Purdue Engineering Student Council
 

Our Members


Class of 2025

Jaatani Abdi

Kaley Bahary

Zoe Baker

Alexander Beuerle

Victoria Booth

Adrienne Cibulka

Addison Clauss

Landon Goetz

Braden Kirkendall

Ishika Mukherjee

 

Heather Sledzinski

Ryan Stewart

 

Class of 2026

Caroline Bodnar

Emma Kessinger

Kathleen O’Sullivan

Nathan Petrucci

Cody Andis

 
 

Sruthi Anil

Gabriel Ogbalor

Michael Svara

Abdullah Alkazemi

Sydney Lawrence

 
 

Amartya Singh

Devon Christner

Sam Schwartz

Kendall Gibson

Rebecca Patino

 
 

 

Class of 2027

 
Cathy

Cathy Kuo

Paul Swift

Karishma Dhayagude

Logan O’Connell

Sophia Guerrero

 
 

Eeshwar Doma

Sedef Mergen

Kaitlin Stephens

Maximo Vedoya

Connor Kirkendall

 
 

Carter Holbrook

Paige Bryan

 
 

Adrienne Cibulka

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Minor: Sustainable Engineering

PESC Involvement: COMM, IR Registration

Purdue Involvement: Resident Assistant, Purdue Outing Club

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Fun Fact: I’ve been 28 different US National Parks!


 
 

Eli Lechien

Major: Electrical Engineering

Minor: Physics

Industry Experience: Tesla

Research Experience: Modeling of superconducting solenoids, in-motion charging of electric semi-trucks.

PESC Involvement: Campus Relations, Engineering Outreach

Purdue Involvement: Boiler Gold Rush, Purdue Student Government, Goss Scholars Leadership Council

Hometown: West Lafayette, Indiana

Fun Fact: I love to lift weights and play ping pong


 
 

Heather Sledzinski

Major: Chemical Engineering

Minor: Mathematics

Industry Experience: Johnson Matthey

PESC Involvement: Engineering Outreach, Well-Being, Industrial Roundtable

Purdue Involvement: Running Club, Women in Engineering Program

Hometown: Westmont, Illinois

Fun Fact: I have a green birthmark!


 
 

Jaatani Abdi

Major: Chemical Engineering

Industry Experience: ExxonMobil

PESC Involvement: Engineering Outreach, EXPO 2022, Campus Relations

Purdue Involvement: College Of Engineering Ambassador, Omega Chi Epsilon Member Chemical Engineering Honor Society, Purdue Minority Engineering Program Student Mentor

Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia

Fun Fact: I love cheesecake!


 
 

Ben Pekarek

Major: Electrical Engineering

Minor: Spanish

Industry Experience: John Deere Electric Drives, Embedded Software, Gentiam Electronics, KA Components

PESC Involvement: 2023 President, IR Director, Industrial Roundtable Programming, Campus Relations

Purdue Involvement: Orientations Program Team Leader, Physics Tutor

Hometown: West Lafayette, IN

Fun Fact: I have tried every Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor


 
 

Autumn Wuebben

Major: Biological Engineering

Minor: Pre-Med, Biotechnology, Psychology

Industry Experience: Noble Gas Systems Sustainability Project Intern, Central Turf & Irrigation Systems Warehouse Supply Chain Intern

Research Experience: Engineering Research for Bioregenerative Sustainability in Space, NASA Gene Lab, Purdue Interplanetary and Space Agriculture, Clase Lab Biotechnology Leadership Team

PESC Involvement: Well-Being, Campus Relations, Industrial Roundtable, EXPO, Treasurer 2023

Purdue Involvement: Teaching Assistant (ENGR 161), PEPC, ASGSR Student Chapter, ASABE

Hometown: Woodbury, MN

Fun Fact: I hiked over 20 miles on a torn ACL


 
 

Ben Pulver

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Industry Experience: Fermilab, Honda

Research Experience: Quantum Computing and Particle Physics

PESC Involvement: Industrial Roundtable, Communications Committee Head

Hometown: Mount Prospect, Illinois

Fun Fact: I can solve the Rubik's Cube


 
 

Amanda Munsell

Major: Industrial Engineering

Minor: Spanish, Global Engineering

Industry Experience: Procter & Gamble research & development

PESC Involvement: Well-Being Committee Head, Industrial Roundtable, Engineering Outreach

Purdue Involvement: Director of Project Excellence - Purdue Solutions, Purdue GEARE Program

Hometown: Kansas City, MO

Fun Fact: I am a Gold Award Girl Scout!


