Roman Stromeyer

Although I wish to primarily major in mechanical engineering, I truly wish to pursue a career in an aeronautical-related field and/or aerospace-related work. I've always had a specific interest for these two fields since childhood and my passion remains. Therefore, my ultimate career goal would be to eventually have a job which heavily deals with the application of scientific and mathematical concepts into practical solutions while remaining in my two fields of interest.
To obtain this, I plan to start by studying mechanical engineering as my major and physics possibly as a second major or a minor. Mechanical engineering alone would suffice for my intent career path, however I wish to challenge myself with the difficult material which a physics curriculum deals with in order to further my knowledge and become specialized within my field.
During this academic process, I wish to spend my summers with internships that directly deal with my intent career field. This will allow me to obtain better insights to what my future work would consist of and what possibilities it may offer. I have already had an internship at Beechcraft GMBH, which showed me that although servicing and maintaining aircraft is interesting and fulfilling, it has many limits in terms of engineering, which would prevent me from being satisfied with my work.
Once I complete my undergraduate studies, I plan on having found a job which I may begin work or training at immediately or soon after so that I may gain work experience in the field. During this time, I may decide on continuing with grad school or focusing on my career. Either way, I plan on continuing some academic studies later on.
If I am satisfied with my work at this job, I will likely stay and see where I may advance to as I continue to work there.

After finishing my undergraduate studies, I wish to continue and complete a master's in mechanical engineering. This may occur immediately after I complete my bachelors or soon after, depending on if I find career-bolstering job which deals directly with work related to my fields of interest.

My passion for aircraft and aviation has come about from experiencing flight firsthand as a child. I would often go flying with my dad as a hobby, learning the controls and various instruments as I grew up. It was not only the activity of flying but this "magic" of flight which enticed me and prompted me to learn how to operate and control aircraft. So far, I've learned how to conduct basic maneuvers of small general aviation aircraft (Such as Cessna 172s), take off and land, plan a flight path, fly by VOR navigation, and how to operate the radio and declare positions relative to the airport during an approach, such as downwind, left base, final, etc.