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Engineering RSOs and other Student Organizations

The College of Engineering provides College-level advisement to all Engineering Student Organizations in order to maximize their cooperation, coordination and participation in College-wide student developmental activities.

Student involvement in College-based student organizations is a critical element of success in engineering. Engineering is a team sport and one of the ways that students learn to play effectively and win is to develop the ability to work productively with a diversity of people in different scenarios. The College values our broad offering of student organizations and encourages all of our students to take advantage of this rich developmental resource.

College of Engineering

Alpha Omega Epsilon

Alpha Omega Epsilon is a social and professional sorority that promotes women in engineering and technical sciences while adhering to our pillars of friendship leadership and professionalism.

Advisor: Sara Lowery

President: Aadhira Gopalan
Vice President: Lauren DeSantis
Vice President: Amara Kollas
Secretary: Diana Galante
Treasurer: Sofia Momoli
Membership Educator: Corine Federer

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/udaoe/home

Competitive Robotics Club

Co- President: Kaitlyn Johnson

Co-President: Bryan Cabrera Icte

Engineers Without Borders

Engineers Without Borders-USA is a non-profit, humanitarian organization of dedicated and enthusiastic students and professionals who envision a world where everyone has access to adequate sanitation, safe drinking water, and resources to meet their basic needs.

Engineers Without Borders at the University of Delaware (EWB-UD) is a student-run organization that has completed a potable water supply project in Cameroon and a bridge project in Guatemala. EWB-UD’s current international projects involve borehole well implementation in Malawi and water disinfection/distribution in the Philippines. In addition to international projects, EWB-UD students engage with the Newark community and participate in research projects. EWB-UD’s ReachOut group hosts local projects and volunteer events, while the Research team is currently experimenting with microbial fuel cells.

Visit our Website or Instagram for more information!

Advisor: Jennie Saxe & Julie Karand

President: Charlotte Gottilla

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

NSBE’s mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community.

Advisor: Sheldon Hewlett
Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering

President: Daniah Jones

Vice President: Faith Skinner

Treasurer: Catherine Osinubi

Finance: Chair Nina Armstrong

Secretary: Onyinyechi (Ashley) Okafor

Telecommunications Chair: Malcolm Thomas

Parliamentarian | Senator 1: Emmanuel Ortiz

Senator 2: Maliz Adewale

Membership and Academic Excellence Chair: Jaylen Harrison

Programs Chair: Vaneill Asobo

Pre-College Initiative Chair: Nora Charles

E-tern: Joy Mwaria, Chelsea Guidibo, Ketsia Lumiere, Donfack Ouwe, Onoriode Roze

Website: https://www.nsbe.org/

Sigma Phi Delta

Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity is an organization founded upon brotherhood and professionalism which seeks to aid in the betterment of the individual and the community in one simultaneous effort. As engineering students, it is understood that we will be the leaders of tomorrow in not only the singular fields of science, technology, and engineering, but in business, philanthropy, our own communities, and the grand field referred to as life.

These four years are the foundation we shall use to accomplish the great things of which we are capable. Just as it was with the great lineage of Sigma Phi Delta brothers that have come before us and shall be henceforth called alumni of our brotherhood, our intentions are not the attainment of the material and Sigma Phi Delta is not a vehicle for personal benefit, rather a life long medium for brotherhood and the advancement of our profession with humility, dignity, honor and friendship.

AdvisorEric M. Furst
Professor, and Chairperson of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 

President: Greg Marella

Website: https://sites.udel.edu/fsll/project/sigma-phi-delta/

Society for the Advancement of Material & Process Engineering (SAMPE)

The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) is a global professional organization dedicated to the advancement of materials and processes used in various industries, with a particular focus on aerospace, automotive, and other high-performance sectors.

Advisor: Erik Thostenson

President: Lukas Fuessel

Vice President: Seyda Alasahin

Secretary: Shagata Das

Treasurer: Branndon Chen

Website: https://www.ccm.udel.edu/

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)

Purpose and Goals:

  • Promote the advancement of Hispanic engineers and scientists in education and in future employment.
  • Improve the retention and enrollment of Hispanic students in engineering, science and other technical fields.
  • Develop and participate in programs with the university and industry, which benefit students seeking technical and science degrees.
  • Provide a forum for the exchange of information pertinent to the development of future Hispanic professionals.
  • Develop opportunities in the local Hispanic community.

AdvisorRaul F. Lobo
Claire D. LeClaire Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

President: Isabel Ortiz

Co- Vice President: Axel Rodriguez-Leon

Co-Vice President: Ashly Roja

Treasurer: Julio Carrillo Soto

Secretary: Miguel Marcial-Gutierrez

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/shpe

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a non-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders.

