CLASS NOTES
2010s
Product development engineer at Urbix Resources Kurumi Austin, BS/MSE 2017, won first place in the 14th Annual Materials Bowl in April, shepherding Kurumi Austin safe return of the Territorial Trophy from Arizona State University to its rightful place in the UA Mines Building.
Aaron Ben
Aaron Ben, BS/ ChE 2017, spent his first summer after graduation working at the Andeavor refinery in Gallup, New Mexico, and helping his mother herd and shear sheep on her property. He is pursuing his MS in chemical engineering at the UA.
The first woman ever to receive a mining engineering degree at the University of Sonora in Mexico, Ana Ingstrom, MS/ MGE 2015, now lives in Colorado and works for the U.S. Forest Service in permit processing for mining on federal lands.
Mingyang Li, PhD/SIE 2015, is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering at the University of South Florida. Kaitlyn Mensing, BS/ChE 2015, worked at W. L. Gore & Associates before starting law school at Duke University in fall 2017. She plans to focus on patent law or another area of science and technology. “My time in the UA program and my work experience gave me a significant advantage in the law school application process and even preparing for finding a position as a summer associate.” Senior preconstruction engineer Wes Walling, BS/CE 2015, and project manager Kristen Reinke, BS/EngMgt 2009, work at Phoenix-based Ryan Companies, where they have helped lead major construction projects, including the 20-acre Marina Kristen Reinke Heights development. Reinke is working on an outreach center to “enhance St. Vincent de Paul’s ability to feed, clothe, house and heal the most vulnerable populations in Phoenix.”
Plane Sailing—Leading a tour at Honeywell for the SHPE Phoenix professional chapter, Maira Garcia shows visitors the cockpit of a Boeing 757 flight-test aircraft.
Maira Garcia, BS/AE 2014, won the 2017 Professional Role Model Award from the national Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. The Honeywell control systems engineer helped establish the UA’s SHPE Alumni Scholarship. “Who’d have known that little Maira from West Phoenix would receive a national award like this?” XianBiao Hu, PhD/CE 2013, is an assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Ningxin Wang, BS/ChE 2012, is pursuing her doctorate in chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, where she is conducting research in atmospheric science. In May 2016, she participated in the Finokalia Aerosol Measurement Experiments on the Greek island of Crete.
2000s
Laura Kelsey, BS/AE 2009, an aerospace engineer at Paragon Space Development Corp., led a water-processing project that won the company a 2017 Copper Cactus Award for innovation from the Tucson Metro Chamber.
2017
Virtuous Cycle—Erica Clevenger, BS/ChE 2017, won the Women’s Division Club Road Race at the 2017 USA Cycling Collegiate and Para-Cycling Road National Championships. (Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
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ARIZONA ENGINEER
Western Window Systems’ vice president of design and supply chain Cameron Wyatt, BS/EngMgt 2006, and manufacturing engineer manager Kraig Hoekstra, BS/EngMgt 2008, recently celebrated the company’s first-ever Crystal Achievement Award for innovative manufacturing from Window and Door magazine.