Lily Mikulas is graduate assistant researcher at VSCL. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Mathematics in May 2026. She became passionate about Dynamics and aviation during her time as an undergraduate student and began attending weekly staff meetings in the Fall of 2024. She then became an active member of VSCL in the Spring of 2025. She has worked on the System Identification Project and is currently working with the Air Force Research Lab as a Safe Autonomy Intern. Her primary motivation stems from her genuine enthusiasm for aviation safety.