When I graduated from high school, I knew that I wanted to major in some type of science.  My family was very familar with the medical field and encouraged me to try engineering so that I could enter medical school if I wanted to, but would also have other options.  I originally thought that I would major in Biomedical Engineering, but found that Notre Dame does not have the major, but there are minors and concentrations.  I chose to do Chemical Engineering after looking at the curriculums that each major needed to follow and then added a Biomolecular Concentration.  With the concentration, I get to learn the regular Chemical Engineering curriculum, but also get to see how it relates to Biotechnology and the life sciences through Bio-based electives.  Now looking back, I found that Biomedical Engineering curriculums are usually more focused on devices and am glad I chose Chemical Engineering.  

The summer after my sophomore year, I had an internship with GE Aviation where I was exposed to a manufacturing environment and I really liked it.  I liked the fast pace of working in a plant and getting to see a lot of different areas of a business such as the actual engineering, materials management and sourcing, operations, quality, and safety.  I decided to not pursue the medical school track and instead am planning on entering the manufacturing field when I graduate.

In this section I have included multiple examples of major projects or components of some of my classes that I have taken as a chemical engineer at both Notre Dame and the University College Dublin from my time spent in Ireland.