Student Events Committee

Nick Doherty is a Junior from Bolingbrook, IL in the school of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. Last summer, Nick interned at Liberation Bioindustries as a Project Engineering Intern. In his internship, Nick worked with procurement, facility design, capital cost estimation, and process design for precision fermentation. The summer before, he interned at ComEd in the Relay and Protection program. He worked with the networks at the substations and developed a time standard for the different relay devices. In his internship, Nick developed his communication, team working, technical, and project management skills. At Purdue, Nick will be doing research with the Pavlos Research Group to aid in advancing MRI technologies. He also was one half of Directing for Rising Professionals. He split the President and treasurer responsibilities with his co-chair for a program in March 2025 that brings back established alumni 5-10 years post graduation. He is also involved with Purdue Prosthetics as a member that helps develop prototype designs for prosthetics to provide to real time clients. Nick is also involved with the student events team as the committee head with Purdue Mechanical Engineering Ambassadors. In his free time, he enjoys basketball, playing guitar, fishing and spending time with friends and family.

Alice is a junior from Hewlett, New York, majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Business Economics. This past summer, she worked as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Burns & McDonnell on the Mission Critical team within the Global Facilities Services practice. In this role, she collaborated with the Mechanical Lead on the design and coordination of MEP systems for a hyperscale data center serving a Fortune 100 client. She gained hands-on experience with advanced liquid cooling technologies designed for high-density thermal loads and energy efficiency. Her responsibilities included producing detailed mechanical system drawings in Revit 3D, performing room heat load calculations, and assisting with equipment selection and sizing to ensure compliance with ASHRAE and IMC standards while maintaining optimal thermal conditions for high-density IT infrastructure. At Purdue, Alice is a teaching assistant for ME 270, serves as chapter secretary on the executive board of Chi Omega, and is a member of Tau Beta Pi. Outside of academics, she enjoys playing volleyball, crocheting, cooking and baking, and traveling.

Tanuj Basu is a junior from Anaheim Hills, California, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Economics. This past summer, Tanuj worked at Rolls-Royce as a Manufacturing Engineering intern in their Turbines department. He worked with electrical discharge machining to create film-cooling holes and seal slots for high-pressure turbine blades and vanes. Previously, Tanuj was a Research & Development intern at T45 Labs, creating fixtures to test innovative IVUS catheter beam accuracy and pulse echo signal. Tanuj is part of the Student Events Committee for PMEA, where he will be planning events to foster student engagement. At Purdue, Tanuj is a Teaching Assistant for ME 200, holding office hours to facilitate student learning. This semester, he will be conducting research at Zucrow Laboratories under Dr. Terrence Meyer, working in advanced propulsion with a focus on rotation detonation engines. Previously, Tanuj served as the Aerodynamics Design Co-Lead for Purdue Formula SAE, using CFD to analyze aerodynamic performance and create iterative designs. In his free time, Tanuj enjoys playing and watching sports, hiking, traveling, drawing, and spending time with friends and family.

Eva is a senior from Sykesville, Maryland studying Mechanical Engineering. The past two summers, she interned at Northrop Grumman working in Mission Systems as an electromechanical design engineer. During the summer of 2023 she studied statics abroad in Florence, Italy under professor Chuck Krousgrill. Eva is currently involved in PMEA, Purdue Orientation Programs, and the Honors College. Eva was also a course coordinator and lab instructor for the class How Stuff Works (ME199) for FYE students. She has also been a mentor for First-Year Engineering students in the Honors College. Outside of classes and extracurriculars, Eva enjoys working out, playing volleyball, skiing, and going to Purdue’s football/basketball games with friends.

Nicole Konstant - Senior from Northbrook, IL | PMEA | Society of Women Engineers Faculty and Alumni Chair | Intern at Lockheed Martin Space

Nicole is a senior from Northbrook, IL studying Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Psychology. This past summer, she interned at Lockheed Martin Space in Colorado. She was a manufacturing engineering intern for the Electrical Ground Support Fabrication Lab, supporting the lab and providing resources to optimize production. Outside PMEA, Nicole is involved with the Society of Women Engineers as Faculty and Alumni Chair, the Purdue Student Engineering Foundation as part of the APEX committee, and is a Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar. She also is a part of the Honors Mentor Program in the fall semesters. In her free time, Nicole enjoys journaling and hanging out with friends.

Eli is a junior from San Diego, California, studying Mechanical Engineering and pursuing minors in Economics and Global Engineering Studies. This past summer, Eli worked at Rolls-Royce as a manufacturing engineering intern in Indianapolis, Indiana, focusing on the production of critical rotating components within turbine engines. He supported various projects focused on continuous improvement and production support, including standardizing dimensional characteristic matrices, applying Lean Six Sigma principles to identify waste in the Rotatives facility, and gaining exposure to root cause and corrective action processes of non-conforming components, all while building foundational skills as an ME. He has also interned for DRS Daylight Solutions, collaborating with a team to develop an inventory object detector capable of autonomously sorting hardware, strengthening his prototyping skills and understanding of the design cycle. Outside of PMEA, Eli participates in undergraduate research on Microfluidics for the Manipulation of Biologics, is a ME 199 How Stuff Works instructor, and will be studying abroad in Madrid this upcoming Spring. Previously, Eli has served as the finance director for GEARE Ambassadors and helped on the Formula SAE suspension subteam. He is also a part of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity at Purdue, where he has served on the Executive Board in various positions. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, photography, and performing with his band at Purdue.

Grayson Briles is a Senior from Fort Worth, Texas, studying Mechanical Engineering. During his first two summers, he interned with Bell Flight in Fort Worth, where he worked on the Supplier Quality Engineering and Supply Chain Engineering teams. This past summer, he interned with Milwaukee Tool in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, working on hydraulic power tools within the plumbing and electrical tools department. At Purdue, he is a member of Purdue Mechanical Engineering Ambassadors, a research assistant working on undergraduate engineering education, a member of Purdue Electric Racing, and a Peer TA for the Honors First Year Engineering class. He has also previously been a Subsystem Owner for Purdue Formula SAE and a member of the Tower of Power Jazz Band. Outside of school, he likes to play the banjo, bake, make (and drink) coffee, read, and write.

Tyler Cormier is a Senior in the school of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, and in the John Martinson Honors College. Tyler is the Chief Mechanical Engineer, and former Vehicle Dynamics sub-team lead of Purdue Electric Racing FSAE team, handling suspension, steering, and brakes systems. He grew up racing go-karts competitively, achieved runner-up national champion in autocross, and now competes with the Purdue team as a driver. Last year, PER placed top 10 in the country at Michigan, with Tyler driving to a 10th place Autocross, and a 9th place Endurance. PER strengthened his CAD, design, and manufacturing experience for a future career in industry, in the automotive industry and beyond. Tyler worked at Honda last summer, in the In-vehicle Infotainment Design department. Tyler’s internship prior was at Hamilton Beach headquarters working on product testing for the coffee team. In his free time, he loves attending Purdue sporting events, hanging out with friends, and traveling.