ASUC Sponsored ADA Accessible 2019 YEARBOOK
UC BERKELEY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TableLetter Of From Contents Dr. Ciston 1
Letter From Alumni 2
LetterClass Of From 2019 Professor 33-6
ClassFuture Of Plans 2019 47
FutureSenior QuotesPlans and Memories 58
AIChEMost and Least Favorite Classes 69-10
ClubClubs Pages 711-12
SeniorAchievements Quotes/Memories From 2015-2019 813-14
Most/LeastChem E Memes Favorite Class 915-16
AchievementsCommittee Message From 2015-2019 1017
ChemIllustrations E Memes 1118-19
Signature Pages 1220-21 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
BERKELEY • DAVIS • IRVINE • LOS ANGELES • MERCED • RIVERSIDE • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO SANTA BARBARA • SANTA CRUZ
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94720 TEL: (510) 643-8544 Email: [email protected] April 24, 2019
Dear Chemical Engineers,
Congratulations, class of 2019, on your graduation from the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the University of California, Berkeley! You have worked hard, developed much, and achieved a very significant goal. It has been our privilege as faculty members to accompany you on this journey: to create opportunities for learning, challenge your ideas, correct misconceptions, provide advice, and share our love for the discipline of chemical engineering. Now we celebrate you, in all that you have accomplished so far, and in the promise of what you will contribute in your professional careers and in your lives.
As I review the names of graduates for your cohort, I see what a special group you have been. So many of you have been bold and innovative, by going to new places, extending clubs and projects into new directions, pushing existing organizations to new levels of excellence, and speaking out with your unique voices. So many of you have been kind, by walking with honor and respect, helping one another, and reaching out to the broader community. And so many of you have been curious, asking questions with that light in your eyes, acting on constructive feedback, striving and wondering.
It is good to take a moment to reflect on the life that you will shape for yourselves beyond this University. Our world is in a moment of political, economic, and environmental flux, and very much in need of smart and ethical leaders among you. Your generation will need to respond to the realities of a changing climate by creating new infrastructure, and integrating sustainable approaches into every corner of the global economy. You will have an opportunity to live your values by pushing for inclusion of diverse perspectives, challenging the status quo, and building families and communities that lift each other up. And, of course, you will continue to learn, and grow in wisdom and experience as you walk the path before you.
You are ready. We are proud of you. Please stop by or drop us a line sometime to share your successes with us. We look forward to experiencing the impacts of your good work.
Sincerely,
Shannon Ciston, PhD Director of Undergraduate Education and Lecturer
1 Letter from Alumni
To the graduating class of 2019,
Congratulations on joining a select few that have successfully completed one of the most difficult and rewarding degrees in the world. A chemical engineering degree from UC Berkeley is, and will always be, an asset that sets you apart from your peers. This title indicates that you were not simply given a degree, you earned a degree.
Throughout this challenging journey, you have befriended many incredibly intelligent, driven people. These are the friends that you spent all night grinding through problem sets with, that you grabbed late night with at Crossroads after an impossible midterm, that you cried and laughed with the whole way. As you venture out into the real world, this group of friends, acquaintances, and classmates is now your network.
Soon, your class will travel all over the world to seek out the next chapter of your lives. You will popu- late the incoming classes of top graduate programs, make up the next wave of engineers in industry, and pursue a myriad of other opportunities as you all find your way in the world. Keep in touch, form strong bonds, and carry these friendships forward as you go along your way.
The most important lesson I’ve learned since graduating is that all successful people have one thing in common: They never stop learning. Whether you are pursuing a graduate degree, joining the workforce, or traveling the world, always keep you mind open to consistent improvement. Pick up a new skill, read industry newsletters, explore a new country, anything to keep pushing yourself forward. School is not the end of your education, it is only the beginning.
