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During the school year, Ellery works as an undergraduate research assistant under the direction of PhD candidate Samuel Underwood. In this role, she helps to set up equipment such as sound level meters and thermal cameras to conduct acoustical studies in various local restaurants, models said restaurants in SketchUp, and runs social media pages connected to the study in order to attract and communicate with future study participants. At UNO, Ellery takes an active role in the Scott Scholar Leadership Council's Outreach and Wellness Committees and lends a hand at various STEM-focused camps for younger kids. She is also a senator for the College of Engineering and serves as an outreach committee co-chair for the Architectural Engineering Student Leadership Advisory Committee (AESLAC). Following graduation, Ellery hopes to complete her master's degree at UNO and pursue a career in structural engineering, eventually running her own firm one day.