ChBE News—Spring 2005

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GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY • SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING • VOL. 13 NO. 1 • SPRING 2005

ChBE Undergrad Blends Academic Achievement with Sports Excellence At 19, Stephanie England has managed to accomplish what most people only dream of – not only is she a remarkable athlete, she is also an outstanding student. A 2004 graduate of Astronaut High School in Titusville, Stephanie is currently the only Florida native on the Georgia Tech swimming and diving squad.

Photo by Jamie Howell

Stephanie chose ChBE as her major because she enjoyed A.P. chemistry in high school and felt that chemical engineering would satisfy her interests and offer a wide variety of job opportunities after graduation.

Georgia Tech diver and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering student Stephanie England twisting out of a reverse pike off the 3-meter board in a competitive meet against the University of Virginia. Stephanie finished second in the 1-meter and 3-meter events.

Despite her rigorous course load and all of the other challenges of being a freshman, Stephanie landed on the dean’s list for both semesters of her first year at Georgia Tech. Her ChBE professors say that she is an “impressive student.”

In high school, Stephanie was a threeyear letterwinner in diving and was team captain her junior and senior seasons. She qualified for the America Cup and participated in the platform diving event at the U.S. Junior Nationals. Additionally, she won district championships in three consecutive seasons. In the meantime, she also excelled in the classroom, ranking third in her graduating class. She was a member of the National Honor Society, the Chemistry Honor Society, the German Honor Society, and Mu Alpha Theta. Parents Gordon England and Susan Eggers are naturally extremely proud of their multitalented daughter. During what little free time she enjoys these days, Stephanie likes to rollerblade and go to the beach. Keep up the good work, Stephanie!

GT Students Shine at AIChE Southern Regional Conference

Photo by Steve Marek

At this year’s AIChE Southern Regional Conference in New Orleans, four undergraduate students from Georgia Tech made presentations on research they conducted as members of faculty research groups: Veda Bartlow (Prof. Nair), Joshua Hutcheson (Prof. Prausnitz), David Meyer (Prof. Eckert), and Holly Paskow (Prof. Rousseau). A panel of three chemical engineers judged the papers based on technical content and research quality, as well as on the student’s presentation of the paper and his or her ability to respond to questions about the material. All four Georgia Tech students did an excellent job presenting their work, and Veda Bartlow won the first prize in her group as well as second place overall. She received a cash prize of $1,250 and was later recognized at the 2005 ChBE Student Honors Luncheon.

From left: Veda Bartlow and Holly Paskow enjoy dinner during the AIChE Southern Regional Conference.


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