There are more opportunities for bright young minds than there has ever been in history. This may seem daunting and overwhelming at times, but it is liberating to know that we have more tools and outlets to make a positive difference in the world than ever before. I challenge you all to think about what change you can bring about in your lives and your community. With your newly acquired skills and problem solving mindsets, I can’t wait to see all that the class of 2019 can accomplish!
As always, stay humble, and Go Bears! Dante Eisele B.S. Chemical Engineering ‘17
2 Chemical Engineering Class of 2019 College of Chemistry | UC Berkeley
Daniel Amanda Rohan Brian W. Emily Arnold Awan Chakraborty Chang Colón
Ishaan Joshan Vahe Alec Allison Mindy Dev Gharakhanyan Glisman Green Huang
Rachel (SeoYun) Ivan Taehun Avanie Ravi Jang Jayapurna Kim Kumar Lal
Jeremy Myron Alvin Abirami Kayla Lan Liu Ma Murugappan Panora
Walter Maya Neel Mariana Clariza Richard Piszker Ramamurthy Raman Rivas Sim 3 Chemical Engineering Class of 2019 College of Chemistry | UC Berkeley
Ami Eric Andrew Ryan Carolina Thakrar Tran Yang Yao Gutierrez
Salman Remy Minju Alahmadi Zhong Nur Fariizah Adbullah Aziz Nicholas Dagan
Abhishek Aditham Ramiro De Rojas
Ahmed Alomran Vishnu Dharmaraj
Wyckliffe Aluga Jarrett Duran
Rey Wen Ang Gustavo Espinoza
Patricia Buenbrazo Junjie Fang
Joshua Chen Daniel Gribble
Liru Chen Alvin Gunawan
Linh Ai Chung Robert Hamwey
Elizabeth Chyn Eric Hernandez
David Craig Brendan Ho
4 Chemical Engineering Class of 2019 College of Chemistry | UC Berkeley
Eui Hwang Victor Mao
Musa Khan Ian Marten
Chulwoo Kim Kyle McEntush
George Kim Mali Mckenzie
Ji Soo Kim Surena Moosavy
Kathryn Kitayama Matias Moreno
Franklin Koo Diane Ndepow Jueji
Scott Kube Jonathan Ng
Ik Suk Lee Samuel Ng
Nicholas Lee Duong Nguyen
Jimmy Lei Hien Nguyen
Charles Li Hieu Nguyen
Ting Lin Nhu Nguyen
Xiao Kun Lu Vy Nguyen
Zihao Luo Winston Ou
Wan Yu Ma Sean Park
Nathalia Magnocavallo Parth Patel
Aniket Majumdar Pooja Prazid
5 Chemical Engineering Class of 2019 College of Chemistry | UC Berkeley
Stephanie Rider Amber Walton
Adam Rodgers Brenda Wang
Lakshika Ruwanpathirana Alexander Warren
Jonathan Santoso Bradley Wright
Andrew Sattler Alan Wu
Andy Shin Chuanwan Wu
Farshud Sorourifar Xueying Xiang
Daniel Standart Chunsheng Yan
Christopher Stefan Ryan Yao
Min Seok Suh Michael Yi
Bermet Suominen Janine Young
Ding Wen Tan Wenqing Zhong
Lucio Tang
Cynthia Tien
Bryce Todd
Tate Le Tong
William Vazquez
Ethan Vuong
6 Future Plans Statistic
Schools and Companies
7 “Down on the west coast they got a saying, ‘if you’re not drinkin’ then you’re not playin’’’ -- Lana Del Rey”
“Go get ‘em bears!!!!”
“‘A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.’ --Lao Tzu”
“‘If you do not understand quantum mechanics you are illiterate’ - Reimer”
“C’s get degrees”
“Fugacity?”
