Amy is a young student at Mars University who divides her time between her studies as an engineering student and her internship at Planet Express.  Amy received her doctorate in Applied Physics after being an intern at Planet Express for 12 years, which Professor Farnsworth remarks she was ready 6 years ago, but he forgot to tell her. Amy's parents, Leo and Inez Wong, own Mars' entire western hemisphere, the best hemisphere on Mars, according to Leo. They make their fortune raising buggalo.