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Chemical Life at USC Student Blog

October 20, 2025

My Favorite Class so Far- Chemical Engineering Lab

My favorite class so far has been CHE 444a, a 2-unit chemical engineering lab class. Although required for my major, I found this class to be super fun because of…

Michaela Dowd

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Chemical Student Blog Undergraduate Research

August 24, 2025

Conducting Research in Data Science as a Chemical Engineering Student

I never had to worry about air pollution in my hometown but in Los Angeles, I’ve learned how important air quality is. As a Research Fellow with USC’s CURVE program,…

Michaela Dowd

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Chemical Student Blog Undergraduate Research

April 28, 2025

Summer Camp Counselor and Research: Sophie’s Summer Plans

I don’t know how it happened, but the second semester flew by. I think it was a combination of a lot less breaks and finding a schedule that worked for…

Sophie Gettelman

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Chemical Student Blog

March 28, 2025

Chemical Engineering and Navy ROTC

This is an interview with Jesus Arteaga, a second-semester freshman in Chemical Engineering, recorded and edited by Sophie Gettelman. Introduce yourself! I’m Jesus Arteaga, from the San Fernando valley just…

Sophie Gettelman

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Chemical Life at USC Student Blog

February 27, 2025

Chemical Engineering Spotlight: Zoe Withers’ Story

This is a guest blog entry written by Zoe Withers. Hi! My name is Zoe Withers. I was born and raised in Seattle, WA, but here in Los Angeles, I…

Michaela Dowd

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Academics Chemical Life at USC Student Blog

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…

Sophie Gettelman

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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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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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