“If you’re happy, you’re successful”
“a = i - o + g - c” senior memories 8 Dislike Like
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10 CLUBS
The Chemical Engineering Car team builds a shoebox-sized car powered and controlled by chemical reactions for the annual AIChE-sponsored Chemical En- gineering Car competition. Every year, we build two cars to compete at the Western Regional Competi- tion against other schools from California and Nevada, in hopes of qual- ifying for the National competition. We will be developing several new power sources and control mechanisms, including lead-acid batteries, zinc-carbon batteries, and sodium alginate clock.
Chemical Engineering Jeopardy Chemical Engineering Jeopardy is a game utilizing questions from Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Coursework. ChemE Jeopardy Games are held at the AIChE Regional Conference level in the Spring. The Championship teams from each of the 9 Regional Conferences go on to compete at the Annual Student Conference in the Fall to determine the Champion school for the year.
11 Biofuels Technology Club is a student-run project team at UC Berkeley with the mission of di- verting campus waste cooking oil from landfills to produce bio- diesel for campus vehicles. Our diverse, multidisciplinary roster is split into 4 major teams, Scale Up, Research, Logistics, and Finance. We hope to provide a unique hands-on learning opportunity for engineering students to design a process, build a refinery from scratch, overcome all the logistical obstacles along the way, and raise awareness about the ben- efits of recycling cooking oil into biodiesel. Aurum Cosmetics Aurum Cosmetics is a club dedicated to students passionate about and interested in the beauty industry. They offer students a community that values inclusivity, professional development, and sustainability. Aurum was founded by two Chemical Engineering students and its focus is strong- ly on the science and engineering involved in cosmetics. The club has a spot in the College of Chemis- try’s incubator lab, and the club’s research committee utilizes the spot for semester projects. This year the committee formulated lipsticks and body butters.
12 Frances Arnold won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on the direct- ed evolution of enzymes. Arnold received her PhD in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley and performed research un- der Harvey Blanch in biofuels. Arnold is the fifth woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry since its inception in 1901. Cal Alum Frances Arnold Wins Arnold’s pioneering research mimics the Nobel Prize in Chemistry biological concept of evolution and how it could be applied in the synthesis of new enzymes. COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY ACHIEVEMENTS from 2015-2019
Professor Jennifer Doudna has received the 2018 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences for her pio- neering discoveries on RNA folding and for the invention of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology. Doudna invent- ed the technology for efficient site-spe- cific genome engineering editing — a breakthrough technology which has had an immediate and wide impact on all Jennifer Doudna is Awarded by areas of both basic and applied the National Academy life sciences. of Sciences 13 MOFs or metaolrganic frameworks are identified by the IUPAC for their in- credible potential in water harvesting and carbon dioxide capturing technol- ogy. Omar Yaghi, a professor at UC Berkeley, accidentally discovered the water-capturing properties of MOFs, which could harves up to 2.8 liters of water a day at 20% humidity. MOFs MOFs are top ten innovations could be harnessed in off-grid locations named by IUPAC around the globe to increase access to water.
CBE professor Douglas Clark, along with colleagues, is learning to control self-assembly of proteins. This ability is being exploited in the emerging field of protein nanotech- nology to create nanoscale struc- tures. Simple protein subunits assem- bled into complex designs give rise to functional materials and devices. Sculpting nanostructures from proteins
14 uc berkeley memes for edgy chemical engineering teens
15 uc berkeley memes for edgy chemical engineering teens
16 Committee Message
Dear Chemical Engineering Class of 2019,
It has been our absolute pleasure to highlight your memories, best moments, and friends in this yearbook. As part of AIChE, one of our core missions is to connect the chemical engineering community, and we hope that this yearbook helps you remember the people you have spent so much time with these past few years. Whether it was staying up with friends to finish a problem set, cram- ming for midterms in Hildebrand, or trying to debug your MATLAB code, these memories are to be cherished alongside your academic accomplishments. You have successfully navigated through one of the most demanding, rigorous, and unforgiving academic programs, and we believe you will achieve amazing things in the future. Congratulations on your graduation from the #1 Public University in the World!!
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