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2019-2020 Leadership

Alyssa DeSimone

Alyssa DeSimone is a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering, advised by Dr. Ann Jeffers. Her research is focused on the effect of fire on structures. She received her bachelor's degree from The College of New Jersey and is originally from Flemington, NJ. In her free time Alyssa enjoys spending time with friends, baking and being outside.

Akram, Maryam

I am PhD student in mechanical engineering. I received my BSc in mechanical engineering from University of Tehran. I am concerned about gender equality and women professional development. I enjoy reading, traveling and outdoor activities in my free time.

Connie Lee

Connie is a mechanical engineering Ph.D student focusing on heat transfer coupled with neural engineering. A Los Angeles native, she graduated with a B.S. in mechanical engineering from UC Berkeley, California in 2017. She enjoys reading, watching movies with friends, playing the violin, and eating tasty food.

shannon_clancy

Shannon is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering. As a member of the Wooldridge Combustion Group, she researches cold start emissions in gasoline direct injection engines. She is from Pasadena, MD, and received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). In her free time, she enjoys reading, hammocking, kayaking, listening to musical soundtracks, and playing video games.

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Alyssa DeSimone

Co-Director

Maryam Akram

Co-Director

Connie Lee

Treasurer

Shannon Clancy

Secretary

Vibhavari Vempala

I'm a second year masters student in Biomedical Engineering. I work in the Rehabilitation Biomechanics Lab and my research interests include powered prosthesis and rehabilitation.

Luisa Barrera

Luisa is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering, focusing on solar fuel research in TREE Lab. She got her B.S. in 2016 in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT, and is originally from New York City. In her spare time, she enjoys baking, traveling, and drinking tea.

Lauren Cooper

Lauren Cooper is a PhD student in Electrical Engineering, working on creating novel setups for few-cycle pulses in fiber lasers. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Western Kentucky University in 2019. In her free time, Lauren enjoys cooking, running, reading the classics, and learning Russian.

Emily Bao

Emily Bao is a PhD student in Computer Science and Engineering. Her research focuses on applied AI in bioinformatics. She received her B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan with a minor in Biology in 2018. In her free time, she enjoys biking, taking walks, and playing the piano.

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Vibhavari Vempala

Activities

Lauren Cooper

Activities

Emily Bao

Career Fair Chair

Luisa Barrera

Activities

Christina Lee

Christina is a PhD student in biomedical engineering. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Northwestern University in 2018. Her current research focuses on performance of upper limb prostheses and surgical intervention for better prosthetic control. Christina is originally from Korea but grew up in Singapore.

Raha Kannan

Raha is pursuing a PhD in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Biomaterials and Regenerative Engineering. She is originally from Oregon and went to Oregon State University for undergrad. She enjoys rock climbing, hiking, backpacking, playing board games, and binge-watching tv shows in her spare time.

Charlotte Zhao

Charlotte is a PhD student in Chemical Engineering. She is studying the self-assembly of nanoparticles with computational simulations. She enjoys reading and traveling in her spare time.

Sarah Bork

Sarah is a second year PhD student in Engineering Education Research studying engineering graduate students' mental health. She obtained a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio State in 2017. Sarah likes to relax and recharge by camping, watching movies, and playing with her dogs.

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Raha Kannan

Outreach - Girl Scouts

Christina Lee

Outreach - Elementary

Sarah Bork

Professional Development

Charlotte Zhao

Professional Development

Ava Mauser

Ava is a PhD biomedical engineering student. She is from New Mexico and received her B.S. in chemical engineering with a minor in mathematics from the University of New Mexico. During her spare time, she enjoys working out, volunteering, watching movies and skiing.

Allison Vanderstoep

Alli is a masters student in Industrial and Operations Engineering. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Hope College with a minor in Spanish. In her free time, she enjoys running, playing beach volleyball, traveling, and baking banana bread.

Shailaja Humane

Shailaja Humane is a PhD student in Applied Physics, interested in computational plasma physics. She received her bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics from Cornell University, and is originally from Warren, NJ. When she's not working, she enjoys baking, cooking, and finding new music to listen to.

Leanne Su

Leanne is a PhD student in Aerospace Engineering. As a member of the Plasmadynamics and Electrical Propulsion Laboratory, she researches cross-channel interactions in nested Hall thrusters. She is from Seattle, WA, and received her B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington. In her free time, she enjoys playing cards, embroidering, and caboozing.

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Shailaja Humane

Membership

Ava Mauser

Networking

Alli VanderStoep

Membership

Leanne Su

Operations

Alex Moy

Alex is a PhD student in Materials Science and Engineering. Her research focuses on the mechanical and electrochemical behavior of solid state batteries. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Carnegie Mellon University. She is originally from Southborough, Massachusetts. In her free time she likes to play soccer, read, bike, and explore.

charvi_chhatwal

Charvi is an undergraduate junior studying Industrial and Operations Engineering. On campus, she is involved with the Global Investments Committee and SWE. In her free time, she enjoys painting, hiking, and golf

songlin_liu

Songlin is a Master student in the Computer Science and Engineering department. She received her bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison. In her free time she enjoys watching Netflix.

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Charvi Chhatwal

U-SWE Liason

Alex Moy

External Relations

Songlin Liu

Media Relations

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