Several students in the Office of Engineering Diversity Programs achieved great success with co-ops, internships, research, and job placements in the 2021-22 academic year.
Completed an Internship
- Semilore Abiodun-Adeniyi, computer science sophomore, 2022 internship, Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN.
- Andrew Agbunag, mechanical engineering senior, 2022 internship, Honeywell, Phoenix, AZ.
- Hesham Ahmad, industrial engineering senior, 2022 internship, Eaton Operations, Milwaukee, WI.
- Bianca Candelaria, mechanical engineering senior, 2022 internship, Denso, Maryville, TN.
- Adriana Cartagena, nuclear engineering junior, 2022 internship, Constellation Energy, Morris, IL; 2022 co-op, Evergy, Burlington, KS.
- Jalen Crippen, mechanical engineering junior, 2022 internship, Ametek, Oak Ridge, TN.
- Vince Dick, civil engineering graduate, graduate school, 2022 internship, Bliss & Nyitray, Inc., Miami, FL.
- Laython “V” Holder, 2022 undergraduate research, UTK, Knoxville, TN; internship, Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA.
- Kay Howell, industrial engineering graduate, 2022 internship, Lockheed Martin, Camden AR.
- DaMya Kelly, electrical engineering sophomore, 2022 internship, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN.
- Ariel Lane, mechanical engineering senior, 2022 internship, UT Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
- Nicholas Moore, aerospace engineering sophomore, 2022 internship, Boeing, Everett, Washington.
- Micah Owens, industrial engineering senior, 2022 internship, Pilot Flying J, Knoxville, TN.
- Jessica Pierce, biomedical engineering senior, 2022 internship, Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA.
- Mackenzie Robinson, industrial engineering senior, 2022 internship, FedEx, Memphis, TN.
- Jasmine Toy, nuclear engineering graduate, 2022 internship, Army Civilian Corps Army Tests and Evaluation Command, White Sands Missile Range, NM.
- Stephen Walker Jr., industrial engineering junior, 2022 internship, The Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO
- Alaina Washington, industrial engineering senior, 2022 internship, Shaw Industries, Chickamauga, GA; 2022 study abroad, Florence, Italy.
Completed a Cooperative Education Experience
- Adriana Cartagena, nuclear engineering junior, 2022 internship, Constellation Energy, Morris, IL; 2022 co-op, Evergy, Burlington, KS.
- Gabriel Cobb, chemical engineering junior, 2022 co-op, BAE Systems, Kingsport, TN.
- Neisha French, civil engineering senior, 2022 co-op, Brasfield and Gorrie, Fort Pierce, FL and Dallas, TX.
- Gabriel Isaac, biomedical engineering senior, 2022 co-op, Avanos Medical, Alpharetta, GA.
- P.J. Odom, biomedical engineering senior, 2022 co-op, Halyard Health O&M, Lexington, NC.
- Jenifer Rodriguez, industrial engineering senior, 2022 co-op, Johnson & Johnson, Minneapolis, MN.
- Vanessa Sanchez, industrial engineering junior, 2022 co-op, Altec Industries, Burnsville, NC.
- Emily Torres, mechanical engineering junior, 2022 co-op, GE Aviation, Cincinnati, OH.
- Adam Tsegahun, industrial engineering senior, 2022 co-op, Denso Corporation, Maryville, TN; 2022 undergraduate research, Knoxville, TN.
- Isabella Malone Wilks, industrial engineering graduate, 2022 co-op, FedEx Supply Chain, Memphis, TN.
Complete an Undergraduate/Graduate Research Experience
- Jalen Barker, biomedical engineering junior, 2022 undergraduate research, UTK, Knoxville, TN.
- Bridgie Cawthon Jr, chemical engineering senior, 2022 research, Columbia-Amazon SURE Program, New York, NY.
- Luis Gonzalez, computer engineering graduate, 2022 doctoral candidate, awarded UTK’s top 100 fellowships, 2021 undergraduate research assistant, UTK, Knoxville, TN.
- DaMea Kelly, chemical engineering sophomore, 2022 undergraduate research, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Adam Tsegahun, industrial engineering senior, 2022 co-op, Denso Corporation, Maryville, TN; 2022 undergraduate research, Knoxville, TN.
- Elijah Watley, biomedical engineering sophomore, 2022 undergraduate research and undergraduate research assistant, UTK, Knoxville, TN.
Accepted a Position
- Erin Bennett, mechanical engineering graduate, 2022 full-time job, Boeing, Seal Beach, CA.
- Skylar White, computer science graduate, 2022 full-time job, Capgemini, Nashville, TN.
Teaching Experience
- Kendra Allen, energy science/engineering graduate, awarded NSBE’s Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year and Graduate Student of the Year 2022; instructor for Project Grad Intro to Engineering Program, UTK, Knoxville, TN.
Graduate School
- Vince Dick, civil engineering graduate, graduate school, 2022 internship, Bliss & Nyitray, Inc., Miami, FL.
Study Abroad
- Alaina Washington, industrial engineering senior, 2022 internship, Shaw Industries, Chickamauga, GA; 2022 study abroad, Florence, Italy.
