fact that she is a woman from an ethnic minority community does not deter her hydroplane was recently awarded a prestigious caltestbed voucher from the california energy commission to conduct testing and accelerate commercialisation of its revolutionary new electric propulsion system it is my nature to be a lifelong learner to challenge myself and to expand beyond all limitations to grow i believe that the art of making the impossible possible comes from perseverance and ingenuity says senguptano surprise that she is attracted to high adrenaline hobbies such as flying motorbiking and snowboarding i enjoy new experiences and i want to show women that they can do and be anything they put their mind to whether that is an engineer pilot snow boarder motorcyclist and all of the above the sky is not the limit only the beginning she sayseven though indian americans have gained visibility in different walks of life there are very few who have made an impact on space research and aviation sengupta says that she is following in the footsteps of her father who was an engineer born in india and who then went to the uk for a phd before immigrating to the us my father taught me the value of higher education he himself was a phd trained mechanical engineer she sayssengupta has strong connections with her indian roots i was in mumbai bengaluru and delhi earlier this year giving science talks to students and professionals india has a rich and beautiful culture that values science and exploration i also love to visit my family try new restaurants and stock up on saris and salwars she says