Meet a Trainee: Charles Marchini

Charles MarchiniCharles Marchini joined the program on January 1, 2021, while a first-year bioengineering student, and is expected to graduate in 2025. He completed his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at Northern Illinois University (NIU), and in 2020 NIU awarded him …

Meet a Trainee: Shannon Berneche

Shannon BernecheShannon Berneche joined the program on January 1, 2021, while a first-year student, and is expected to graduate in 2025. Her graduate program is neuroscience, and she completed her undergraduate degree in molecular and cellular biology at the University of …

Meet a Trainee: Taylor Jorgensen

Taylor JorgensenTaylor Jorgensen joined the program on January 1, 2021, while a first-year student, and is expected to graduate in Spring 2025. Her graduate program is neuroscience, and she completed her undergraduate degree in neuroscience at the University of Iowa. Her …

Meet a Trainee: Olawale Salaudeen

Olawale SalaudeenOlawale Salaudeen joined the program on September 16, 2021, while a third-year student, and is expected to graduate in 2024. His graduate program is computer science, and he completed his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University.

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Meet a Trainee: Samuel Okyem

Samuel OkyemSamuel Okyem joined the program on September 16, 2021, while a second-year student, and is expected to graduate in 2026. His graduate program is chemistry, and he completed his undergraduate degree in chemistry at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and …

Meet a Trainee: Ryan Miller

Ryan MillerRyan Miller joined the program as a second-year student in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering in January 2020 and is expected to graduate in 2023. He completed his undergraduate degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Georgia Tech. His current research …

Meet an Alumna: Natalie Aw

Natalie AwAs one of our initial cohort of trainees, Natalie Aw joined the program as a first-year graduate student January 1, 2018. In May 2019, she graduated with a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering. She completed undergraduate degrees in …

Meet a Trainee: Jennie Gardner

Jennie GardnerJennie Gardner joined the program on January 1, 2021, while a third-year student, and is expected to graduate in 2024. Her graduate program is psychology and she completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. …

Meet a Trainee: Jennifer Walters

Jennifer WaltersJennifer Walters joined the program on January 1, 2021, while a third-year student, and is expected to graduate in the spring or summer of 2023. Her graduate program is neuroscience and she completed her undergraduate degree in neuroscience at the …

Meet a Trainee: Sara Bell

Sara BellSara Bell joined the program on January 1, 2020, while a second-year student, and is expected to graduate in 2023. Her graduate program is chemistry, and she completed her undergraduate degree in chemistry at Illinois State University. Her current research …