Monica received her M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering from Stanford University in 2015, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford. She started diving in college, and also holds a Full Cave Diving certificate. Her career goal is to become a mission engineer astronaut in the space program, and help humans to advance into new frontiers in space exploration. Through diving, flying, and many other hobbies, Monica is preparing herself to become a competent astronaut candidate. She is also an active student advocate of women involvement in diving, flying, and STEM education.