Year: Senior
Major: Computer Engineering
Concentration: Autonomous Systems
Activities: IDEA Lab, IEEE
Industry Experience: Embedded Software Engineering Intern at Garmin, Simulation & Visualization Intern at Noblis
Interests: Working out, rock climbing, line dancing, traveling, spending time with friends
Favorite Part of SWE: The friends I've made along the way!

Year: Senior
Major: Industrial Engineering
Minors: Applied Statistics and Business
Activities: Campus Ref Group Fitness Instructor, Phi Sigma Rho, EXCEL, IISE
Lab experience: Data Analytics Research at FACETLabs
Industry experience: Product Innovation Internship at PNC Bank, Manufacturing Engineering Co-Op at Parker Hannifin, PPG Primer's Intern, Assistant at Westmoreland Sleep Medicine
Interests: Fitness, working out, content creation, cooking vegan recipes, knitting, listening to music
Favorite Part of SWE: My favorite part of SWE is that it provides me an opportunity to cultivate a supportive community of like minded individuals through event planning and engagement. My favorite SWE event is when I planned our Spring Formal!

Year: Senior
Major: Bioengineering
Minors: Chemistry
Concentration: Cellular
Certificate: Conceptual Foundations of Medicine
Activities: Phi Sigma Rho, BMES
Research Experience: Lin Lab
Interests: Travel, Reading, Cooking, and Playing games with family and friends
Favorite Part of SWE: My favorite part of SWE is building connections with other women in engineering and inspiring future engineers through our outreach events.

Year: Senior
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: Italian
Concentration: Power
Activities: Vice President of IEEE-HKN, Italian Club
Abroad Experience: Engineering Perspectives of the Renaissance and Sustainability
Industry Experience: Internship at First Energy in the Emerging Technologies Division and two Co Op rotations at Acutronic
Interests: Gardening, Italian culture and language, thrifting
Favorite Part of SWE: Getting to inspire younger girls to pursue stem through our outreach events.

Year: Junior
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: Buisness
Concentration: Electric Power
Activities: Panther Racing and Sigma Delta Tau
Research Experience: Youngblood Photonics Lab, working with 2D materials
Industry Experience: Summer 2025 Electrical Engineering Intern at GE Vernova Power Conversion
Abroad Experience: Summer 2024 Plus3 program in Costa Rica
Interests: music, singing,bass, guitar, and ukulele
Favorite Part of SWE: My favorite part of SWE has been the people that I've met. Everyone has been so helpful and friendly, and I can't wait to meet more people next semester.

Year: Senior
Major: Chemical Engineering
Minor: Industrial Engineering, Chemistry
Activities: Phi Sigma Rho- Zeta Chapter, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, PantHER Mentorship Program, Honors College
Abroad Experience: Engineering Perspectives of the Renaissance and Sustainability: Florence
Industry Experience: 2 co-op rotations with Avient Corporation, completing my last rotation in Summer 2026
Interests: Being active outside, trying new foods, watching baseball, reading
Favorite Part of SWE: The amazing women who come together to do such inspiring things :)

Year: Senior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: German
Activities: Engineers without Borders
Abroad Experience: Plus 3: Germany
Industry Experience: Two Summer internships at Alstom
Interests: Formula One
Favorite Part of SWE: Going to outreach events and SWE formal

Year: Senior
Major: Bioengineering
Concentration: Biomechanics
Certificate: Conceptual Foundations of Medicine
Activities: BMES
Industry experience: 2x Process Engineering Intern at AustinPx
Lab experience Human Movement and Balance Laboratory
Interests: F1, reading, swimming, cooking
Favorite Part of SWE: Meeting so many amazing people of different majors across Swanson at all of the mentorship and outreach events!

Year: Senior
Major: Material Science Engineering
Minor: Mechanical Engineering
Concentration: Nanotechnology
Activities: Forging and Foundry Club
Industry Experience: Quality Co-op at Doosan Bobcat North America
Interests:Sketching, reading, hiking, listing to music, watching movies and solving puzzles!
Favorite Part of SWE: I love that SWE provides a variety of opportunities from networking, mentorship, leadership, etc... And, helps us form a connection with other women in STEM!

Year: Sophmore
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: Information Science
Concentration: Nanotechnology
Certificates: Cybersecurity, Quantum Computing and Information
Activities: Tae Kwon Do, IEEE
Research Experience: Conducted research with 2D materials in the Youngblood Photonics Lab as part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Internship (SURI) program.
Interests: Reading, Visiting Coffee Shops, Hanging with Friends
Favorite Part of SWE: My favorite part of SWE is the strong sense of community and support among women in engineering. I especially love how that energy carries into outreach. Empowering younger girls through hands-on activities and mentorship is incredibly rewarding!

Year: Sophomore
Major: Chemical Engineering
Activities: Engineers for a Sustainable World, Treble Choral Ensemble, Oakland Aces Tennis Club, Reformed University Fellowship
Industry Experience: Civil Engineering Internship at Delaware County Engineer's Office
Interests:Hanging out with friends and family, grabbing a sweet treat, and being outside
Favorite Part of SWE: My favorite part about SWE is the welcoming community you feel the moment you walk through the door. Everyone is genuinely kind and incredibly supportive. It creates an environment where you feel like you truly belong.

