Fifty-two students at Notre Dame will graduate with an energy studies minor
The Center for Sustainable Energy (ND Energy) at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to announce the Energy Studies Minor (ESM) Class of 2024; the largest graduation class since the minor started in 2012 with 52 students completing the minor’s requirements.
Students will attend a recognition ceremony on Friday, May 17, and receive a certificate of achievement and a tri-colored cord (navy, green, white), signifying completion of the minor. The program is hosted by ND Energy with special guest speakers, including Fr. Terrence P. Ehrman, C.S.C., and Peter C. Burns, Henry Massman Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, ND Energy’s director, and the minor’s academic adviser. The Convocation Address will be delivered by Diogo Bolster, Frank M. Freimann Professor of Hydrology and Henry Massman Department Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences. The program will close with remarks by Ginger E. Sigmon, ND Energy’s managing director, and a reception for the students and their families and guests.
Since the minor began, there have 274 graduates. This year’s class represents a broad range of majors, including every engineering department, anthropology, applied and computational mathematics and statistics, biochemistry, biology, business analytics, chemistry, economics, Italian, and finance. Their future plans include consulting, graduate programs, work with utility companies, project management, military and volunteer service, and software development.
The graduates are pictured above in alphabetical order and the list below includes their names, hometowns, majors, and future plans.
Lucas Barreto Cubiñá, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mechanical Engineering, Project Manager for Let's Share the Sun
Chloe Grace Behringer, Manhasset, New York, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Consultant
Ella Burns, Palatine, Illinois, Civil Engineering, Master's of Engineering in Structural Engineering at Notre Dame
Jin Rui Cai, Los Angeles, California, Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Andrew Canzano, Cape Coral, Florida, Chemistry/Business, NextEra Energy
Elio Carella, Keizer, Oregon, Aerospace Engineering, Propulsion Engineering
Kara Clouse, Indianapolis, Indiana, Computer Science, Cyber Security
Elliot Gerard Como, Cincinnati, Ohio, Chemical Engineering, Associate Scientist in Research and Development at Procter & Gamble
Patrick Gregory Condon, Wilmette, Illinois, Electrical Engineering, Associate at Boston Consulting Group
Leah Delfausse, Kennesaw, Georgia, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability Consulting
Mary Devoe, Holliston, Massachusetts, Chemical Engineering, Operations Leadership Development Associate at Siemens Healthineers
John William Donaruma, Granger, Indiana, Civil Engineering, Master's in Structural Engineering at University College Dublin
Kaitlyn Donton, Long Grove, Illinois, Biochemistry, Veterinary School at University of Georgia
Jacob Frabutt, Granger, Indiana, Computer Science, Software Developer at Epic Systems
Gianina Rose Ghirardo, Richland, Washington, Applied & Computational Mathematics and Statistics, Data Analytics
Rachel Haney, East Greenbush, New York, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Manufacturing
Sydney Harris, Menlo Park, California, Environmental Sciences, Bioenergy Analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Corbin Hite, Tiffin, Ohio, Biological Sciences, Ph.D. in the Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program at Duke University
Eva Elisabeth Homberger, Oak Park, Illinois, Mechanical Engineering, Experiment Engineer at Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory
Joseph J. Huebner, Port Washington, Wisconsin, Electrical Engineering, Associate Engineer at WEC Energy Group
Christopher Kelly, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, Chemical Engineering, Oil and Gas Engineering
Matthew David Kennedy, St. Louis, Missouri, Computer Science, Software Engineer at Benefit Finance LLP
David Ronald Kimlinger, Lindstrom, Minnesota Environmental Engineering, Soil/groundwater Remediation with TRC Companies
Daniel Harrison Kraemer, Wilmette, Illinois, Economics and Italian, Project Management at Epic
Anne Kathryn Lang, Bay Village, Ohio, Environmental Engineering, Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest
Nicole Lies, Naperville, Illinois, Chemical Engineering, Research and Development Engineer at Veolia Water Technologies
Nicholas Lynch, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Consultant at Sargent & Lundy
Quinn Mackay, Seattle, Washington, Environmental Sciences, Ph.D. in Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University
Luke Malcolm, Greenwich, Connecticut, Mechanical Engineering, Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State
Bryce McDonnell, Arlington Heights, Illinois, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Systems Engineer at Intellihot
Andres Mejia, Elkhart, Indiana, Civil Engineering, Project Engineer at Duke Energy
Peter Andrew Murray, Stamford, Connecticut, Finance and Economics, Investment Banking Analyst at Brentwood Capital Advisors
Daniel Patrick O'Connor, Yakima, Washington, Chemical Engineering, Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest
Michelena O'Rourke, Tallahassee, Florida, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at MIT
Gunnar Timothy Oldre, Luverne, Minnesota, Finance, Commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army
Connor Gregory Paszkiewicz, Towson, Maryland, Business Analytics, Data Analyst with Cyndx Technologies
Gabriel Matthew Bautista Pennington, San Diego, California, Chemical Engineering, Energy Supply Chain Consultant at Wood Mackenzie
Pedro Alberto Pozas Garza, Monterrey, Mexico, Environmental Engineering, Actinide Research for Consent-Based Siting of Spent Nuclear Fuel at Notre Dame
Alexander Goetschius Ramsey, Jupiter, Florida, Finance, Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Elizabeth Madeline Ream, Blythewood, South Carolina, Chemical Engineering, Master's Degree in Systems Engineering at Air Force Institute of Technology
Andrea Reisinger, Evansville, Indiana, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering Graduate Program
Viviana B. Rivera Vázquez, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, Civil Engineering, Project Engineer at Walsh Construction
William Roberts, Needham, Massachusetts, Environmental Sciences and Economics, Analyst at Concentric Energy Advisors
Tomas Romero, Spring, Texas, Chemical Engineering, Associate Engineer at Energy Transfer's Environmental Division
Patrick Marco Rossetto, Frankfort, Illinois, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineer at Phillips 66
Katherine Schepelmann, Tucson, Arizona, Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Mechanical Engineer at ARUP
Dagmara Sobolak, Long Grove, Illinois, Chemical Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering at Invenergy
Ilija Tadic, Budva, Montenegro, Economics, Consulting
Fredy Osbaldo Tajiboy Espinoza, Houston, Texas, Anthropology, Energy Consulting
Joseph Thuente, Traverse City, Michigan, Business Analytics, Fixed Income Quantitative Analyst at Traveler's Insurance
Darien Philip Vazquez, New York, New York, Computer Science, Computer Programmer
Jessica Wysocki, Blacksburg, Virginia, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Contact:
For more information about the Energy Studies Minor, please contact Anne Berges Pillai at apillai@nd.edu.
Originally published by energy.nd.edu on May 16, 2024.
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