Advisor: Catherine Fromen
Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

President: Kayla Wolf

Vice President: CJ Williams

Secretary: Abby Nguyen

Treasurer: Elizabeth Manning

Events Chair: Joaquina Somma

Fundraising Chair: Caroline Gillard

Conference Chair: Makayla Pham

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/societyofwomenengineers

Tau Beta Pi

The Tau Beta Pi Association, Inc. was founded in 1885 to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their alma mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as undergraduates in the field of engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in the engineering colleges.

Advisor: Abraham M. Lenhoff
Allan P. Colburn Professor of Chemical Engineering

President: Georgia Angeletakis

Vice President: Anoushka Buddhikot

Treasurer: Zachary Dixon

Secretary: Slade Goldman

Philanthropy: Sreenidhi Banda

Public Relations: Abigail Spangler

Website: https://sites.udel.edu/taubetapi/

Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)

The Biomedical Engineering Society is a professional society of motivated students interested in biomedical engineering! We are dedicated to career building, mentorship, and overall collaboration in the community.

Faculty Advisor: Julie Karand
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

President: Sudha Anilkumar

Vice President: Sindhu Narayan

Treasurer: Alexander Broadhurst

Secretary: Rachel Tran

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/biomedicalengineeringsociety

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

As a consistent top-ten program, Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware has a long tradition of excellence. The American Institute of Chemical Engineers has a long-established history with the faculty at the University, and the student chapter is currently in the process of meeting the high standards set by the department. Through participation in AIChE-sponsored events, students have the opportunity to interact with their peers at other universities, and the current officers are striving to provide students with career-related information. The student chapter at the University also provides members with opportunities to network with Chemical Engineering professionals in local and regional sections.

Advisor:  Joshua Enszer
Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Co-Presidents (Internal): Charlotte Gottilla

Co-Presidents (External): Lila Hintz

Secretary: Anoushka Buddhikot

Treasurer: Julia Wolfe

Academic Chair: Defne Elbeyli

Professional Chair: Rena So

Social Chair: Helena Hansen

PR Chair: Genevieve Kroll

Recruitment Chair: Paige Bastek

Community Chair: Abby Shaw

Website: https://sites.udel.edu/aiche-sc/

Chem-E Car

Chem-E-Car is a club that creates a shoe-box-sized car that runs and stops on chemical reactions. We travel and compete yearly in regional competitions held by AIChE. At the competition, we compete against other schools to see whose car can get closest to a certain distance in a certain amount of time. There is also a poster presentation part of the competition, where the team will have to present a poster about the car to academic professionals. We hold meetings every week where we go into the lab to design and optimize chemical reactions that will power the car. We have subgroups within the club that work on different components of the car, for example, the clock, battery, and Arduino groups.

Advisor: Joshua Enszer
Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

President: Hunter Rosenbaum

Vice President: Thanya Shem

Secretary: Kainat Azhar

Treasurer: Hamza Alam

Safety Coordinator: Devin Tavares

Battery Coordinator: Svanik Ravi

Clock Coordinator: Krish Punatar

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/chemecar

 

Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

The purpose of the UD Student Chapter shall be to encourage student interest in the study of concrete and to develop an awareness of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), ACI chapters, and consensus procedures by which ACI operates. Competes in regional and national ACI competitions.

Faculty Advisor: Jovan Tatar
Asst. Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

President: James David Sullivan

Treasurer: Ryan McMahon

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/americanconcreteinstitutestudentchapter

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 137,500 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide and is America’s oldest national engineering society. ASCE’s vision is to position engineers as global leaders building a better quality of life. The Society celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2002.

ASCE’s mission is to provide essential value to our members, their careers, our partners, and the public by developing leadership, advancing technology, advocating lifelong learning, and promoting the profession.

AdvisorAllen A. Jayne
Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

President: Nathan Wolha

Vice President: Marcus Gromofsk

Secretary: Daniel Porotov

Treasurer: Liam Naughton

Historian: Christopher Zysk

Fundraising Chair: Matthew Christian

Social Chair: Patricia Devine

Merch Chair: William Wilson

Concrete Canoe Captain: Sage Schiff

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/americansocietyofcivilengineers

American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE)

We connect with industry professionals through on-campus speaker events, off-campus professional dinner meetings, and construction site visits.

AdvisorMatheu Carter
Secretary, ASHE First State Section
Advisor, ASHE@UD & Board Liaison for First State Section
http://firststate.ashe.pro/
https://ashe.pro/

President: Chloe Gerstenbacker

Treasurer: Georgia Angeletakis

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/americansocietyofhighwayengineers

Construction Engineers of America (CEA)

Construction Engineers of America is committed to building relationships between students and professional construction organizations, as well as creating an environment that encourages the pursuit of knowledge in all fields of construction such as residential, commercial, industrial, and other buildings. We strive for these goals through our values of relationship building, personal responsibility, innovation, and growth in the classroom, aiding students toward success in their upcoming professional opportunities. We aim to provide useful and practical knowledge to our members that will provide an advantage for their future professional careers.

