Our Team
Officer Team:
Co-Captains
Sophie Bunkers, Junior
sbunkers@wisc.edu
About Me: Hi, I’m Sophie! I enjoy reading books and taking long walks outside. I love tennis, peanut butter, and playing in the dirt. My favorite movie is lady and the tramp, and I’ll eat any food left on the counter.
Hometown: Orono, MN
Favorite Animal: Giraffe
Favorite Class Taken: CBE 311
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: The community
Jackson Kirkwood, Junior
jskirkwood@wisc.edu
About Me: I’m Jackson. When I’m not climbing mountains and hiking canyons, I’m solving PDEs and shell balances ?. I love rock climbing, rock candy, and just plain old rocks.
Hometown: Salt Lake City
Favorite Animal: Red Tailed Hawk
Favorite Class Taken: Music 102, CBE 250
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: the superiority complex that comes with it
Other Activities/Organizations: Madison Swing dancers, Drummer
Treasurer
Tela Gehrke, Senior
tagehrke@wisc.edu
About Me: I’m super excited to be serving my second term as Treasurer of ChemE car. In my free time, I enjoy rock climbing/bouldering and outdoor activities with friends. Two summers ago, I interned at IFF where I learned about process engineering with enzymes on a large scale.
Hometown: Grafton, WI
Favorite Animal: Roosters
Favorite Class Taken: FOODSCI 550 + CBE 560
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: Volleyball games and Mickie’s Dairy Bar!
Other Activities/Organizations: ChemE Car (Treasurer), SWE, Intramural Soccer
Social Chair
Marie Schilling, Senior
mmschilling@wisc.edu
About Me: Hey, my name is Marie Schilling and my pronouns are they/she. I am a fourth year in chemical engineering with a certificate in energy sustainability. I hope to create a meaningful impact on the ChemE community by engaging in socials.
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Favorite Animal: Rhino
Favorite Class Taken: CBE 310
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: The beautiful scenery.
Other Activities/Organizations: Avraamidou Research Group, ChemE Car(Social Chair), SWE
Leads:
Battery Lead
Chassis Lead
Aaron Larson, Sophomore
ajlarson25@wisc.edu
About Me: Hello! My name is Aaron Larson and I am a Sophomore in Mechanical Engineering. I joined ChemE car when I was a freshman in Chemical Engineering and found myself naturally gravitating towards the chassis team. The experiences from this club helped me find my niche in engineering and have introduced me to a group of really cool people!
Hometown: Blaine, MN
Favorite Animal: Possum
Favorite Class Taken: Statics
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: I feel like there is always something new to do on Campus
Other Activities/Organizations: I am a student assistant for ME 201
Timing Lead
Mohor Sarkar, Sophomore
msarkar5@wisc.edu
About Me: I’m a sophomore ChemE who’s super excited about the progress our team has made and can’t wait to see what we achieve at regionals this year. I enjoy logic puzzles, chicken dishes, and all things purple!
Hometown: Menomonee Falls, WI
Favorite Animal: Giraffe and snake, can’t choose
Favorite Class Taken: CBE 250 (my real answer is the co-op I’m on right now but that’s not a class ?)
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: There’s always something going on, whether it be a masquerade ball or DIY decorations – you always have the option to engage with different cultures and parts of the community!
Other Activities/Organizations:Circle K International (CKI), Engineers without Borders (EWB), Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP)
Programming Lead
Adam Wehling, Senior
awehling@wisc.edu
About Me: I am a 23-year-old chemical engineering major that likes biking, hanging out with friends, building circuits with Arduino, staying up to date with tech, and computer games.
Hometown: Antioch, Illinois
Favorite Animal: Lion
Favorite Class Taken: CBE 430, Reactor Design and Kinetics
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: The people, I’ve met a lot of really great people here on campus.
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