About Us

Akanksha Prasad is a master's student at the CHBE department. She is a Dean's Student Advisory Council member in Armour College of Engineering. She also did a special project on HPLC enantiomer separation under Dr. Sohail Murad, chair of chemical engineering. She is originally from India and has worked in reputed chemical research firms in India. She has research experience of more than 5 years and was working as a Deputy Manager in R&D in India. She is also working for Engineers for Sustainable World, IIT Chicago as Vice President of Projects!

Contact: aprasad14@hawk.iit.edu

Apurva is pursuing a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering at Illinois Tech. She is currently working on Special Project under Prof. Murad. Prior to this, she was an intern at one of the Chemical MNC in India. She is equipped with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from a prestigious Institute-Institue of Chemical Technology, India. She is also working as Vice President of Community Affairs and Information Management for Engineers for Sustainable World. She likes to explore new places and learn new skills.

Contact: apawar6@hawk.iit.edu

Andrew is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at IIT. He loves being part of GSA and is looking for to all of the exciting events coming up!

Essa is a Ph.D. Student in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. He Handles the financial administration of the organization and is responsible for requesting budget planning for every semester as well as purchase requests. He also Ensures to provide all services needed for weekly events.

Rediet Adugna is the new events coordinator for GSA and is a graduate student majoring in Chemical Engineering. She grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As an international student, she has worked extra hard and has been disciplined, diligent, and determined, to accomplish her goals in life. In her free time, she enjoys working out, swimming and trying new foods. She is excited to plan entertaining, productive social and professional events and to see you all there!