 
 

Eyal Pery

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Minor: Mathematics, Art and Design

Industry Experience: Manufacturing Engineering Intern at Heliogen

PESC Involvement: Communications, Industrial Roundtable

Purdue Involvement: Women in Engineering Mentor Mentee program

Hometown: Sharon, MA

Fun Fact: I still have a baby tooth


 
 

Grace Mathews

Major: FYE - Biomedical Engineering

PESC Involvement: Industrial Roundtable

Purdue Involvement: Salt and Light Christian Fellowship, WIEP

Hometown: Plainfield, IN

Fun Fact: I have the Gettysburg Address memorized in song form


 
 

Roey Kuo

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Research Experience: 3D imaging of human cortical bone

PESC Involvement: Communications, Engineering Outreach Committee Head, 2023 Secretary

Purdue Involvement: Alpha Tau Omega

Hometown: San Diego, California

Fun Fact: I collect Prime bottles


 
 

Elisabeth Casetti

Major: Multidisciplinary Engineering

Industry Experience: General Motors Global Product Design Engineering

PESC Involvement: ID Committee Head, EXPO, EO

Purdue Involvement: SAE Baja Racing, Women in Engineering Program

Hometown: South Bend, IN

Fun Fact: I have two lazy eyes


 
 

Kaitlyn Yu

Major: Mechanical Engineering & French

Minor: Electrical Engineering

Industry Experience: Hardware Engineering Intern at GE Healthcare, Systems Engineering Intern at Onto Innovation

PESC Involvement: CR Committee Head, COMM, Well-Being

Purdue Involvement: Purdue Solutions, Purdue IEEE, Women in Engineering Program Mentors & Mentees

Hometown: Princeton, New Jersey

Fun Fact: I have a birthmark in the shape of a kangaroo


 
 

Bobby Albertson

Major: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

Industry Experience: Systems Engineering at Lockheed Martin Space

Research Experience: The Meyer Research Group at Zucrow Labs

PESC Involvement: Engineering Outreach, EXPO Registration, Communications

Purdue Involvement: CoE ambassadors

Hometown: Berwyn, PA

Fun Fact: I like rockets


 
 

Joshua Facello

Major: Industrial Engineering

Minor: Computer Science

Industry Experience: Industrial Engineering Systems Intern at John Deere

Research Experience: REU for Meeting the Grand Challenges, Duke University

PESC Involvement: Campus Relations, Communications

Purdue Involvement: Purdue Philharmonic, IISE, Club Tennis, Data Mine

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

Fun Fact: I have insurance for my pinkie


 
 

Ishika Mukherjee

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Minor: Business Economics

Industry Involvement: Manufacturing Intern at Daimler Trucks

Research Experience: Undergraduate Researcher at Energy Storage Analytics Lab

PESC Involvement: CR, IR, EXPO Director

Purdue Involvement: Research

Hometown: Mason, Ohio

Fun Fact: I can rap Taco Tuesday by Migos and am scared of grapes


 
 

Landon Goetz

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Industry Involvement: Siemens Digital Industries and Software

Research Experience: Drop in Bisensor

PESC Involvement: EO, EXPO

Purdue Involvement: Formula SAE, University Residences, Purdue Jazz Bands

Hometown: Naperville, IL

Fun Fact: I can do a pretty accurate Kronk impression


 
 

Addison Clauss

Major: Industrial Engineering

Minor: Management

Industry Involvement: Jasper Engines and Transmissions

PESC Involvement: EO, EXPO

Purdue Involvement: Women in Engineering Tutor

Hometown: Jasper, IN

Fun Fact: I have the “La Vida Loca” dance memorized on Just Dance 4


 
 

Caroline Bodnar

Major: Mechanical Engineering

PESC Involvement: Treasurer

Purdue Involvement: Women in Engineering Program

Hometown: Upper Saddle River, NJ

Fun Fact: I can solve a Rubik’s cube and used to compete in dog shows with my goldendoodle, Ginger


 
 

Zoe Baker

Major: Industrial Engineering

Minor: Spanish & business econ

PESC Involvement: Engineering Outreach

Purdue Involvement: KKG, Purdue THINK, Rising Professionals

Hometown: Zionsville, IN

Fun Fact: I’ve been to the DR for 4 weeks!


