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Officers

This is just a little bit about who we are, as officers and as people. Feel free to contact any of our officers with any questions you may have. If they can't answer, they will be happy to find someone who can. 


Read on about our officers for the 2017-2018 Academic Year!


President - Fritz Hyde -  aiche.pres@umich.edu

                
                                As president, Fritz overlooks everything. He is responsible for arranging luncheons with corporate contacts.

Hometown: Midland, MI
Favorite Song: Sunday Candy by Chance the Rapper
ChemE Industry of Interest: Polymers
Describe yourself in three words: Charismatic, Learner, Engineer









External Vice President - Seguin Guerrero - seguing@umich.edu

Seguin is involved with the interactions between the chapter, school, and community.
                                                                                       

                           Hometown: San Antonio, TX
                    Favorite Song: Dead Man's Hand by Lord Huron
                            ChemE Industry of Interest: Materials Processing and Manufacturing
                    Describe yourself in three words: Forgetful, honest, and forgetful






Internal Vice President - Christina Meyer - crmeyer@umich.edu


                            Christina coordinates food for luncheons and information sessions with companies

        Hometown: Muskegon, MI
        Favorite Song: Closer by the Chainsmokers
        ChemE Industry Interest: Chemicals and Consumer Goods
        Describe yourself in three words: Three words can't describe me    








                            Treasurer - Fritz Hyde - jamcmull@umich.edu

Joseph takes care of all revenue and expenses for AIChE such as collecting dues or submitting reimbursements. 
He is in charge of setting and tracking a budget for the organization.

                      Hometown: Sterling Heights, MI
                      Favorite Song: Adore te Devote
                      ChemE Industry Interest: Manufacturing
                      Describe yourself in three words: Veni, Vidi, Vici







Secretary - Gabriel Shlain - aichesecretary@umich.edu

Gabriel conducts correspondence between AIChE members and officers. He does this by maintaining the email account, attendance records, and membership records, and keeping minutes at board meetings.
Hometown: Miami, Fl
Favorite Song: Pyramids by Frank Ocean
ChemE Industry Interest: Oil and Gas 
Describe yourself in three ways: I work too hard, I care too much, and sometimes I can be too invested in my organizations.







Mentorship Co-Chair - Devesh Shah - eparka@umich.edu and etav@umich.edu

Elaine and Elias are in charge of the mentorship program and are focused on building a community within Chemical Engineering and developing younger chemical engineers.

Hometown: White Lake, MI
Favorite Song: Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles
ChemE Industry Interest: Automotive, Energy, or Consumers Products
Describe yourself in three words: Kind, curious, understanding







Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico
Favorite Song: Corazon Partio
ChemE Industry Interest: Chemical and Pharamceutical
Describe yourself in three words: Energetic, friendly, different








Social and Service Chair - Alex White - alrwhite@umich.edu


Alex plans at least one social event each month in addition to two service events per semester. He is also responsible for encouraging members of AIChE to participate in these events.

Hometown: Mount Clemens, MI
Favorite Song: Highway Tune by Greta Van Fleet
ChemE Industry Interest: Undecided
Describe yourself in three words: Adventurous, easy-going, personable




Newsletter - Ellen Khoury - elkhoury@umich.edu

Ellen writes the newsletter for the weekly luncheon and produces the semi-annual semester in review.

Hometown: Amman, Jordan
Favorite Song: Can't decide
ChemE Industry Interest: Consumer products, food, oil
Describe yourself in three words: Sassy, sleep deprived, sincere






Public Relations - Robert Espinosa Marazita - rbespi@umich.edu

Robert maintains our website and all of our social media accounts. He is also the main point of contact with our sister chapter in Colombia. 

Hometown: Miami, FL
Favorite Song: Runaway by Ramin Djawadi
ChemE Industry Interest: Pharmaceuticals and Process Engineering
Describe yourself in three words: Positive, out-going, hard-working






Head Sophomore Representative - Ryen O'Meara
 
The head sophomore rep acts as a liaison between the ChE sophomore class and AIChE by planning events which help to create a sense of community within the student body.

        Hometown: Canton, MI
        Favorite Song: ACNL 1pm Theme 
        ChemE Industry Interest: Pharmaceuticals development
        Describe yourself in three words: Obsessive, unabashed, odd
       



Advisor - Professor Scott Fogler 


H. Scott Fogler is the Ame and Catherine Vennema Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan, and is the 2009 President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. His research interests include flow and reaction in porous media, fused chemical relations, gellation kinetics, colloidal phenomena, and catalyzed dissolution.