Curiosity
(n.) a strong desire to know or learn something
INNOV@INSA - Lyon, France
European Perspectives in Engineering and InnovationMay-June 2018I participated in a unique engineering study abroad program focused on universal innovation processes and practices to explore and appreciate cultural and demographic differences. Learn more about our project, and ask me about my experience!
Chemical Engineering Co-op
August-December 2017I worked full-time as an engineering co-op in the Composite and Reinforcements department where I was responsible for evaluating products, assisting new product feature development, and improving test procedures. All of my work is trade secret, but feel free to ask me questions, I will answer in as much detail as allowed.
Toastmasters Member
January 2019-PresentToastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. I joined a club to learn and practice my public speaking and leadership skills. Visit their website to read more about the program.
Gadget Guard
Security Engineering Lab Product RealizationSpring 2018In a class partnered with Pitt's newly established Security Engineering Lab, my group worked to design a removable protection device for portable electronics (such as laptops and tablets). Learn more about the project here.
Process Engineering Lab
CSTR, PFR, & Batch Reactor Analysis Spring 2018The Chemical Engineering curriculum requires labs to accompany the Chemical Engineering course each semester. View an example of a technical report written to compare the efficiency of continuous stirred tank reactors, a plug flow reactor, and batch reactors for a saponification reaction.
Cooper Women's Network
Administrative Team January-August 2019While I was co-oping with Cooper Tire in 2019, I joined the administrative team for Cooper Women's Network, an organization to connect and empower the women at Cooper. I served the network by maintaining and improving our lunch pairing database and I participated in events we attended, like the Women's Summit at the Marathon Classic (pictured above).
Kinetic Typography - Prodigy of Society
Fall 2016In my class Composing Digital Media, I learned many different ways to present information digitally. One of the programs we worked with was Adobe AfterEffects. This piece is a dabbling of work in the program. View the video above and read my statement about what I did and why.
Courses for Curiosity
Intro to World Art
Spring 2016An introduction to art from around the world, including paintings, sculptural works, architectural sites, as well as ritual practices, performance, devotional objects, cultural artifacts, religious sites, memorials, and other diverse forms of creative expression. The course covered an immense period of human history and required students to become familiar with the cultural, political, and historical role that an art object played in its original context.
Honors Social Perception & Cognition
Fall 2018A systematic review of research and points of view in regard to major problems in the field of social cognition. The course covered major theories in the field and the empirical evidence in support of them. Students were challenged to understand the theories, to recognize their scholarly significance, to infer their implications, and to think critically about them.
Honors Invention:
Where Do Good Ideas Come From?Spring 2020A course asking how should we understand creativity, imagination, and invention? This course examined creativity in a variety of contexts, both scientific and artistic. It drew on the best work in a number of disciplines, principally rhetoric but also philosophy of science, literary theory, economics, and intellectual history. Students developed projects on case studies of their choosing. Read my paper here.
A Life of Learning
I strongly believe in learning throughout life. Learning doesn't just take place in a classroom at a school, it is always happening, even if we don't recognize it. I make it a point to read, listen, and watch content that teaches me about this world and the people in it.
Below are a few of my favorite podcasts and blogs I subscribe to for the sake of being curious about the world.
Click on the photos to check out their websites.