 
 

Ryan Stewart

Major: Electrical Engineering & Spanish

Minor: Global Engineering

Industry Experience: Aluminum Insights CAD Design Intern

PESC Involvement: Well-Being, EXPO

Purdue Involvement: Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity, GEARE, Boiler Green Initiative, IEEE

Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI

Fun Fact: I am a two-time tennis state champion and a three-time downhill skiing state qualifier


 
 

Emma Kessinger

Major: Biological Engineering

PESC Involvement: EXPO Director

Purdue Involvement: Purdue Honors College, Women in Engineering Mentees and Mentors Program, SWE

Hometown: Plainfield, IN

Fun Fact: I have never had ketchup before


 
 

Braden Kirkendall

Major: Computer Engineering

Minor: Management

Industry Experience: Flexware Innovation

PESC Involvement: Industrial Roundtable Facilities

Purdue Involvement: Purdue Student Government (PSG), IEEE Computer Society

Hometown: Fishers, IN

Fun Fact: I only like cranberry flavoring in sprite


 
 

Kaley Bahary

Major: Industrial Engineering

Minor: Business Economics

Industry Experience: Product Support Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.

Research Experience: Service operations, inventory management, and supply chain

PESC Involvement: Campus Relations and Engineering Outreach

Purdue Involvement: Purdue Solutions Consulting, WIEP, Honors College Scholar Liaison

Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL

Fun Fact: I went scuba diving in a flooded quarry


 
 

Kathleen O’Sullivan

Major: Computer Engineering

PESC Involvement: Campus Relations

Purdue Involvement: SWE, WIEP

Hometown: Carmel, NY

Fun Fact: My parents spelled my middle name wrong on my birth certificate on purpose


 
 

Nathan Petrucci

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Minor: Mathematics

PESC Involvement: Secretary

Hometown: Brookfield, WI

Fun Fact: I once beat a turtle in a staring contest.


 
 

Victoria Booth

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Industry Experience: Quality Engineering Intern at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Mechanical Engineering Intern at Northrop Grumman

Research Experience: Identifying best practices for developing appropriate technical and professional skills for college students nationwide enrolled in Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement (SCALE) program.

PESC Involvement: Well Being

Purdue Involvement: Women in Engineering Program Mentor, College Mentors for Kids, Kappa Alpha Theta

Hometown: Cape Cod, MA

Fun Fact: I’ve been in the Goodyear blimp twice!


 
 

Cody Andis

Major: Mechanical Engineering

PESC Involvement: Internal Development

Hometown: South Bend, IN

Fun Fact: I couldn't sign my own waivers once I got to college since I was too young.


 
 

Sruthi Anil

Major: Mechanical Engineering

PESC Involvement: Industrial Roundtable

Hometown: Huntersville, North Carolina

Fun Fact: My favorite way to kill a couple hours is to do my own henna and I have a foodsta (food insta) where I review restaurants that I’ve been to!


 
 

Gabriel Ogbalor

Major: Computer Engineering

PESC Involvement: Communications

Hometown: Nigeria

Fun Fact: I am Batman


 
 

Sydney Lawrence

Major: Civil Engineering

PESC Involvement: Well-Being

Hometown: Edwardsville, IL

Fun Fact: I love doing arts and crafts and I also have around 30 plants that I take care of!


 
 

Sam Schwartz

Major: Mechanical Engineering

PESC Involvement: Engineering Outreach

Hometown: Powell, Ohio

Fun Fact: My favorite movies are the Velocipastor and Birdemic


 
 

Abdullah Alkazemi

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Research Experience: Autonomous Drone Navigation through Modeled Disaster Zone

PESC Involvement: Campus Relations

Purdue Involvement: Purdue Student Government, University Choir, Purdue Arab Society

Hometown: Kuwait

Fun Fact: I type 120+ words per minute


 
 

Devon Christner

Major: Industrial Engineering

PESC Involvement: Communications

Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI

Fun Fact: My favorite color is grey but I also love sunsets and acai bowls which are both very colorful


 
 

Kendall Gibson

Major: Civil Engineering

PESC Involvement: Wellbeing

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Fun Fact: I never memorized the times table


 
 

Rebecca Patino

Major: Mechanical Engineering

PESC Involvement: Communications

Hometown: Houston, TX

Fun Fact: I was a competitive jump roper


 
 

Amartya Singh

Major: Computer Engineering

PESC Involvement: Communications

Hometown: Brazil

Fun Fact: My full name literally translates to “Immortal Lion”


 
 

Michael Svara

Major: Aerospace Engineering

PESC Involvement: Engineering Outreach

Fun Fact: I can walk on my hands.