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Mihir Kamble is thinking long term — really long term. “At some point in the very distant future, I feel like humanity will need to transition to being a multiplanetary kind of species.” He wants to be a part of that story and loves the idea of human space flight. “I want to be involved in reaching the next destination, whether that’s the moon or Mars — to be able to make some significant contributions and help that become a reality.” His greatest challenge in college was getting comfortable in situations he didn’t understand. “I’ve been pretty fortunate to have been involved in research since my freshman year, and one part of research that’s different from other areas of academics is a lot of times you’re working on things that no one’s done before or no one has the answers to. There were times when I was tasked with stuff and had zero idea of where to start. Figuring out how to find people to help you and make use of the best resources available is something I learned.” After graduation, Kamble will begin a master’s program at Stanford. “At UT, I got a strong academic foundation and found a good network of people so that in the future, if I wanted to start my own space company, I have everything I need to be successful from my time being here.” Read more about Mihir and meet other graduates at news.utexas.edu/class-of-2022 #UTGrad22