Co-Presidents
Tela Gehrke, Senior
tagehrke@wisc.edu
About Me: I’m super excited to be serving my third semester on the board of AIChE officers this fall. 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. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions about AIChE!
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
Karah Stoffel, Sophomore
klstoffel@wisc.edu
About Me: Hi! My name is Karah Stoffel and I am a sophomore pursuing a double major in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. I hope to bring more people into AIChE through the fun events we have planned!
Hometown: Kewaskum, WI
Favorite Animal: Hedgehogs!!
Favorite Class Taken: Linguistics 101
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: The beautiful campus and football/volleyball games
Other Activities/Organizations: Art Club, Badger SPILL
Treasurer
Nick Rabiego, Junior
nrabiego@wisc.edu
About Me: Hello, my name is Nick (he/him) and I am a junior in Chemical Engineering with a Biology in Engineering certificate. I am looking forward to serve as our chapter’s Treasurer this year. Outside of school and work, I am passionate about music and being able to perform with different groups on campus.
Hometown: Mukwonago, WI
Favorite Animal: Bear
Favorite Class Taken: CBE 255
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: Lake Mendota
Other Activities/Organizations: ChemE Car, Chemistry Lab Assistant, Band
Co-Industrial
Levente Szabo, Junior
Isszabo@wisc.edu
About Me: Hello! I chose chemical engineering because I’ve always liked understanding and creating systems. In my free time, I enjoy watching football, swimming, reading, and spending time outside.
Hometown: Prior Lake, MN
Favorite Animal: Wolf
Favorite Class Taken: CBE 250
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: Being Around Lake Mendota
Other Activities/Organizations: ChemE Car
Will Hatfield, Freshman
whatfield@wisc.edu
About me: Hey! My name is Will, and I am a freshmen in Chemical Engineering. I really enjoy Chemistry and Math, so I thought that Chemical Engineering would be a great fit for me. In my free time, I love playing soccer, as well as lifting, hanging with friends, and watching soccer, football, and hockey.
Hometown: Orono, Minnesota
Favorite Class Taken: CHEM 109
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: Football Games!
Other activities/organizations: ChemE Car, Intramural Socce
Department Liaison
Erick Votava, Senior
evotava@wisc.edu
About Me: Hi I’m Erick! I’m a 4th year Chemical Engineering student with industry experience in battery recycling and consumer products. In my free time I run, climb, and snowboard. I can be found studying at engineering centers building most days of the week.
Hometown: Stillwater, MN
Favorite Animal: Flying Squirrel
Favorite Class Taken: CHEM343 w/ Bowman, and CBE250 w/ Murphy
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: The people!
Other Activities/Organizations: Huber Research Group, ULC Tutor
Social
Nora Dixon, Senior
nrdixon@wisc.edu
About Me: It is my first semester on the AIChE board, and I am very excited to plan super cool events for all of you! I hope to bring more people into AIChE through the fun events I have planned!
Hometown: Inver Grove Heights, MN
Favorite Animal: Chickens
Favorite Class Taken: Fermentation Lab
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: Burrowing!
Publicity
Kofo Kyda Kelsey, Sophomore
About Me: My name is Kofo, I’m currently a sophomore, and I’m the current publicity chair! I love listening to any kind of music, and reading when I have the time. I’m excited to create lots of good publicity for AIChE this year!
Hometown: Calgary, AB, CAN
Favorite Class Taken: Calculus
Favorite Animal: Owl
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: Meeting people from all different walks of life and places
Other Activities/Organizations: NSBE-WBESS Fundraising Chair
Banquet
Maddie Meland, Senior
memeland@wisc.edu
About Me: Hi all! My name is Maddie, and I am a senior serving my first semester as an AIChE officer. Last semester, I completed a co-op with Cargill. I am excited to be back in Madison and to celebrate my former cohort’s achievements as the banquet chair! In my free time, I enjoy skating, hiking, and playing the clarinet. I also enjoy hanging out with friends and trying new restaurants and shops.
Hometown: Delano, MN
Favorite Animal: Mallard
Favorite Class Taken: CBE 311
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: The beautiful campus and community, also Badger Gameday!
Technology
Marie Schilling, Senior
mmschilling@wisc.edu
About Me: 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 creating engaging Instagram post.
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
Professional Development
Ben Neylon, Sophomore
bpneylon@wisc.edu
About me: I’m in my second year pursuing my Chemical Engineering degree! In my free time, I enjoy biking and playing board games. As professional development chair, I plan on leading career-building workshops for resume building and interview prep. I look forward to making connections in AIChE!
Hometown: Brookfield, WI
Favorite Animal: Monkey!!
Favorite Class Taken: Chem 109
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: Audubon Society-UW, Engineers Without Borders
Freshman Representative
Gavin Forest, Freshmen
whatfield@wisc.edu
About me: Hello! My name Gavin and I’m a freshman in Chemical Engineering. I decided to do chemical engineering due to the large amount of interesting chemistry and physics that are applied with in it! In my free time I enjoy cooking, running, reading, and playing the piano.
Hometown: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Favorite Animal: Elephant Seal
Favorite Class Taken: CHEM 115
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: All the amazing places to eat around the campus and greater Madison area.
Other activities/organizations: ISPE, ChemE Car, Intramural Basketball
Regional Coordinator
Summit Schultz, Senior
sfschultz@wisc.edu
About Me: Hello 🙂 I coach our powerful chem-e Jeopardy team! My interests include playing cards, smelling candles, thinking about basketball, and eating QQ’s an unhealthy amount.
Hometown: Menomonie, WI
Favorite Class Taken: Comm Arts 100
Favorite Animal: Largemouth Bass
Favorite thing about being a badger: Surviving every crosswalk across University Ave
Co-outreach
Grace Lee, Sophomore
glee253@wisc.edu
About Me: Hi, my name is Grace and I am currently a sophomore. I love to play my violin, golf, hang out with friends, and watch movies in my free time and I’m excited to be the Outreach Chair this year!
Hometown: Waukesha, WI
Favorite Class Taken: CBE 250
Favorite Animal: Butterfly
Favorite thing about being a badger: Going to football games!
Aaron Dent, Sophomore
dent3@wisc.edu
About me: I am a Posse scholar from the D.C. area now in my 3rd semester in Chemical Engineering and began a certificate in Chinese Business Communications last semester. My favorite downtime hobby is gaming, particularly Marvel Rivals. I’m an undergraduate researcher for the Gebbie Lab Group and have been since second semester Freshman year. Last summer I did research full-time here as an REU scholar. I’m very hopeful that I will serve AIChE well as Co-outreach Chair this semester!
Hometown: Fort Washington, MD
Favorite Class Taken: Chem 343
Favorite Animal: Dog
Favorite Thing About Being a Badger: Exploring campus when it’s warm and going to the Bakke.
Other activities/organizations: NSBE, CHASA, Posse Scholar, Undergrad Researcher
Our Mascot
Aaron’s Dog