Splash 2025 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2025)
Join the grand prize award-winning team, MIT First Nations Launch, to learn about rocket stability. We will be going over the basics, and then constructing our own paper rockets – the furthest flyer will win a prize! If we have time, we will also teach you how to model your rocket with simulation software to determine its stability margin. We will also be bringing along some kit rockets, as well as our larger competition rockets, for demos/explanations if anyone would like to learn more.


X15263: Saving Lives: CPR and Stop the Bleed in Splash 2022 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2022)
You will learn how to respond in emergency situations, including providing life-saving CPR, using an AED, as well as learning how to stop bleeding - all of which could very well save a life!


X14990: How to Save a Life 101 in Spark 2022 (Mar. 12 - 13, 2022)
CPR is a tremendously powerful intervention for victims of cardiac arrest, the sudden loss of heart function that claims the lives of 475,000 Americans every year. Bystander CPR is an easily learned skill, and its immediate application in an emergency can double a victim’s chance of survival. The number one cause of preventable death after injury is bleeding. Learning how to stop the bleed is simple and very useful knowledge. Instructed by members of MIT EMS, the volunteer ambulance service at MIT, we will be teaching the essentials of hands-only CPR, Stop the Bleed, as well as how to recognize a stroke. Stop by and learn a skill that could save someone’s life!


X14673: How to Save a Life 101 in Splash 2021 (Nov. 20 - 21, 2021)
Learn life saving skills including hands-only CPR, how to stop major bleeding, and how to identify a stroke!