Meet the University of Pittsburgh Society of Women Engineer's Officers!

  • President

    Sandy Liu

    Year: Senior

    Major: BioEngineering

    Minor: Chemistry

    Activities:Research, Phi Eta Sigma, NSCS, Tau Beta Pi, Conference Co-Chair, UPMC Presby Volunteer

    Industry Experience: Siga Technologies, Inc. (Corvallis, OR) and Boston Scientific (Maple Grove, MN)

    Laboratory Experience: Portable hemodialysis machine (Chemical Engineering department at Oregon State University), Hydrogen production optimization in cyanobacteria (Biological/Ecological Engineering department at Oregon State University), Immune response to ECM (Badylak Lab McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine)

    Interests: Pitt Football, Pitt Basketball, photography, hiking, swimming, cooking

  • President

    Mary Beth Biddle

    Year: Senior

    Major: Mechanical Engineering

    Activities: SWE, Peer advisor, spanish club

    Industry Experience: Co-op with Crane Energy in Houston, TX

    Interests: Pitt football, basketball, Philadelphia sports, speaking spanish/any language, traveling

  • Vice President

    Lisa Volpatti

    Year: Junior

    Major: Chemical Engineering

    Minor: Chemistry, BioEngineering

    Activities: Peer Advisor, Conference Co-Chair, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars

    Industry Experience: Co-op at Lubrizol Corporation (Wickliffe, OH)

    Laboratory Experience: Artery Regeneration (Laboratory of Dr. Yadong Wang)

    Interests: Reading, running, horseback riding

  • Treasurer

    Stephanie O'Neill

    Year: Senior

    Major: Civil & Environmental Engineering

    Activities: Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering National Honors Society

    Industry Experience: 2.5 years interning with PJ Dick

    Interests: Soccer, Rock Climbing, Traveling, and Taiwan Cafe

  • Secretary

    Julia Wasas

    Year: Sophomore

    Major: Industrial Engineering

    Minor: Computer Science

    Activities: SWE, Habitat for Humanity, Peer Advisor

    Interests:Baking, Travling, Fun

  • Corporate Sponsorship Chair

    Sarah Pachesky

    Year: Sophomore

    Major: Chemical Engineering

    Minor: Petroleum Engineering

    Activities: SWE, Pitt Excel

    Interests: Playing guitar and camping

  • Corporate Relations Chair

    Camille Keenan

    Year: Senior

    Major: Bioengineering

    Minor: Chemistry

    Activities: Engineers Without Borders, Pitt Dance Ensemble, Jumpstart

    Laboratory Experience: UPMC Mechanobiology Lab, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Tissue Regeneration and Molecular Cell Engineering Lab (TRAMCEL)

    Interests: I love to dance, eat, hang out with friends and family, and make crafts! And I aspire to become a pediatric doctor in the future.

  • Academic Chair

    Karin Rozendaal

    Year: Senior

    Major: Industrial Engineering

    Minor: International Certificate

    Activities: SWE, Alpha Pi Mu Industrial Engineering Honors Society, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society

    Industry Experience: Co-op program: 1st rotation at MEDRAD, Inc. in Pittsburgh. 2nd rotation at Walmart in Houston TX

    Study Abroad Experience: FIPSE-CAPES exchange program to Brazil

    Interests: Swimming, photography, Taekwando, travelling

  • Webmaster

    Elissa Warmbrand

    Year: Sophomore

    Major: Industrial Engineering

    Minor: Economics

    Activities: SWE, Panthers For Israel

    Laboratory Experience: Conducted yeast research at the State University of New York at Stony Brook

    Interests: Astronomy, whales, travelling, piano, guitar, concerts, working out, the NY Mets

  • Outreach Chair

    Aimee Pickering

    Year: Junior

    Major: BioEngineering

    Minor: Chemistry

    Activities: SWE, American Medical Student's Association, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, UPMC Shadyside Volunteer, General Chemistry Undergraduate TA

    Interests: Orthopedic medicine, volunteering, research, reading, scrapbooking.

  • Service Chair

    Christina O'Donnell

    Year: Sophomore

    Major: Chemical Engineering

    Activities: SWE, Engineering World Health

    Interests: Music, Reading, Volleyball, Cooking, and having fun

  • Fundraising/Merchandise Chair

    Shirley Tang

    Year: Sophomore

    Major: Civil Engineering

    Activities: SWE, EXCEL, Pitt Asian Intervarsity, Scrabble Club, Engineers for a Sustainable World

    Interests: Tennis, Swimming, Piano, Theater

  • Faculty Adviser

    Chris Ann Frankovic

    Associate Director, Cooperative Education Program

    October 2011 will mark my 11th year at the University of Pittsburgh. I started in main Career Services working with Engineering students and then transferred into the Cooperative Education program in the Swanson School of Engineering. I hold a Bachelor of Administration degree from Robert Morris University with a Business Management major and a Masters in Professional Leadership/Training & Development from Carlow University. Almost my entire career has been in student services and I value the relationships I have fostered with students, staff, faculty, and employers along the way! I hope my experience and support will be an asset to Pitt’s SWE chapter for this academic year.