Advisor: Ri Na
Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

President: Eliza Stauffer

Vice President: Nicole LaRicci

Secretary: Natalie Botto

Treasurer: Jacob Irwin

Events and Recruitment Co-Chair: Emily Fasig

Events and Recruitment Co-Chair: William Manns

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/constructionengineersofamerica

Chi Epsilon

Dedicated to the purpose of maintaining and promoting the status of civil engineering as an ideal profession, Chi Epsilon was organized to recognize the characteristics of the individual civil engineer deemed to be fundamental to the successful pursuit of an engineering career, and to aid in the development of those characteristics in the civil engineering student. Engineering, the application of scientific principles to the practical needs of society, is assuming a constantly increasing responsibility for the well-being of all people, and thus calling for competence of the highest order. This responsibility can be discharged only by a professional group whose members are possessed of a good basic technical ability, intelligence, moral integrity, and effective social poise in their relationship with the larger community of which they are part. To contribute to the improvement of the profession, Chi Epsilon fosters the development and exercise of sound traits of character and technical ability among civil engineers, and its members, by precept and example, toward an ever higher standard of professional service.

Advisors: Monique Head, Assoc. Professor, Civil & Environmental Eg & Jovan Tatar, Asst. Professor, Civil & Environmental Eg

President:

Environmental Engineering Student Association (EESA)

The Environmental Engineering Student Association (EESA) is a community service and field trip based organization whose aim is to involve undergraduate students in possible career paths for Environmental Engineers.

Advisor: Daniel K. Cha
Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering

President: Grace Wootten

Vice President: Caitlyn Zeller

Treasurer: Angena Tran

Secretary: Brighid Deely

Social Chair: Kayla Price

Professional Development Chair: Chelsea Flaherty

 

Computer & Information Sciences

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

ACM is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society. We represent UD’s student chapter to cater to students who deal with computer science and also to those who are simply interested in technology and learning more about the field. We hold weekly meetings, host technical workshops, and run hack-a-thons throughout the semester.

Advisor: Debra Yarrington
Assistant Professor, Computer & Information Sciences

President: Rachel Robins

Secretary: Michael Earley

Treasurer: Tejaswi Adivishnu

Event Coordinator: Gavin Gerlach

ACM website

Association for Computing Machinery-Women (ACM-W)

ACM-W is an organization with the purpose of empowering and supporting women and non-binary people in computing. We help our members build their professional and technical skills and give them a safe environment to meet other women and non-binary people who share their interests and experiences.

Advisor: Debra Yarrington
Assistant Professor, Computer & Information Sciences

President: Brielle Hina

Vice President: Emma Frampton

Secretary: Joy Mwaria

Treasurer: Sydney Segear

Senior Advisor: Disha Thakar

Mentorship Chair: Olive Odida

Website Manager: Mithra Sankar

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/cisters

CS + Social Good

Our mission is to foster interest in applying technical knowledge and experience in ways that will help our community and promote technology as a means for positive social change.

Advisor: Matthew Mauriello
Assistant Professor, Computer & Information Sciences

Co-President: Charmaine Pasicolan

Co-President: Aman Singh

Vice President: Benita Abraham

Secretary: Nicole Kinsella

Treasurer: Sneha Nangelimalil

Social Media Manager: Dustin Tran

Project Coordinator: Solenn Gacon

Glitch and Glam (G&G)

Advisor: Nazim Karaca

Co-President: Dustin Tran

Co-President: Ella Wilkins

Vice President: Victoria Nikolaeva

Secretary: Kristein Letran

PR Manager: Yuhki Saleff

Treasurer: Remy Naveen

Event Coordinator: Julia Stutzke

Website Developer: Matt Nadar

Creative Head: Sophia Romero

Creative Head: Isha Kashif

Executive Editor: Heaven Brown

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Eta Kappa Nu

Eta Kappa Nu is a unique membership organization dedicated to encouraging and recognizing excellence in the electrical and computer engineering fields. Members consist of students, alumni, and other professionals who have demonstrated exceptional academic and professional accomplishments. Student members are selected on the basis of scholastic standing, character, and leadership. Through a variety of service programs and leadership training, student members develop lifelong skills that earmark them for prominent positions in industry and academia. Members are much better prepared for the post-college world and are especially valuable and attractive to employers. They are recognized as extremely capable, both technically and professionally.

Advisor: Richard Martin
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering 

President: Tyler Rizak

Vice President and Treasurer: Lilia Henkel

Treasurer: Alex Mulrooney

Secretary: Robin Depto

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/etakappanuelectricalcomputerengineering

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world’s largest technical professional society. Founded in 1884 by a handful of practitioners of the new electrical engineering discipline, today’s Institute is comprised of more than 320,000 members who conduct and participate in its activities in approximately 150 countries. The men and women of the IEEE are the technical and scientific professionals making the revolutionary engineering advances that are reshaping our world today.

