Shooting for the Moon...

Chloe Chang | Mechanical Engineer, Lunar Outpost Oceania | Bachelor of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering (Honours), 2023

When Monash Engineering alumna Chloe Chang looks at the night sky, she isn't just stargazing…she’s looking at her upcoming project site.

As a Mechanical Engineer at Lunar Outpost Oceania, Chloe has contributed to the design of Australia’s very first lunar rover, affectionately named "Roo-ver."

Developed in partnership with the Australian Space Agency as part of NASA’s historic Artemis Missions, the rover is a landmark step for Australia's space industry.

From Clayton to the moon

In part, Chloe’s journey into the space industry was shaped by her hands-on student experience at Monash. While completing her Bachelor of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering (Honours), she joined the acclaimed Monash Nova Rover student team, eventually stepping up as co-CEO.

Under her leadership, the team hit a historic milestone at the 2023 University Rover Challenge in Utah, USA. Competing against elite student groups from all over the world, Chloe co-led the Monash team to an incredible second-place global finish, proving Australian student engineering could match it with the best on earth.

Engineering in living color

Beyond her technical skill, Chloe has made an enduring impact on the culture of engineering at Monash. Driven by a desire to break down stereotypes and spark critical conversations about diversity, she founded the "Pink Rover" initiative in 2022.

In a bold move that captured the attention of major industry advocates like Mecca M-Power and Westpac, the Monash Nova Rover team painted their competition space vehicle and 3D-printed componentry bright, hot pink.

"We wanted to shake up the traditional, often rigid image of what an engineer looks like," Chloe says. "Space can be technical, rigorous and pink all at the same time. It’s about showing young women that they don't have to change who they are to fit into STEM; STEM needs to expand to welcome them."

Chloe backed this creative advocacy with rigorous academic research, publishing papers focused  on evaluating the real-world impact of women in STEM programs to ensure advocacy translates into measurable industry change.

Inspiring on a local and global stage

As an active and passionate alumna, Chloe returns to the Monash Engineering community to advocate for positive change. In March 2026, she joined a prominent panel of Monash alumni and industry leaders for the Monash Women in STEMM event, a celebration of International Women's Day that brought together the next wave of aspiring researchers and engineers.

In 2026, her advocacy extended to the Australian F1 Grand Prix's "In Her Corner" event, a high-profile joint initiative between Engineers Australia and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation designed to pull back the curtain on elite motorsport engineering and inspire the next generation of women engineers.

Chloe's impact and contributions to the field haven't gone unnoticed, having been recognised in the 2025 Forbes Australia “30 Under 30” and featured as one of the Herald Sun’s “25 Under 25 to Watch.”

Creating a highway for the next generation of women in STEMM

Chloe’s unique path is fueled by a multi-disciplinary background that spans across artificial intelligence, robotics education and even fashion design. Having taught robotics to school students for over six years, she understands the exact moment curiosity turns into career ambition.

To bridge the gap for young women, Chloe has taken her advocacy a step further by founding a non-profit organisation called Ionique.

Ionique’s core mission is to build a direct "highway" into engineering for high school girls. By involving young students in real-world space robotic missions, Ionique leverages the wonder of space exploration to inspire a lifelong love for technology, with the ultimate target of achieving true gender parity across the engineering workforce.

As she continues to design systems destined for the lunar surface, Chloe is dedicated to ensuring the next generation of space explorers is diverse, inclusive, and ready to take their own giant leaps.