Leadership

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Officers

President: Lauren Kielty

Hey everyone! I’m a senior majoring in Chemical Engineering with a concentration in Sustainable Engineering, Energy and the Environment. I'm also double minoring in Spanish and Technical and Scientific Communication. I interned last summer with EnergySolutions and this past summer with 3M. I'm currently assisting in the Li lab, researching the hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oils for use as fuels via a two-step thermochemical cycle. On campus, I'm also involved as an Engineering Ambassador, Chancellor's Aide, and member of the Chemical Engineering Advisory Board. I look forward to being your president this year and can’t wait for all of our events! Please feel free to say hi if you see me around!

Vice President of Operations: Zac Gill

Hey everyone, I am a senior in Chemical Engineering concentrating in sustainability and minoring in Spanish. I am excited to be on this year's board! On-campus, I am involved in club running, CRU, and I am leading Chem E Car. I did research in the Fedkiw Lab where I studied Li-Ion battery seperators, and I have worked in both paper and pharma industries.

Vice President of Industry Relations: Sydney McGraw

Hi I'm Zac Gill I'm a junior and one half of VP of Industry Relations with Lauren Kielty. I am currently on co-op with R.E. Mason which means I get held back a year, woo! I've been in AIChE and involved in the board for the past two years. I love meeting new people in ChemE and have had a great time in AIChE so far. I really enjoy doing crosswords, chilling with my roomates, State Basketball (we could be better), hitting the gym and also food. I'm excited for this semester (:

Vice President of Industry Relations: Carwynn Rivera

Hi everyone! I am a junior in Chemical Engineering with minors in biomanufacturing and business administration. I am excited to be one of this year's VP of Industry Relations! I joined AIChE in the beginning of last semester and then attended the Annual Student Conference in Boston. I am also a member of the professional and social sorority Alpha Omega Epsilon, and I'm also the secretary of ISPE. I also participate in undergraduate research and am looking forward to my internship this summer with Novartis Gene Therapies. I am excited to set up some awesome company dinners and look forward to this year!

Vice President of Finance: Stephanie Falcone

Hey! My name is Zach and I am a senior in Chemical Engineering with a biomolecular concentration and minors in biomanufacturing and biotechnology. I am looking forward to being this year's VP of Finance! I have been apart of AIChE for the past two years as a co-publicity chair, and am excited to have a more involved role this year! After college I plan on working in the biopharmaceutical field, preferably in R&D. Besides AIChE, I am a member of Tau Beta Pi and ISPE; and outside of school I love to lift, play racquetball, and spend time with friends. I look forward to meeting everyone this year and making it a great semester!

Vice President of Records: Sav Powers

Hey! I'm Elizabeth and I'm currently a senior in Chemical Engineering. I joined AIChE In 2021 as the social chair and am now looking forward to being the VP of Records. I am currently involved on campus with Greek life, Pi Beta Phi and off campus I have two jobs, at Victoria's Secret and Boron Molecular. At Boron Molecular, I am in charge of filling orders of chemicals and shipping them out to bigger companies. It is an Australian based company with only three employees at the Raleigh location. I am excited to be more involved and meet new ChEs this semester!

Chairs

Publicity Chair: Emanuel Aponte

Hello, my name is David Tang. I am a 4th year student double majoring in Chemical Engineering and Paper Science and Engineering. I have previous experience doing research and completing a co-op with Westrock. I enjoy playing video games, sleeping, and socializing. I look forward to what AIChE is going to do this year, and I am going to do my best to support it.

Publicity Chair: Lauren Hullender

Hey everyone, my name is Casee and I am a current junior majoring in chemical engineering and minoring in biotechnology and nuclear engineering--trying to understand the whole atom! On campus, I am also involved with the Engineering Ambassadors, Women in Nuclear, and the Academic Success Center. I am very excited to be the Technology Chair for NC State's AIChE chapter and work with all the amazing members of our chapter. Feel free to say hi if you see me around campus!

K-12 Outreach Chair: Azin Saberi

Hi! My name is Annie Chen. I am a fifth-year double majoring in Chemical Engineering and Paper Science & Engineering. I am apart of the publicity team for this year. I have been involved in the Nine Star Lion Dance troupe, undergraduate research, Bioresources scientific journal, a super co-op with Westrock, and a summer internship with Novo Nordisk. Some of my favorite things are taking a nice long nap and drinking tea. I look forward to working with the rest of the team!