Year: Junior
Major: Electrical Engineering
Concentration: Integrated Circuits
Activities: IEEE Activities Chair
Industry Experience: Software Engineering Intern at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Interests: Playing guitar, singing, crochet, writing substack essays, math, watching Phillies games, thrifting, curating playlists
Favorite Part of SWE: I love how organized and supportive Pitt SWE is! The culture of mentorship and guidance between members makes it very easy to learn and gain experience in a positive environment.

Year: Senior
Major: Electrical Engineering
Activities: President of Robotics and Automation Society, Marching Band, Tau Beta Sigma
Abroad Experience: Plus 3: The Netherlands
Research Experience: CMU Robotics Institute Summer Scholars Program
Industry Experience: Process Engineer Intern at RETAL, Automation Engineering Intern at DMI, Robotics & Sensors R&D Co-op at Westinghouse
Interests: Trying new things, baking, painting, reading, and music
Favorite Part of SWE: I enjoy being a mentor and helping out those starting their engineering path

Year: Junior
Major: Chemical Engineering
Abroad Experience: Plus3 program to Cyprus
Activities: AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers), The Imagination Project, Mentoring 5th Graders at the Faulk School
Industry Experience: Scheduling and Logistics Intern at GSK this past summer. Gained experience in the BioPharm manufacturing industry.
Abroad Experience: Cyprus Plus 3 Program
Interests: Hanging out with friends, going on adventures, cooking, baking, going to the beach, reading, and listening to music
Favorite Part of SWE: Getting to meet and build a community with people who have similar interests to me.

Year: Senior
Major: Civil Engineering
Certificate: Sustainability
Activities: ASCE, Pink Panther Mentorship Program, Kappa Delta Xi Chapter, and volunteer as a math tutor
Abroad Experience Florence Italy - Engineering Perspectives of the Renaissance and Sustainability
Industry Experience: internship at S&B USA Construction in project controls (Summer 2024, Summer 2025)
Interests: I'm interested in sustainability within the world of construction, and everything that goes into building the world around us!
Favorite Part of SWE: My favorite part of SWE is having a community of people that support and build one another up. It's so important within the field of engineering to find people that help you grow and inspire you. All the women in SWE inspire me everyday and I love getting to be a part of such an amazing club. I am so excited to be planning our Girl Scout Engineering Day this year!

Year: Senior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Bioengineering
Certififcate: Innovation, Product Design, and Entrepreneurship
Activities: Outdoors Club, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Pep Band
Abroad Experience: Sustainable Engineering in Iceland: Culture, History, and Innovation
Industry Experience: Two time co-op at ZOLL LifeVest, Previous internship at Merck & Co.
Interests: Paddleboarding, hiking, photography
Favorite Part of SWE: I love the connections you can make with other people, both in other school levels and other majors. The unity you feel is incredible and to feel not alone in such a vast pool of individuals is truly special.

Year:Junior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Certificate: Sustainability
Activities: Pages of Lavender Book Club, ASME
Abroad Experience: Plus 3: The Netherlands
Industry Experience: Mechanical Design Co-op at Alstom Transport
Laboratory Experience: Orthopaedics Robotics Laboratory
Interests: Playing guitar, reading, discovering new music
Favorite Part of SWE: Getting to meet new people and give back to the community

Year: Sophomore
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Activities: Taekwondo Club
Interests: Exploring new areas of Pittsburgh
Favorite Part of SWE: Having the opportunity introduce elementary students to engineering for the first time!

Year: Sophomore
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Activities: Pitt club softball, intramural soccer, american society of mechanical engineers, engineering student council, engineers for a sustainable world, engineers without borders
Interests: Reading, painting, working out
Favorite Part of SWE: My favorite part of SWE is being able to work with an amazing community of women committed to hosting professional development and outreach events aimed at building a confident and inspired network of women in engineering and encourage the younger generation to get involved.

Year: Freshman
Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
Activities: Tae Kwon Do (not at Pitt), SWE, IEEE
Interests: Nanotechnology, Reading, Violin, Coding
Favorite Part of SWE: All of the connections I have made so far, not only with upperclassmen, but also professionals in industry!

Status: Roberta A. Luxbacher Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Swanson School of Engineering), and Deputy Director of Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
Degrees: Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2007
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1999
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Magna Cum Laude, 1997
Interests: Mom of two children; avid reader; working out at her favorite gym, Mecka, and yoga at Amazing Yoga; diversity and inclusion
Favorite Part of SWE: Working with talented and bright students.

Status: Assistant Professor of Sustainable and Environmental Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering
Degrees: PhD, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 2009 - 2014
MA, MPhil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 2009 - 2012
BA, Chemistry, Hamilton College, 2003 - 2007
Interests: Running, growing vegetables in my garden, hiking, and cooking
Favorite Part of SWE: My favorite aspects of SWE is that it is an organization led by women, for women and that it provides the opportunity to empower its members.