Simran is a rising senior at The University of Alabama majoring in Aerospace Engineering and minoring in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics. She is a 2022 Brooke Owens Fellow interning at Planet in the Spacecraft Qualification and Systems Engineering teams. Previously, she worked at Wisk Aero, an eVTOL company designing the tilt rotor mechanism as a 2021 Zed Factor Fellow. She has been a part of Alabama Rocketry Association for 3 years and led the Spaceport America Cup team last year as the Project Manager. This year, she will be leading the entire team as the President. Being an international student in aerospace, and a minority in the Nepali aerospace industry, she is extremely passionate about building communities, uplifting, and empowering minorities, and DEI. She serves as a DEI Co-chair for Women of Aeronautics and Astronautics and founded WoAA chapter in Nepal to advocate for female representation in Nepali STEM fields.