Mia
Andreu

I engineer for sustainable cities and the communities who live in them.

Drawing Index · Projects

  1. P-101

    Hanoi air-quality digital twin

    A team-of-four digital twin of a busy intersection: separating lanes by vehicle type halved simulated AQI.

    Tools GAMA platform, agent-based modeling

    View sheet
    Mia presenting the digital twin model to a room at VinUniversity
    HAN · Jan 2026 · SDG 11
  2. P-102

    The Andreu Building

    I led a team of three redesigning NYU's Jacobs building in Revit on a $28M budget. First Place, Nick Russo Award.

    Tools Revit, BIM, LEED Platinum, MEP

    View sheet
    Revit rendering of the Andreu Building facade
    NYC · Fall 2023 · SDG 11 · 4
  3. P-103

    Laser-cut acrylic lamp

    Twenty identical acrylic legs, modeled in AutoCAD and recut thicker after the first set snapped.

    Tools AutoCAD, laser cutting

    View sheet
    The finished laser-cut lamp, lit
    BKN · Summer 2025
  4. P-104

    Rocket fin optimization

    I compared eight fin configurations in OpenRocket and by hand, then built 3D-printed and wooden prototypes to tune flight stability for an award-winning NASA Student Launch team.

    Tools OpenRocket, hand calculations, 3D printing

    Rogue Aerospace team with rocket components
    BKN · Sep 2024 – Jan 2025
  5. P-105

    Building systems at WSP

    I support energy analyses across 3+ client projects, producing CAD drawings, technical reports, and LEED- and ESG-aligned solutions.

    Tools AutoCAD, Revit, AFT Fathom, Pipeflo, Power BI

    3D BIM model of generator and piping systems
    NYC · 2025 – now · SDG 11

Work

Three roles, most recent first.

W-101–103
  1. W-101

    WSP

    Mechanical engineering energy intern

    • Laid out mechanical systems in AutoCAD for a biogas-to-power facility, including digesters, generators, heat exchangers, and backup boilers
    • Ran pump sizing and heat exchanger calculations in AFT Fathom and Bluebeam to support client-facing design decisions on a combined-cycle power plant
    • Picked up Revit, Pipeflo, and Power BI across five more projects after the first summer
    NYC
    Jun 2025 – now
  2. W-102

    Piedmont Service Group

    Energy sustainability systems intern

    • Built Excel models that validated $362K in projected energy savings
    • Joined energy audits and site walkthroughs for Investment Grade Audits of commercial clients
    • Drafted Energy Savings Performance Contracts and capital expenditure documents
    RDU
    Jun – Aug 2024
  3. W-103

    Rogue Aerospace, NYU Tandon

    Dynamics team member

    • Analyzed eight fin configurations and built 3D-printed and wooden prototypes for flight stability
    • Contributed to a NASA Student Launch Initiative award-winning team
    BKN
    Sep 2024 – Jan 2025

About & study

A-101–102

I'm the oldest of three, and I've loved building things for as long as I can remember. My favorite kind of problem is a puzzle I can work from start to finish. That mix of art and problem-solving brought me to NYU Tandon, where I study mechanical engineering with a focus on sustainable cities and communities.

Cities keep me because the constraints are real: code requirements, budgets, physics, and the people who live with the result. The solutions that work hold up under all of them at once. And the ones that last are the ones communities understand, which is why teaching matters to me as much as building. That's the kind of problem I want to keep working on.

Outside the lab or a job site, I'm probably knitting, lifting, or wandering a museum.

  1. A-101

    New York University, Tandon School of Engineering

    B.S. Mechanical Engineering. 3.9 / 4.0 GPA, Dean's List.

    NYC
    Expected May 2027
  2. A-102

    Politecnico di Milano

    Study abroad through the GLASS program

    MIL
    Spring 2025

Global Leaders and Scholars in STEM

I was selected as one of 26 GLASS Scholars in NYU Tandon's 2025 cohort.

GL-101
Global
Milan, Vietnam, 8 countries
Service
STEAM tutoring, community events
Leadership
AIAA secretary, team projects
Academic
3.9 GPA, Dean's List
Professional
WSP, Piedmont, VinUniversity

My global challenge ties two UN goals together: Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11) and Quality Education (SDG 4). Cities only get more sustainable when the people in them can learn, build, and lead.

WSP and Piedmont showed me how much energy commercial buildings waste. Hanoi showed me how one intersection shapes the air a whole neighborhood breathes. Teaching in Antigua and tutoring in Durham showed me what a classroom can change. Milan and Hanoi taught me that solutions have to be designed with communities, not just for them.

GLASS Scholars cohort presentation event
FIG. 1 — Cohort presentation event
GLASS Scholars cohort gathering
FIG. 2 — Cohort gathering

Service & leadership

S-101–106
  1. S-101

    Máximo Nivel

    Volunteer English teacher, Antigua, Guatemala

    I taught English to primary-school students through a program for families without access to private language classes. I also hiked Acatenango overnight to watch Volcán de Fuego erupt at sunrise, a test of pushing on when stopping would have been easier.

    A student's completed English worksheet from class in Antigua
    GUA · Aug 2026 · SDG 4
  2. S-102

    AIAA at NYU

    Secretary, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

    I keep the chapter's records and run its internal communications and administration.

    NYC
    Oct 2025 – now
  3. S-103

    Society of Women Engineers

    Member; attended the national SWE24 conference

    I support women in engineering through networking, mentorship, and professional development.

    Mia at the SWE24 conference
    NYC · 2023 – now · SDG 4
  4. S-104

    Brooklyn Book Bodega

    Volunteer

    At community literacy events, I run hands-on creative activities for kids and families.

    Volunteering at a Brooklyn Book Bodega community event
    BKN · Community · SDG 4
  5. S-105

    ASME at NYU

    Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

    NYC
    2023 – now
  6. S-106

    Durham Children's Initiative

    Tutor and volunteer

    I led 12 weeks of STEAM Saturdays for 30 students in grades K–8.

    DUR
    Summer 2022

Reference detail · Loopma

Knitting and crochet are where I slow down and make something simple with my hands. I sell a few pieces under the name Loopma.

Etsy shop Instagram @l00pma

Let's talk

C-000

I'm always happy to talk about sustainable buildings and cities, engineering education, and outreach.

mia.andreu@outlook.com linkedin.com/in/miaandreu Brooklyn, New York