Congratulations to this week’s Student Spotlight: Kia Ruffin! Kia is a fourth year Chem E graduating this semester. She is from Cleveland, Ohio, and as the oldest of four siblings, Kia will be the first engineer in her family, proudly pioneering this career path for future generations! Around campus, she is a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and the Association of Women in Mathematics. Additionally, Kia works as a calculus tutor for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and is on the committee for the Diversity and Departmental Climate for the OSU mathematics department.
Outside of OSU, Kia has interned at A-Brite plating in Cleveland, and has also worked as an Electrochemical Research Fellow at Case Western Reserve University. Beyond college, she hopes to use her degree in sustainability engineering, as she is passionate about sustainability and hopes to get involved with either solar power, desalination of water, or recycling technology. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, cooking, baking, origami, knitting, and arts and crafts. Congratulations again, Kia and great work! We wish you the best of luck with the rest of your semester and beyond!