SyBBURE Class of 2021 Graduates Pursue Industrial and Academic Careers
In May 2021, 17 SyBBURE students became SyBBURE Alumni!
Four of those students are pursuing postgraduate education:
- Jacob Fine majored in Mechanical Engineering and is now a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University 
- Blake Hanan majored in Biomedical Engineering and is now pursuing a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University 
- Yoanna Ivanova majored in Biomedical Engineering and minored in Spanish and is now a PhD student in Bioengineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 
- Stephanie Molitor majored in Biomedical Engineering and is now a Graduate Student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin 
Nine of those students have accepted a position as of June 2021:
- Matthew Gothard majored in Mechanical Engineering and minored in Engineering Management and has accepted a position at Formlabs in Boston 
- Alexander Stephens majored in Mechanical Engineering and has accepted a position at Permobil in Nashville 
- Kevin Ifiora majored in Chemical Engineering and has accepted a position at Boston Consulting Group in Houston 
- Donovan Taylor majored in Biochemistry and minored in Computer Science and has accepted a research position at Vanderbilt University along with his entrepreneurial efforts as CEO of Timbre Sound Synthesizer, Inc. 
- Jesse Li majored in Mechanical Engineering and Piano Performance and minored in Engineering Management and has accepted a position at Utility Global in Houston 
- Grace DePietro majored in Electrical Engineering and minored in Computer Science and Physics and has accepted a position at National Instruments in Austin 
- Puxin Xuanyuan majored in Chemistry and Philosophy and has accepted a position at Beyond Meat in Los Angeles 
- Amelia Taylor majored in Chemistry and Philosophy and minored in Biology and has accepted a research position at Vanderbilt University 
- Seth Drey majored in Biochemistry and Spanish and has accepted a position at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, DC 
Four of those students were yet undecided or had not reported their decision as of June 2021:
- Jared Plotkin majored in Neuroscience and minored in Biology 
- Nora Ait Boucherbil majored in Mechanical Engineering 
- Yigit Atay majored in Computer Science and Mathematics 
- Annie Mullins majored in Psychology and French 
Congratulations and good luck to our new SyBBURE alumni!
 
                         
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                