Featured Graduates of Spring 2023

Serving in the U.S. Army inspired Brendan Dee Adair to pursue a career in environmental and resource management.

Shaira Alam identifies as a problem solver and has found that her major of computer systems engineering brings the best of both worlds in hardware and software.

After graduation, Mitchell Bader wants to become a user researcher to impact the safety, accessibility and inclusivity of engineering systems.

Outstanding Graduate Emmie Benard honed her research ability through FURI and a Summer Undergraduate Laboratory Internship at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

A natural leader, Aarushi Bharti positively impacted others and led the Women in Science and Engineering student organization as president during her time at ASU.

Wyatt Blackson conducted biomedical research as a Helios Scholar for TGen and through both FURI and EPICS at ASU. Blackson will continue his education as a chemical engineering doctoral student at Stanford University.

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers internship and winning a first-place award in an Associated Schools of Construction competition enhanced Taylor Brown’s education.

Matthew Cardinale led a subteam to the CanSat Mechanical Engineering Competition. After graduating, he will begin work as a systems engineer for Northrop Grumman.

Tianna Chemello aspires to use her engineering skills to help communities develop solutions that will enable them to gain and maintain access to clean water.

Kolby Feyen attended ASU to pursue his dream of becoming an airline pilot. He was an aviation tutor, a flight instructor and the social chair of Alpha Eta Rho.

Zachary Goode was highly involved in research ventures during his time at ASU. He plans to continue on that trajectory in the Accelerated Master’s degree program.

Kealen Heinz has an appreciation for the industry, theory and academics surrounding the profession of software engineering.

Michelle Houchins has been inspired by women in engineering and, in the future, hopes to be a leader making STEM and technology accessible to girls.

Catherine Johnston has made a global impact through her involvement with the EPICS program, working on projects that reach from South Africa to Mongolia.

Rahul Kashyap has enjoyed learning how he could use his passion for software to build real-world solutions and lead events like the Amazon Web Services Jam.

Jacob Kopitske got heavily involved in ASU’s construction management program as a teaching assistant and by conducting doctorate-level research.

Jimmie Macabou has already started using his engineering skills to improve processes and sustainability at places like Avnet, Banner Health and Tempe Town Lake.

Tallinn Speek has always been drawn to the way systems come together and how to develop them through creative ways of thinking and delivering meaningful solutions.

Distinguished as an exceptional graphic designer, Taylor Spencer plans to put his talents to use, working in branding to develop campaigns that will bring people together.

A year of industry experience with an infrastructure consulting company during his undergraduate years expanded Benjamin Tan’s engineering skills.

Parin Haresh Trivedi has excelled in research, participating in FURI and presenting his findings at an American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics conference.

Ashley Tse has used her biomedical engineering skills to help people in a variety of ways, from hands-on projects to research to student clubs.

Patrick Wojcik is looking forward to using his degree to make a positive change in the world, helping implement innovative solutions and streamline processes.