Past Movers and Shakers
Check out the movers and shakers from past years.
Completed an Internship
- Frenando Blevins, (ISE, Sr.), 2020 internship, PepsiCo, Chicago, Illinois
- Kassidy Boone, (ME, Sr.), 2020 internship, Frito-Lay, Plano, Texas; 2021 internship, PepsiCo/Frito-Lay, Plano, Texas
- Vince Dick, (CE, Sr.), 2020 internship, Engineering, Bowling Green, Kentucky; 2021 internship, Black & Veatch, Houston, Texas; 2021 internship, Black & Veatch, Houston, Texas
- Terryl Dodson, (CS, Sr.), 2020 internship, Department of Homeland Internship Extension, Atlantic City, New Jersey; 2020 internship, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; 2021 internship, Department of Homeland Internship Extension, Atlantic City, New Jersey; 2021 internship, IBM, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Iliane Domenech, (AE, Jr.) 2020 internship, ABB, Morristown, Tennessee
- Chilo Espinoza, (ME, Jr.), 2021 internship, Turner Construction, Nashville, Tennessee
- Neisha French, (CE., Jr.), 2021 internship, Fulghum Macindoe & Associates, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee
- Ariadna Garcia Valdes, (ME, Sr.), 2020 internship, Lockheed Martin, Ocala, Florida
- Sarah Godfrey, (MSE, Jr.), 2021 internship, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Gabriel Gonzalez, (ME, Sr.), 2020 internship, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida
- Kay Howell, (ISE, Sr.) 2021 internship, Lockheed Martin, Camden, Arkansas
- Ian MacDougall, (CS, Sr.), 2021 internship, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Orlando, Florida
- Isabella Malone, (ISE, Sr.), 2020 internship, FedEx Supply Chain, Memphis, Tennessee; 2021 internship, FedEx Supply Chain, Memphis, Tennessee
- Alexandria Montgomery, (CE, Sr.), 2021 internship, Brasfield & Gorrie, Birmingham, Alabama
- Paul Odom, (BME, Jr.), 2020 internship, Halyard Health, Alpharetta, Georgia
- Jessica Pierce, (BME, Jr.), 2021 internship, Medtronic, Santa Rosa, California
- Jenifer Rodriguez, (ISE, Sr.), 2021 internship, Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Taylor Rogers, (CS, Sr.), 2021 internship, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tennessee
- Andrea Wilkerson, (ISE, Sr.), 2020 internship, Lowe’s, Findlay, Ohio
Completed a Cooperative Education Experience
- Andrew Agbunag, (ME, Jr.) 2021 co-op, Honeywell Intelligrated, Mason, Ohio
- Suzan Assal, (EE, Sr.), 2020 co-op, Denso Automotive, Maryville, Tennessee; 2021 co-op, Denso Automotive, Maryville, Tennessee
- Amir Battle, (CE, Sr.), 2020 co-op, NIWC Atlantic, Washington, DC
- Jonathan Blackwell, (ME, Jr.), 2020 co-op, Altec, Burnsville, North Carolina
- Nana Otchere-Boateng, (IE, Sr.), 2020 co-op, FedEx Supply Chain, Memphis, Tennessee
- Aissata Diallo, (CE, Sr.), 2020 co-op, Sabic, Mount Vernon, Indiana
- Chilo Espinoza, (ME, Jr.), 2021 co-op, SSOE, Brentwood, Tennessee; 2021 co-op, General Electric (Aviation)
- Neisha French, (CE, Jr.), 2020 co-op, Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors, Nashville, Tennessee
- Alexandria Montgomery, (CE, Sr.), 2020 co-op, Brasfield & Gorrie, Nashville, Tennessee
- Zachary Nieves, (CE, Jr.), 2021 co-op, Messer Construction, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Matthew Newman, (CE, Jr.), 2021 co-op, Mississippi Lime Company, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
- Paul Odom, (BME, Jr.), 2021 co-op, Owens & Minor Halyard Inc, Alpharetta, Georgia
- TJ Peterson, (EE, Jr.), 2021 co-op, Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB), Knoxville, Tennessee
- Domingo-Daniel Ramirez, (ME, Sr.), 2020 co-op, Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee, Clinton, Tennessee
- Jenifer Rodriguez, (ISE, Sr.), 2020 co-op, Denso Manufacturing Tennessee, Maryville, Tennessee
- Sebastian Sanchez, (ME, Sr.), 2020 co-op, The Dow Chemical Company, Carrollton, Kentucky
- Austin Taylor, (ME, Sr.), 2020 co-op, GE Aviation, Cincinnati, Ohio
Complete an Undergraduate/Graduate Research Experience
- Elexis Allen, (BME, Sr.), 2020 undergraduate research, UT Department of Nuclear Engineering
- Bridgie Cawthon, (CE, Jr.), 2020 undergraduate research, UT Department of Chemistry; 2021 undergraduate research, UT department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Lauren Eccles, (CE, Sr.), 2020 undergraduate UT Department of Materials Science and Engineering; 2021 undergraduate research, UT Department of Materials Science & Engineering; 2021undergraduate research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- Kay Howell, (ISE, Sr.) 2020 undergraduate research, UT Reliability & Maintainability Engineering program; 2020 undergraduate research, UT College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
- Zaky Hussein, (ME, Sr.), 2020 undergraduate research internship, UT-ORNL SMaRT Program.
