CO OPEDPitt Swanson School of Engineering Cooperative Education Programin partnership with the School of Computing and Information and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Engineering division

Spring 2020

Annual Spring CO-OP

JOB FAIRJanuary 23, 2020

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U.S. Steel Dean of Engineering James R. Martin II, PhD, M. ASCE and Dimitry Labko, 2019 Co-op Student of the Year

Co-op Students Recognized at the 2019 Reception and Dinner

Graduating Swanson School of Engineering seniors were honored at the Recognition

Reception and Dinner held on Friday, December 6, 2019, at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial

Hall & Museum. Students who completed all co-op rotations received recognition

from James R. Martin II, U.S. Steel Dean of Engineering. The graduates and their

families, in addition to faculty and co-op employers, attended the event. Maureen

Barcic, Cooperative Education program director, highlighted the accomplishments

of the program for the 2018-2019 academic year. Dean Martin awarded each senior

a certificate of completion from the Co-op Program. Barcic and Dean Martin awarded

the 2019 Co-op Employer of the Year Award

to Emerson. Accepting the award for Emerson

were Kelly Sterniak, manager of talent

management and development, and Caitlin

Mabbett, manager of human resources

information systems & human resources

programs. Awards also were presented to

acknowledge the co-ops’ successes in their

work, academics, and communities.

Co-op Student of the YearDimitry Labko NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Calvin Gealy Aerotech Inc.

Jada Gerz Seegrid Corporation

Adalee X. Jacobs Langan Engineering and Environmental Services Inc.

Maxwell Lohss Edwards LifeSciences Corporation

Erik Wehner Net Health

Co-op Student of the Year Honorable Mentions

Co-op Student of the Year FinalistMason P. Kline Bombardier

Co-op Tenacity AwardJordan Ewing DuPont

Co-op Trailblazer AwardSamantha Bunke EQT Corporation

Martin and and Emerson’s Caitlin Mabbett (left) and Kelly Sterniak (right)

2019 Co-op Certificate Recipients:

BIOENGINEERING Patrick BohseTyler BrayJessica BrownEmma ChenNatasha GilbertChristine HeislerMadeline JohnsonMeredith Lie-AtjamHannah LiuMaxwell LohssJacob MeadowsYousif ShwetarCatherine SmithGrace VarughesePavitra VelanShumeng YangPegah Zarandi

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Patrick AltemoseBrendan Beshock

Tanner BoyleSamantha BunkeAdam CarcellaRiley DavisJordan EwingJean FiorePatrick FlahertyIsaac GeorgeAbigale GrayAaron GucheDaneen HaasNicole IdenSarah LeptinskySteven LoMatthew McCannAndrei MihailescuDean MillerTyler MurinLindsey NgauCole PartingtonPaige RisleyCorrin RogersRico RomeoTiffany SmithKristen Stonitsch

Xavier StrittmatterKristy SturgessAlexander SweeneySadhana TadepalliNathan TurchickBryan WelshRa’Van WilliamsNicholas Youwakim

CIVIL ENGINEERING Tristan AbrahamSeth AppelMarlee BivinsCole BurdenTimoth ChebuskeAdam ChidiacAndrew DawsonAnnamarie FiduciaPaige HilliardLauren KubejaKate LundyDevon MallonConnor McKainMadison McNuttZane McShaneGabriel MusselmanMatthew ParadiseJames ProughDavid ProvostMalik RobertsChristina RogersLiam StubanasLaura TraczynskiConnor TuttleMark VrabelGeoffrey WellsEvan WilliamsonNicole Yanouzas

COMPUTER ENGINEERINGBlaine AbriatisJustin AndersonDillon AxarlisEvan BurlewBenjamin BirkettSamuel BirusThomas BuiAlex ClewellCarolyn ColeAndrew DantAlexandra DziakLuke ForrenceMatthew GabrinRyan Gabrin

The Co-op Program thanks the students, their families, co-op employers, faculty, and

staff for attending the event. The Co-op Program takes pride in the accomplishments

of our students and greatly values the support of our employer partners.