K-12 Outreach Chair: Mara Fischer

Hi everyone, my name is Ryan and I am a junior majoring in chemical engineering with a minor in biomanufacturing. I think the biological applications of chemical engineering are awesome and hope to go into pharmaceuticals after graduation. In my free time, I love soccer, singing, and playing piano and am involved with NC State choir on campus. I can't wait to work as Professional Development Chair and get involved with the awesome AIChE community. Go Pack!

Dinner Chair: Emma Johnson

Hey! My name is Savannah Powers, and I am a junior in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Biomanufacturing. I plan to go into pharmaceutical manufacturing upon graduation because I want to make a difference through research in the medical field. I am so excited to be the Sophomore Coordinator as well as a K-12 Outreach Chair. I am most looking forward to having the ability to connect younger students and inspire them to try fields such as chemical engineering. Outside of AIChE, I am also involved in CRU at NC State. I love playing guitar, country music, and all things Marvel.

Dinner Chair: Leah Hanson

Hey y’all, my name is Emma and I’m a junior in chemical engineering in sustainable engineering, energy, and environment with a minor in environmental science. I’ve been in AIChE for two years now and this year I get the amazing opportunity to be the social chair and dinner chair. I’ve also been a member of Kappa Delta for three years. In my free time I love to hang out with my dog, bake cakes, snowboard, hike, swim, play tennis, volleyball, or soccer, or pretty much anything outside. I’m very excited to be a part of this years team and am looking forward to everything we’ve got planned!

Social Chair: Stephanie Falcone

Hey everyone! My name is Sydney McGraw and I am a junior in Chemical Engineering with a biotechnology minor. Here at NC State, I am a member of Pi Beta Phi. Outside of NC State, I like to paint, play tennis and explore new places! I am looking forward to help plan company dinners and make sure you all get great food along with great company!

Social Chair: Emma Johnson

Hi everyone, I am Joe Swick, and I'm currently a senior in Chemical Engineering. I grew up as a Wake County native, always enjoying the area around NC State. I'm excited to be serving as co-dinner chair this year, especially the part where we get to eat the food! Outside of school, I like to watch sports, go to the gym, play minigolf, or do anything active. Go Wolfpack!

Professional Development Chair: Cade Tharrington

Hi everyone! I'm Saurav and I am a senior majoring in Chemical Engineering and minoring in Biotechnology. On campus, I am a member of Dr. Velev's research group, where I am investigating the effectiveness of collecting microplastics from water using oil droplets. I am looking forward to be the Jeopardy Chair for the AIChE student chapter. Feel free to reach out to me!

Fundraising Chair: Ben Jakes

Hiya everybody, my name's Aidan Moore. I'm a senior in chemical engineering with a concentration in biomanufacturing, and double majoring in Biological Sciences. I'm excited to see where we take the brewing club this semester, and in the future I hope to work in biomanufacturing or research most likely in a way that combines chemistry and biology.

Technology Chair: Anna Russell

ChemE Car Chair: Jaden Leatherman

Hi! I'm Anna and I am a current sophomore who is majoring in textile engineering with a concentration in product design. I love playing tennis and am currently an officer of the club team at NC state. I look forward to being more involved in AiChE through being the dinner chair and the freshman representative.

CHE Jeopardy Chair: James Kurdi

CHE Jeopardy Chair: Kaden Steinmann

ChemE Cube: Christine Stark

Advisor: Dr. Kim Roberts

As someone who bleeds Wolfpack red and white, I always knew I'd go to NC State and my dream was to return and work here. And here I am! I earned my BS in Chemical Engineering at NC State and my PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware. As an undergrad, I worked in the Spontak, Overcash and Roberts (the original!, one of the BEST AIChE advisors ever, and author of your reactors book) labs. I had Felder for CHE 205 (and his college roommate and thermo expert, Sandler for grad school thermo). I studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, since I also earned a BA in Spanish from NC State as a Ben Franklin Scholar. I interned at Miliken Chemical, too! After graduate school, I accepted a job in the College of Engineering's Deans Office for Academic Affairs. I oversee all transfer admissions and interact with all first year engineering students. I also take the opportunity to guest lecture for CHE 395, which is great fun! I volunteered to be the faculty advisor for AIChE because my experience in the chapter was so impactful during my time at NC State! I benefited greatly from interacting with professionals regularly and I truly enjoyed the camaraderie of the students in the chapter. Of course, the conferences are amazing, too! I want to help you make your NC State CHE experience just as fantastic as mine was! Your first step is joining the chapter!