Advisor: Vishal Saxena
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

President: Joshua Hyman

Co-Vice President: Brandon Maravilla Garcia

Co-Vice President: Grace Li

Treasurer: Alex Mulrooney

Secretary: Michael Schleider

Executive: Board Eseban Quintero

VP of Public Relations: Sebastian Torres

Co-Chair of Activities: Joshua Hyman

Co-Chair of Public Relations: Rocco Dumnich

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/instituteofelectricalandelectronicengineers

Women in ECE

Our mission with WECE is to provide a supportive community for the women in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department here at UD. We intend to provide an encouraging environment where female members in ECE can meet periodically to build relationships, do group activities, attend educational events and provide helpful resources for outreach and support.

Advisor: Hui Fang

Co-Presidents: Grace Li

Website: https://www.ece.udel.edu/women-in-ece/

Materials Science & Engineering

Materials Research Society (MRS)

MRS@UD is the UD Student Chapter of the Materials Research Society. Our goal is to foster an interactive relationship between students, faculty, and industry spanning all science and engineering disciplines. We work to provide students with exposure to researchers and expertise both within and outside their research area through professional and social events. MRS was established in 1973 by a visionary group of scientists who shared the belief that a new interdisciplinary organization was needed. Today MRS is a growing, vibrant member-driven organization of over 14,000 materials researchers from academia, industry, and government, and a recognized leader in the advancement of interdisciplinary materials research.

Advisor: Joshua Zide
Chairperson, Materials Science & Engineering, Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry

Contact email: MRS-MSEG@udel.edu

Website: https://sites.udel.edu/mrsma/

Mechanical Engineering

Aero Society of Automotive Engineers (ASAE)

ASAE ultimately aims to represent the University of Delaware’s Department of Mechanical Engineering at the 2024 SAE Aero East Competition by excelling at all competition objectives. This means working together as a cohesive team to design, build, and fly an RC plane from scratch. Team members will enhance and display technical and theoretical competencies, as well as further develop professional engineering practices as we work towards this goal. Additionally, club members will have great opportunities to socialize with professional engineers and company representatives, attend career-building and networking events, and take field trips to local airfields to learn about, build, and fly RC planes.

Advisor: Adam Wickenheiser
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering 

President: Logan Dendorfe

Vice President: Josef Britz

Treasurer: Steven Giorgi

Secretary: TBD

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/asae

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

ASME aims to be the premier organization for promoting the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences to our diverse communities throughout the world.

Advisor: N/A

President: Nick Smith

Vice President: Khrystyna Kuzhanova

Secretary: Charlie Whealton

Treasurer: Cam Silva

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Chair Kaitlyn Dohn

Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE)

Formula SAE is a chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers at the University of Delaware. Our goal to is use engineering principles to design and build a single-seater formula-style race car to compete in the FSAE competition against 120 other Universities. As a club member, there will be opportunities to manufacture complex composites and metal parts, test existing designs, and race the car.

AdvisorSteven Timmins

President: Alex Alatzas

Vice President: Myles Wommack

Treasurer: Tom Greifenberger

Chief Technical Officer: Nick Amato

Chief Operations Officer: Nick Weber

Chief Logistics Officer: Dylan Rafferty

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/societyofautomotiveengineers

Affiliated Organizations

Assistive Medical Technologies (AMT)

Assistive Medical Technologies (AMT) is an undergraduate club dedicated to designing, building, and distributing cost-effective models of assistive medical devices for non-discriminatory access and availability to all groups of people. We modify toy ride-on cars and develop custom devices for children with mobility restrictions. Through custom DIY technologies, awareness events, and educational workshops, we hope to foster a supportive community that addresses the individual needs of children with mobility restrictions in the local community.

Advisor: Sara Rooney
Asst. Professor, Biomedical Engineering

President: Kevin Foerster

Website: https://sites.udel.edu/clubamt/

Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE)

The Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers was founded in November of 2007 when The Procter and Gamble Company sought to improve the recruitment, retention, and development of Asian heritage scientists and engineers. SASE is an organization that has a vision to be the top organization for future leaders dedicated to the success of Asian professionals. SASE is dedicated to the advancement of Asian heritage scientists and engineers in education and employment to achieve full career potential and also contributing to their communities in which they live. This organization will uphold the following pillars: professional development, cultural awareness, and community service, with our mission being to provide opportunities for growth to future leaders of the global workplace through professional development and community building events.

Advisor: Vu Dinh

President: Eric Aquino

Vice President: Chloe-Erika Tabaco

Treasurer: Andrew IskandarDea Harjianto

Our general SASE email is udsase@gmail.com

Website: https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/societyofasianscientistsandengineers