About

Jiselle Thornby is from Devils Lake, North Dakota, and she completed her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of North Dakota. She is co-advised by Dr. Stephen Beaudoin (ChE) and Dr. Jeffrey Rhoads (ME) and she works on the additive manufacturing of energetic materials. In her free time, Jiselle enjoys hiking, traveling, card games, and playing trumpet and clarinet. 

My name is Angelique Klimek and I am the Vice President of GSO. I am a second-year graduate student co-advised by Dr. Beaudoin and Dr. Piercey working on synthesis of energetic materials. My hobbies include food, games and pipe organs.

Tyler is from Aurora, IL. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in 2021. He is co-advised by Dr. Stephen Beaudoin (CHE) and Dr. Chelsea Davis (MSE). Tyler’s current research centers on visualizing stresses via cutting of an elastomer utilizing mechanophores. In his free time, Tyler is an avid homebrewer, and enjoys 3D printing and DIY projects.

Sarah Gustafson is originally from Elgin, South Carolina, and graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Carolina in 2022. At Purdue, she is advised by Dr. Gounder and her research focuses on thermal catalysis and zeolite synthesis. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys reading, playing piano, and exploring the outdoors.  

Marisa Egan is from Naperville, Illinois, and graduated with a B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from The Ohio State University in 2022. She is advised by Dr. Julie Liu and working on the development of an in vitro tissue model for drug testing. In her free time, Marisa enjoys swimming, reading, and traveling.

Begum is from Istanbul, Turkey. She graduated from Bogazici University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. She is currently advised by Dr. Savoie and works on computational design of mixed conducting polymers. Her hobbies include traveling, dancing, watching movies, playing sports, and food.

Isaac Wheeler is from Orem, Utah and graduated with a BS in ChemE from Brigham Young University in 2021. He is a third-year student advised by Dr. Vivek Narsimhan (ChE) and Dr. Alina Alexeenko (ChE, AAE), and studies the heat and mass transfer aspects of pharmaceutical lyophilization (freeze drying). He loves spending time with his 2-year-old, playing video games and board games, and running half marathons.

Ted Kim is from Plano, Texas, and he completed his Bachelor’s in Science in Chemistry from University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor’s in Science in Chemical Engineering from University of Houston. Upon graduating from University of Texas at Austin, he worked as a chemist at a pharmaceutical company in Houston and was an Army officer in the National Guard. He is currently a 2^nd year graduate student in Dr. Jeffrey Miller’s group, and he works on non-zeolitic heterogeneous catalyst for hydrocarbon production. Ted enjoys working out, watching/playing sports, playing with this dogs, reading, and video games.

Esra is from Canakkale, Turkey. She did her undergrad and master’s from Bogazici University in 2019 and 2022, respectively. She joined Purdue in the Fall of 2022 and now she is a member of the Savoie group. Her research area is understanding the reaction mechanism of electrolytes in high concentrated lithium-ion batteries. In her spare time, she enjoys dancing, playing games, reading, and watching cat videos.

Catherine is from Chennai, India. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Anna University. She is currently working on solution-processed photovoltaics in the Agrawal research group. She loves reading fiction and going on spontaneous trips.

Sarah is from San Antonio, Texas, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University in 2023. She is a first-year Ph.D. member of the Beaudoin Research group. Her research revolves around the manufacturing of defense-critical chemicals. In her free time, she has a love of fun colored hair dye, dungeons and dragons, and cooking tasty meals.