Fletcher Yoder

Raiya graduated cum laude from Rice University in May 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. While at Rice, Raiya worked with the Fondren Library User Experience team on projects focusing on scientific communication and accessibility in academic spaces.  Additionally, Raiya was a Rice Emerging Scholars Program (RESP) fellow for two consecutive summers, teaching and mentoring incoming engineering and natural science students. Her senior design project focused on redesigning wind turbine blades based on the features of owl wings to minimize low-frequency noise pollution without compromising efficiency. In August 2023, Raiya joined Fletcher Yoder as a technical advisor.