Peer Mentors
The Peer Mentorship Program in Chemical Engineering helps guide undergraduate students in their journey, assisting with navigation of career opportunities, coursework, and the endless opportunities provided by the department and university.
Peer mentors work with students on everything from organizing fun social activities to resume editing and career fair advice.
Peer mentors offer a unique perspective as upper-level students when navigating coursework, research, project teams and career-related events.
Peer Mentors 2023-24
Manuela Capiello
Year: Junior
Experience: Summer P&G Internship in Products Research, and Perfumery and Sensory Science for Dawn Dish Soap and Powerwash
Career Interests: Biotechnology/biopharmaceuticals, consumers packaged goods and cosmetic industry, consulting and business management
Involvement: Dance Marathon, Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Amy Chen
Year: Junior
Experience: Global Engineering Intern – Frozen Function at Kellogg’s, West Coast Sales Intern at Robert Bosch LLC, Undergraduate Researcher in Kourosh Kalayeh’s Lab – SHAPE on the Bladder
Career Interests: Consumer Packaged Goods, Food Processing, Consulting, Sustainable Engineering
Involvement: Society of Women Engineers, First-Generation Engineers, Peer Mentor Program, ChemE Car, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Bella Gorsd
Year: Senior
Experience: Intern at PNY Technologies, Co-Op at DTE Energy, Intern at L’Oréal
Career Interests: Renewable energy, Cosmetics, Consumer Packaged Goods
Involvement: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Intramural Sports
Nhayeon Lee
Year: Junior
Experience: Lesher-Pérez Lab – microfluidic devices; Lab assistant (Bio 207 & 306); LEGOS Lab – nanoparticle collision; Summer study abroad in Seoul, South Korea
Career Interests: Process Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Research and Development
Involvement: BLUELab Woven Wind, Michigan Pops Orchestra. Minor in Materials Science and Multidisciplinary Design
Isabelle Montilla
Year: Senior
Experience: Ginkgo Bioworks Process Development & Engineering Intern, BP Commercial Energy Intern, Renewable Energy at TUB in Berlin, Eniola-Adefeso Lab – Blood hemodynamics, Studying Women’s Experiences in Engineering Teams (SWEET) Lab, Duhaime Lab – Plastic-degrading microbes, Multi-legged Robots and Animal Motion (MDP Project)
Career Interests: Biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals
Involvement: Society of Women Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Omega Chi Epsilon
Sam Siew
Year: Junior
Experience: Summer 2023 Research and Engineering Intern at Kimberly-Clark, Kotov Lab Undergraduate Researcher – metal coated chiral nanoparticles
Career Interests: Consumer Goods, Research and Development, Sustainable Engineering
Involvement: First Generation Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program