- Naydia Peoples, (BME, Sr.), 2020 undergraduate research, UT Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering; 2020 internship, PepsiCo, Atlanta, GA; 2021 undergraduate research, UT Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
- Jessica Pierce, (BME, Jr.), 2020 undergraduate research, UT Upper Limb Assist Lab
- William J. Pierce, III, (EE, Sr.), 2020 undergraduate research, CURENT, Toronto, Ontario
- Mya Pinson, (AE, Jr.), 2020 SMaRT research internship, UT Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering
- Syncere Pruitt, (AE, Jr.), 2021 research internship, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, Tennessee
- Emily Torres, (ME, Jr.), 2020 undergraduate research, UT NASA University Leadership Initiative
Accepted a Position
- Frenando Blevins, (IE, Sr.), 2021 full-time position, PepsiCo, Chicago, Illinois
- Donovan Coates, (CE, Sr.), 2021 full-time position, Diageo, Lebanon, Kentucky
- Ariadna Garcia Valdes, (ME, Sr.), 2021 full-time position, Lockheed Martin, Ocala, Florida
- Christine Garcia, (EE, Sr.), 2020 full-time position, Bechtel, Reston, Virginia
- Naydia Peoples, (BME, Sr.), 2021 full-time position, PepsiCo-Atlanta Gatorade, Atlanta, Georgia
- William J. Pierce, III, (EE, Sr.) 2021 full-time position, Southern Company, Birmingham, Alabama
- Matthew Rivera, (CE, Sr.), full-time position with Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tennessee
- Corey Williams, (IE, Sr.), 2020 full-time position, Newell Brands, Atlanta, Georgia
Graduate School
- Anthony Kennedy, (AE, Sr.), 2021 graduate school, University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama
- Terryl Dodson, (CS, Sr.), 2021 graduate school, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Study Abroad
- Ariel Lane, (ME, Jr.), 2021 study abroad, London, England
Completed an Internship
- Kassidy Boone (ME, Jr) Frito-Lay, Plano, Texas
- Vince Dick (CE, So) SE Engineering, Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Iliane Domenech (AE, So) ABB, Morristown, Tennessee
- Ariadna Garcia (ME, So) Lockheed Martin, Ocala, Florida
- Christine Garcia (EE, Sr) Bechtel, Reston, Virginia
- Gabriel Gonzalez (ME, Sr) Lockheed Martin, Orlando, Florida
- Isabella Malone (IE, So) FedEx Supply Chain, Memphis, Tennessee
- PJ Odom (BME, FY) Halyard Health, Alpharetta, Georgia
Completed a Cooperative Education Experience
- Suzan Assal (EE, So) Denso Corporation, Maryville, Tennessee
- Jonathan Blackwell (ME, So) Altec, Burnsville, North Carolina
- Nana Otchere-Boateng (IE, Jr) FedEx Supply Chain, Memphis, Tennessee
- Aissata Diallo (ChemE, Jr) Sabic, Mount Vernon, Indiana
- Alexandria Montgomery (CE, Jr) Brasfield & Gorrie, Nashville, Tennessee
- Naydia Futrell-Peoples (ChemE, Jr) PepsiCo, Plano, Texas
- Domingo Daniel Ramirez (ME, Jr) Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee, Clinton, Tennessee
- Sebastian Sanchez (ME, Jr) Dow Chemical Company, Carrollton, Kentucky
- Austin Taylor (ME, Sr) GE Aviation, Cincinnati, Ohio
Completed an Undergraduate/Graduate Research Experience
- Elexis Allen (BME, Jr) Student Mentor and Research Training (SMaRT), Knoxville, Tennessee
- Bridgie Cawthon Jr. (ChemE, FY) SMaRT, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Terryl Dodson (CS, Jr) ORNL in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, Office of University Programs: Professional Opportunities for Student Workforce to Experience Research Program, Atlantic City, New Jersey (virtual)
- Naydia Futrell-Peoples (ChemE, Jr) UT Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
- Kay Howell (IE, So) SMaRT in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Urban Mathematics Education Research Assistant, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Zaky Hussein (ME, Sr) SMaRT, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Jessica Pierce (BME, FY) Upper Limb Assist Lab, Tickle College of Engineering
- William Pierce (EE, Jr) CURENT, Toronto, Ontario
- Mya Pinson (AE, FY) SMaRT, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Emily Torres (ME, FY) Nasa University Leadership Initiative, Knoxville, Tennessee
Accepted a Position
- Matthew Rivera (ChemE, ’20) Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tennessee
- Corey Williams (IE, ’20) Newell Brands, Atlanta, Georgia