Senior Emma Fredman is one of Rosary’s top students, especially in the world of STEM. Also one of the first members of Rosary’s medical pathway program, Emma serves as the vice president of the science club and president of academic decathlon. 

One of the coolest things about Emma’s love for STEM is how she explores her passions through internships. Over the summer, she had an internship at Hydraflow, an aviation and aerospace component manufacturing company. I asked her what she did as an intern at such a prestigious company and she said, “At Hydraflow I was on the design team as an aerospace engineer intern. I worked with 2D and 3D models for tubing, valves, and hoses for fluid transfer on airplanes and other aircraft. I also learned how to complete engineering service reports for 2D designs of products, and systems using all previous ESRs of 2D designs.”

Emma worked four days a week from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and she said her favorite part of the internship was the manufacturing shop: “I really liked going into the shop where the pieces were manufactured and I enjoyed learning how silicone is cured to insulate the hoses and tubing.” A fun fact about Hydraflow is that their tubing was seen in the new “Top Gun” movie and in NASA’s newest project. 

Another internship she did last year was working at St. Jude’s Hospital. She has always been interested in the medical field and really enjoyed working at the hospital. Emma said, “At the hospital, I interned on the labor and delivery floor, and I was able to see what a day for an OB was like. I learned how to administer an epidural, check dilation and read birth charts. I was in on many deliveries and learned how to monitor the mother and babies’ health post-delivery.”

This internship gave her the hands-on experience that usually only comes after college. I asked her which internship was her favorite and she said, “Although I loved both internships, the St. Jude one holds a special place in my heart. I loved the application of Biology in the field of labor and delivery. I loved seeing the loving bond between mothers and babies and taking part in making sure both were safe after delivery.”

Emma is going to continue her love for STEM at Johns Hopkins University and is majoring in Biophysics with an emphasis in pre-health. She will also be double minoring in space science and engineering and museums and societies.