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February 4, 2025

Understanding What It Means to be an Engineer: First Semester as a Chemical Engineer

This is an interview with Mattice Ureel, a second-semester freshman in Chemical Engineering, recorded and edited by Sophie Gettelman. Describe yourself! Hey, I’m Mattice, an international student from Belgium. I…

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Academics Chemical Student Blog

February 3, 2025

Building Bonds Beyond ChemE at USC

For this blog post, I chatted with my friend Alicia Tsung, a USC student who completed her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering and is now finishing her master’s (through PDP,…

Ashly Lam

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Academics Chemical Student Blog

February 2, 2025

Ari’s Story – Chemical Engineering Spotlight

Ariadni (Ari) Potamianos is a second year Chemical Engineering student in Viterbi, planning to emphasize in biochemical engineering. When interviewing her, she said she chose USC over other school options…

Alexandra Geschwill

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Academics Campus Involvement Chemical Diversity and Inclusion Latinx/e Engineers Undergraduate Research Viterbi Organizations

February 1, 2025

Chemical Engineering Spotlight: Angel Prado Calderon

This is a guest student blog about Angel Prado Calderon, written by Hansini Ramachandran. Angel is a sophomore studying Chemical Engineering from Orange County, California. He was always interested in…

Hansini Ramachandran

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Academics Chemical First Generation College Students Latinx/e Engineers Student Blog

January 31, 2025

Chemical Engineering Spotlight: Halexandra Alvarenga’s Story

This is a guest blog entry about Halexandra Alvarenga written by Keilani Kozen. Halexandra is a senior majoring in Chemical Engineering (CHE) from Houston, Texas. A transfer student from California…

Keilani Kozen

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Chemical Student Blog

January 20, 2025

Why I Chose Chemical Engineering

When going through the process of college applications, the question of what I wanted to major in was equally as pressing and important as where I wanted to go. I…

Sophie Gettelman

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Campus Involvement Chemical Student Blog

January 18, 2025

Discovering My Path in a Mysterious Major: Chemical Engineering

I initially chose Chemical Engineering (ChemE) when I applied to USC because I loved chemistry in high school but knew I wanted to pursue some type of engineering discipline, so…

Michaela Dowd

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Chemical Student Blog Why USC

January 18, 2025

From my Hometown of Trees to Sunny California- Why I Chose USC

As I look back to my senior year of high school, I never would have expected to attend USC but I truly believe it’s the best decision I ever made.…

Michaela Dowd

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Chemical Life at USC Student Blog Viterbi Class

February 9, 2024

What is Chemical Engineering?

Chemical engineering is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary study that relates physics, chemistry, biology, and processes together. With a chemical engineering degree, you can go into a multitude of fields such…

Sydney Fiorentino

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Chemical Life at USC Student Blog

April 13, 2023

A Day-to-Day Summary of a USC Engineering Student

After being accepted into colleges in high school, I remember watching Youtube videos where college students took you around their day. I thought it would be useful to summarize what…

Sydney Fiorentino

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Academics Chemical Student Blog

February 18, 2022

Concentrations in Chemical Engineering

Concentrations! When I first got to USC and also when applying to universities, I was really confused about all the college terminology: major, minor, B.S., concentration, etc. As you…

Viterbi Voices

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Academics Black Engineers Chemical Diversity and Inclusion Life at USC Student Blog

October 14, 2021

Black Lives at USC Viterbi: Elena’s Story

This is a guest blog entry written by Elena Ikeocha. If you want to read more stories, visit viterbiadmission.usc.edu/blacklives.Hello there! My name is Elena and I am a senior studying…

Viterbi Voices

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