2024 - 2025 Leadership
Jenna Vito, President
Jenna received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from West Virginia University (WVU) in May 2022 and joined Dr. Manish Shetty's research group in the Fall of 2022 as a PhD student. Jenna's research focuses on the use of zeolite-confined catalysts for selective hydrocarbon transformations. She enjoys hiking, cooking & reading.
Khirabdhi Mohanty, Vice-President Internal Affairs
Khirabdhi is a third-year Ph.D. student in Dr. Lutkenhaus's research group. She is learning and working on battery engineering to design metal-free polymer based batteries, contributing to sustainability. Her research contributes to metal-free, no-fire-hazard, in-house built batteries that can also be biodegradable. Apart from her research, she plays basketball and enjoys singing and painting.
Utakarsh Mahajan, Website Manager
Utakarsh is pursuing a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. He is currently interning at Schlumberger, focusing on process design for carbon capture. Previously, he interned at Stantec with the Industrial Water group, contributing to business development, wastewater treatment projects, and client management for water infrastructure. In his free time, Utakarsh enjoys playing and watching Cricket, and he is a member of the Texas A&M Cricket Team.
Pravin Subrahmaniyan, Events Chair
Pravin is a second-year Ph.D. at Texas A&M University. His research interest is in Nanomaterials and composites. He is from the southern tip of India. A proactive and energetic person. Pravin loves to work in teams. He has an inclined interest in badminton, cooking and watching movies (preferably in the theatre!). Pravin also loves to design. He believes blindly and strongly in the philosophy “Work on your strengths and not on the weakness of others”.
Aamrapali Pimple, First Year Representative
Aamrapali holds a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology, India. Her undergraduate research focused on reviewing carbon-based materials for water desalination and developing a graphene-based composite for solar steam desalination. She also completed a summer internship at Zoetis, working on solvent recovery. In her MS in Chemical Engineering program, Aamrapali aims to explore nanotechnology and semiconductors, building on her foundation in materials research and characterization.
Smriti Kulkarni, Executive officer - Media
Smriti is a versatile individual with experience in media, events, and volunteering. During her time at SDM College of Engineering and Technology, she successfully managed her department’s social media presence. Smriti has a strong interest in sustainability and has worked on projects like bio-ethanol and nanofertilizers. She is eager to contribute to the fields of optimization, process integration, and modeling with the goal of making a positive impact.
Priyanka Prakash, Event Co-Ordinator - Social
Priyanka holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and worked as a SAP EWM functional consultant for the BMW project at Accenture in India. She is interested in projects related to catalysts and safety in her MS in Chemical Engineering program.
Sayyam Deshpande, Vice-President External Affairs
Sayyam is a PhD student working under Dr. Micah Green. He works on utilizing carbon nanoparticles for energy storage applications such as batteries and supercapacitors. He is enthusiastic and passionate about his research and coursework and is from Mumbai, India. He loves to socialize, play soccer, is an excellent cook, artist, cosplayer, and loves watching anime and TV series.
Ethan Harkin, Social Media Chair
Ethan is a fourth-year Ph.D. student under Dr. Micah Green. His research focuses on thermoset nanocomposites and their methods of heating/curing.
Dharani Sathwik, Sr. Executive Officer
Dharani is a second-year M.S. at Texas A&M University. He has a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, India. He is working on PFAS Remediation from Water by Nano-Functionalizing Soils under the guidance of Dr. Vaddiraju. He enjoys binge-watching everything from movies to sports like cricket, soccer, football, even Formula 1.
Bhupesh Yanda, Professional Events Co-Ordinator
Bhupesh is pursuing a PhD in Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on the synthesis and application of nanomaterials for water remediation, aiming to develop advanced solutions for water treatment challenges.
Krishna Shankar, Executive officer
Krishna completed his undergraduate degree from BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, India in 2024. The projects he has worked on have involved applying materials science to energy, sustainability and environmental applications within chemical engineering.
Soumik Sen, First Year Representative
Soumik completed his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from ICT Mumbai before joining Texas A&M University. He worked in a lab at IIT Madras during his undergraduate studies, and his research interests include nanomaterial synthesis and dispersion techniques, battery modeling, and optimization techniques to manufacture better energy storage devices.
Tasya Nasoetion, Executive Officer - External Affairs
Tsaya has experience in electrochemistry research and is currently interested in using artificial intelligence to optimize chemical processes and safety.