Veronica Bratland (University of Illinois Chicago)
Veronica Bratland (she/her) graduated from University of Illinois at
Chicago with a masters in Biomedical Engineering in August of 2022.
She also attended UIC for her undergraduate degree.
“Choosing to pursue higher education
in Chicago means I have intellectual freedom. I get to choose what
type of education I want to receive and where I would like to receive
it from. Chicago has great higher education institutions with
world-class faculty and cutting-edge research.”
“The reason why I chose engineering
as my field of study was because all engineering practices seek to
enhance one’s quality of life, however, what attracted me to
biomedical engineering was that it can directly affect and improve
people’s health and well-being. The thought of being able to
build something that could help those with disabilities is what
excites me the most. I hope that after graduation I can join a
company that allows me to fulfill my passion for improving the
quality of life for many generations to come.”
Bratland is originally from Mexico City
and cites the city’s supportive attitude towards immigrants and
hard-workers as reasons for moving to Chicago.
“I also knew that by going to college
in Chicago I could eventually join top companies in the biomedical
engineering field after obtaining my degree. However, what really
made me stay in this city is the people and the many different
cultures that make Chicago a metropolitan city. I love the diversity
of races, national origins, religious beliefs, ages, and economic
ranges. I lived in Chicago to attend UIC and am still a Chicago
resident.”