Co-op Student of the Year Dimitry Labko with his NASA mentor and mentor’s family.

Jonathan GalaydickCalvin GealyJennifer GingerichEmily GossGarrett HagenJohn HeldZane KharitonovJessica LeonattiJared LinKevin McGooganDylan MiaoRachel MisbinBlaise ObritzDuncan PenizottoZachary PixleyDaniel RoweAndrew SabaJohn SiggJeffrey SocashJarod VickersTyler VogelChandler YoccaMax ZeemanKevin Zinn

COMPUTER SCIENCEWilliam BergmanLinn BjanesNigel Buchanan-WollastonBrendan DrusdaConstantino FlourasLogan HiginbothamEsam HossainMichael SchroppYongxin TanKyle ThorpeVictor UduhiriShibo XingBiying ZhangLei Zhao

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGJoseph BuddThomas DastalfoJoshua EatonSophia Halter

Mason KlineJacob LasherJustin LauriaHector Li SanchezNoah MartinJustin PetersScott RileyBrendan SchusterRobert SchwartzJacob SmithPatrick SnyderEthan Vander WoudeKeting Zhao

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGAdalee JacobsTanner Prime

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGKristy AndrosErin BatesEmily BeckConnor BombaSean CallaghanMichael CarrozziEileen CollieBrooke Conroy

Tristan CunhaDevon DeversZachary DissenCarolyn DobiesGrace DunnJada GerzAlexander HartmanMatthew HogeJohanna HuffmanAnthony JacobMaiti KeenMegan McCormickJahari MercerJaclyn PasseriniDina PerlicAlexander PolleyEvan PoskaVeronica RadinKaitlin ResendesNicholas RothRip RuckerJenna RudolphRachel WestConnor WurstLucas YondaYitong Zhou

Top row (left to right): Emma Chen, Pavitra Velan, Natasha Gilbert, Pegah Zarandi, and Hannah Liu

Middle row (left to right): Shumeng Yang, Grace Varughese, and Madeline Johnson

Bottom: Meredith Lie-Atjam

CO OPEDCo-op Ed is published by the Swanson School of Engineering Cooperative Education Program.

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Chris Frankovic, Associate Director caf54@pitt.edu

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MATERIALS SCIENCEThomas AlexanderAlexandra BeeboutIsaac CookClement EkaputraBridget MoyerMegan Weisgerber

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Michael AlbrightAnthony BalonChristopher BelleciKatelyn BensonArthur BisciMichael BonaventureMichael BuescherAustin BussardDante CavallucciTimothy CibosAudrey ClarkeRobert ColvillePaul CoxAndrea DavisTimothy DelpGabriel DetterJames DorkoZachary EgolfMichael EwanJustin FernslerClara FerreiraDanielle FerrerAndrew FordJohn FriedGabriel Fruitman

Matthew GalaydickAnthony GentileBrenden HadadBrett HanemanDavis HerchkoKhang HoangAlexander HourietJeremiah HoydichAnthony ImmorminoAustin KasmerAnton KazakovHannah KendrickBenjamin KooPatrick KressColton KucsanDimitry LabkoEvan LawrenceMichael LimbacherStephanie LiuTimothy LogarMichael LongMaria LongoZachary LynnJames MaierJoshua McClearyAlexander MeekBrandt MiaoLee MuszynskiHerve NyemeckKevin O’BrienAndrew ParkerJoshua PopeJacob PuckowitzGregory RiceTyler Rice

Jesse RosenfeldJake SaletskyAndrew ScherbarthTyler ShirkJacob ShrubbJansen SimoneMatthew SpinelloNicholas StefurakEmma StilwellJoshua TarloLeif UhlmanTorsten VoigtTyler VolcjakJunbo WangMatthew WarnerDalind Wilson Jesse YowonskeRina ZhangDesmond Zheng

Swanson School of Engineering Co-op Recognition Reception and Dinner

Annual Spring CO-OP JOB FAIR January 23, 2020University Club Ballroom9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.