Mich Lin is a PhD candidate in the Human Systems Lab and the Engineering Systems Lab. Their NASA-funded thesis investigates architectural design strategies to support behavioral health and performance in isolated, confined, extreme, and resource-confined environments, with a focus on long-duration space exploration. Through a multi-disciplinary approach blending bioastronautical engineering, data science, architecture, human-centered design, and psychology, Mich’s portfolio explores the relationships between the human and the environment at various scales. Their Master’s thesis was on the design and verification of a wearable sensor system to assess proprioceptive adaptation in microgravity, in tandem with a novel approach of measuring fluidity during functional, whole-body movements.

Mich graduated with a dual Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado Boulder. Professionally, they have worked at SpaceX (Mechanisms, Space Medicine and Research), Blue Origin (Space Architecture), NASA (Behavioral Health and Performance Lab), and 3XN/GXN (architecture firm for circularity and behavioral design).

Within communities at MIT, they served on the Graduate Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (GA^3) in 2021-2023 and for the Division of Student Life as a Graduate Resident Assistant in 2022-2024.