Making the World Easier to Navigate
Chloé Benz works as a software engineer for Qualcomm, conducting research and development on behavior prediction for autonomous driving. She works on software design, integration, and testing tasks on...
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To Serve the Community
From handicap ramps to gender-inclusive language, August Hieber ’19 is working to build a court system that is accessible to all.
Fulbright Scholar Aims to Make a Difference
On a cold and windy December night in Chicago, Narmeen Aamir (M.A.S. CPE 2nd Year) arrived at O’Hare International Airport with her husband and their one-year-old son after a 21-hour flight from...
The Future is Automation
As an undergraduate student studying chemistry at Dominican University, Elizabeth Foot attended monthly Women in STEM meetings in which various successful women working in STEM fields shared their...
Four Internships Give Broad Practical Industry Experience
Alyssa Thompson considered both architecture and civil engineering before landing on architectural engineering, a blend of the two that not many colleges offer. “I thought Chicago was a great place to...
Climate Change Motivates Camras Scholar
How does one begin to tackle one of the biggest problems facing humanity today? For Megan Harmon, the answer is simple: just do what you love. “I chose to be an environmental chemistry major because I...
Cracking the Case Within Your Cold Brew
Understanding the unseen world of microscopic living things that surround us has long been the driving force behind Catherine Rolfe’s career. “I was always very interested in science,” says Rolfe. “I...
Combining Hard and Soft Skills in the Modern Business World
Rodrigo Martorell Cascón (M.A.S. TENR ’22) always knew he wanted to be an engineer. But it wasn’t until he earned a graduate degree that he realized how much soft skills can matter in the modern...
Hands-On Experiences in Research and Beyond
Derek Bergstedt’s interest in chemical engineering began in fourth grade when a career assessment test suggested they pursue the discipline. Over the years as they learned more about the field, it...
Unlocking Your Potential
Cooper Runzel had been working in manufacturing jobs at Lake Cable in the Chicago suburb of Bensenville, Illinois, for many years. After working his way up to a plant manager position, he started...