Outstanding Juniors

Certificate: Drone Operations

Activities: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter, Environmental Engineering Club, Environmental Design Club, CE 280 & CE 281 TA, Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Environmental Engineering Lab, Storyteller on The Story Collider, and presenting at the Undergraduate Research Showcase

Hobbies: Gardening, violin, quilting, graphic design, photography, and STEM tutor

Post Grad Plans: Take PE Exam, Graduate School, and work in Structural Wastewater Design

Experience: Internships at ALLWEST Testing and Engineering, Idaho Transportation Department, and NV5, and research technician for BSU Chemistry and Civil Engineering Departments.

Activities: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Environmental Engineering Club, Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Women in Construction, Engineering, & Development (WICED)

Hobbies: Hiking, skiing, working out, and spending time with friends

Post Grad Plans: Take FE Exam and work in Geotechnical Engineering

Experience: First internship with Micron this summer

Activities: Autonomous Robotic Systems VIP, COEN Sculpture Project, Honors College

Hobbies: Wakeboarding, snowboarding, skateboarding, reading, and video games

Post Grad Plans: I plan to go straight into industry after graduation. My current career focus is semiconductors and digital logic working at either Micron or Marvell.

Major: Computer Systems Engineering

Experience: Warehouse associate with Amazon

Activities: IEEE at Boise State

Hobbies: Personal programming, video games, soccer, reading and expanding my knowledge on computer architecture, and building personal circuits for fun

Post Grad Plans: I plan to start working after internship and graduation for a couple of years before going back to school to get my Masters.

Experience: Undergraduate Research Assistant, Advanced Materials Laboratory; Nuclear Fuel Cycle Policy Intern, Washington Internships for Students of Engineering; American Nuclear Society and Higher Education Research Council Fellowship; Institute for Inclusive and Transformative Scholarship

Activities: Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Phi Sigma Rho Engineering Sorority, Nuclear Energy Club/American Nuclear Society Student Section,  Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and Honors College

Hobbies: Hiking, sand volleyball, swing dancing

Post Grad Plans: Complete a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering with a research concentration in nuclear energy-relevant materials, work as a staff scientist or postdoctoral researcher at the Idaho National Laboratory. Become a licensed Professional Engineer in Metallurgy and Materials Science. Serve as an engineering consultant in Washington, D.C., advancing nuclear energy policy.

Minor: Applied Mathematics

Experience: Software Development Intern at Denali Advanced Integration and Undergraduate Research Assistant in Electrochemical Energy Materials Lab at Boise State University

Activities: Intramural volleyball, flag football, soccer

Hobbies: I enjoy snowboarding, running, golf, volleyball, and just generally anything outdoors

Post Grad Plans: Working in industry or possibly grad school.

Minor: Biomedical Engineering

Experience: HireGenics at Abbott Labs- MN-Tern, Biomaterial and Musculoskeletal Engineering Lab Undergraduate Research, Idaho Tape and Reel Inc Assembly Lead, Boise State Campus Cook

Activities: RUF (religious organization), Biomedical Engineering Club

Hobbies: Weightlifting, basketball, and cooking

Post Grad Plans: I plan on seeking a job in Biomedical Engineering with a strong interest in creating Intellectual Property.

Minor: Applied Mathematics with certificate in Industrial Processes

Experience: Undergraduate Researcher in Dr. Don Warner’s Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Lab and worked at Downtown Boise YMCA as Front Desk Lead

Activities: BSU Lightsaber Academy, Makers Club, and Honors College

Hobbies: Teaching myself new skills whenever possible, enjoy designing and prototyping, or recreating items from the past and learning their history.  I enjoy the outdoors and frequently go rockhounding during the warmer parts of the year

Post Grad Plans: Seek a position at one of the national labs, likely NREL or INL. I will pursue postgraduate studies if I want to specialize in a specific field in the future.

Minor: Physics

Experience: MIT Lincoln Laboratory Research Program Mechanical Intern (SU 2024), EIS Student Shop Supervisor, C-MEMS Lab Undergrad Researcher, Caltech KNI SURF-the-WAVE Prize Fellow, NASA Micro-g Team Lead, Collaboratory of Epitaxy for Nanomaterials (CEN) Undergrad Researcher, NASA Science Activation Program (AstroTAC), BABi Lab Undergrad Researcher

Activities: MBE Student Advisory Board, Officer Tau Beta Pi, Society of Women Engineers (SWE), BSU Symphonic Winds

Hobbies: Playing the saxophone, going to concerts, collecting vinyls, reading, learning about all things space related, playing tennis, working on my NC Mazda Miata and riding my sportbike and dirt bike

Post Grad Plans: Currently, I am interested in the interdisciplinary aspect of combining physics research areas with the application of engineering. Post college, I plan to apply for graduate school where I will pursue my PhD in a program combining Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics.

Experience: Nuclear Navy veteran 2014-2018, Undergraduate Researcher BABI Lab 2023-2024

Activities: Undergraduate Research Assistant at BABI Lab

Hobbies: Gardening, 3D modeling (artistic), guitar

Post Grad Plans: Apply for a PhD program in biomedical engineering focusing on biomechanics (also possibly take some time to travel).