This week’s student spotlight is Rawad Almhana! He is in his 4th year and will graduate this December. A fun fact about him is that he’s never broken a bone. In AIChE, he serves as the Intramural Chair, leading the organization in a variety of sports including volleyball and soccer. He has enjoyed being able to make his closest friends in AIChE and help others to do the same. His favorite internship he has had is his current job at Nexceris, working as a fuel cell R&D intern, previously he has worked as an EHS consultant intern and a process engineering internas well. Outside of the classroom, he loves anything active, including boxing, swimming, playing soccer and lifting. Another hobby he enjoys is taking care of his houseplants. Congratulations Rawad, keep up the great work!
The next student spotlight of the year is Megan Fahrenkamp! She is a third year student, graduating in May 2024, minoring in pharmaceutical sciences from Centerville, Ohio. A fun fact about Megan is that she is a twin! In AIChE as a freshman, she was involved in the Social Events Committee helping plan events like the State Science Olympiad Tournament. Last year, she was on the Executive Board as the Fundraising Chair. This past summer, she worked at Emerson Climate Technologies in Sidney, Ohio where she performed benchtop chemistry tests on HVAC oils and refrigerants to help with quality control and customer/supplier issues. Outside of AIChE, Megan is the Career Fair Director for Society of Women Engineers on campus as well as a part of Food Recovery Network where she helps donate campus dining hall food to local food banks. Keep up the great work Megan!
Our first student spotlight of the year is Laura Benson! She is a 4th year, graduating in December 2023, from Mason, Ohio. Fun fact is that she is minoring in Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies and has played viola for almost 10 years! She has been involved with AIChE since her freshman year, participating in Buckeyethon, being the first Wellness chair and now the Secretary, and still very involved in the Wellness committee. This summer she interned for Cummins in Columbus, Indiana where she worked on testing different aftertreatment catalyst conditions and applications for Cummins new hydrogen internal combustion engine. She is also the Secretary for ChemE Car, another chemical engineering student organization on campus, a member of Society of Women Engineers, and a member of Advocates for Women of the World, previously the Gender-Based Violence Awareness Committee Director. Outside of the classroom, Laura likes to go to concerts, hang out with her cat, travel and craft. Her advice for students with career fair season coming up is to put yourself out there, even if you are a freshman or think you have nothing to talk to a recruiter about. Be ambitious and apply for as many positions as it takes, it will pay off in the end. Congrats Laura on all your achievements and hard work in AIChE!
The Navy ROTC has asked us to help with Stadium Cleanup after the OSU vs UMich football game. They will donate $50/volunteer to AIChE and we can have a maxium of 15 people sign up (that’s $750 towards free food and fun events!). Everyone who volunteers will recieve a $20 amazon gift card as a thank you!
Enter the stadium using the South entrance under the team tunnel. Gates will be open. Please arrive by 6 am. The cleanup will finish around 10-11am (4-5 hrs) and the more people we have sign up the quicker it will go. We do ask that you stay the entire time to help pick up recyclables and trash in the bleachers. You are allowed to bring water, small snack, Airpods/headphones, and a bookbag into the stadium. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Lilly Vagedes.16@osu.edu
Sign-up link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ga9A1y7Bi-EGulcKLlBpzpYhrxbY4z4gN7qiguSFXQ8/edit?usp=sharing
Come join AIChE this Friday at Oldfield’s Old fourth Tavern for food, fun times, and trivia. From 5-9pm if you mention AIChE 20% of the precedes from your purchase go to AIChE. From 6pm-8pm AIChE will be hosting trivia at Oldfield’s.
