Rossin Junior Fellows are undergraduate students who serve as ambassadors for the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. These students help with recruiting efforts and peer mentoring. As a Rossin Junior Fellow, they are expected to take a leadership role in the following activities:
- Serve as peer counselors for prospective students
- Serve as mentors for first year engineering students
- Serve as a liaison between FY engineers and the first year advising team to help aid retention efforts
- Organize student activities in the college
- Be student liaisons for Admissions Events that are organized by RCEAS. This includes campus tours, virtual information sessions, and related events
Here are some of our Rossin Junior Fellows from the Department of Bioengineering:
| Student | Headshot | About | Spotlight |
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| Ryan Beam (2024) |  |
I decided to study bioengineering because of my interest in solving problems in health/medicine. Bioengineering is a very interdisciplinary field that connects math and engineering to the medical field. I have always loved solving problems and the medical field, and bioengineering is the perfect cross between these subjects.
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Ryan's Spotlight |
| Luke Blum (2025) |  |
I decided to study bioengineering because of my desire to work in healthcare and the medical field, where I can apply problem-solving skills. The integration of math, physics, and other interdisciplinary fields in bioengineering excites me, as it offers a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative solutions in medicine and healthcare. | Luke's Spotlight |
| Milan Boga (2025) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Nancy Cárcamo Paiz (2025) |  |
I am part of the SicklED Global Social Impact Fellowship, a team developing a rapid diagnostic device for sickle cell disease. I love being part of this endeavor towards improving health in low-income settings, and how I have been able to use the theoretical skills I have acquired in my bioengineering courses to complement my hands-on experience in the fellowship. I also enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team alongside peers of my same major and others even outside the college of engineering. | Nancy's Spotlight |
| Michael Ciliberti (2024) |  |
I have always been very creative and inventive and used these skills to adapt and improve my own life. All throughout high school I had been interested in studying engineering and wanted to gain the best hands on experience at the right university. I have a passion for mechanics and biology and knew that bioengineering with a focus on mechanics and materials was the perfect major for my skills and interests.
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Michael's Spotlight |
| Victoria De Bruyn (2025) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Grace Duke (2023) |  |
I chose bioengineering because, like many other engineers, I had a passion for science and math during high school, particularly chemistry and biology. To solidify my decision, I took ENGR050 and explored various engineering disciplines, which helped me confirm my interest in bioengineering. It opened my eyes to the wide range of possibilities within this major and all the exciting opportunities ahead. Additionally, witnessing the diverse impacts of medications and medical devices on those around me heightened my interest with bioengineering and its implications for people's lives.
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Grace's Spotlight |
| Owen Holst (2025) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Alexis Kelerchian (2024) |  |
In high school, I was performed well in all the standard subjects, but I especially liked the challenge of studying math, chemistry, and biology. My junior year, I had to write a 3-page research paper about regenerative medicine and tissue engineering for my ethics class, and I wrote 11 pages! I fell in love with the research and exploring innovative biotechnological solutions to modern medical problems, and I decided to study bioengineering so that I may one day contribute to those innovations myself.
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Alexis's Spotlight |
| Bingxin Liu (2024) |  |
I have deep passion in medicine and health. Bioengineering allows me to further explore my interest and to improve my knowledge and problem-solving skills. I want to pursue a job in drug research and development after graduation. Being a bioengineering student at Lehigh allows me to dive deep into knowledge and to develop soft skills like mentoring and leadership. | Bingxin's Spotlight |
| Gianna Lombardi (2025) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Lily Makkas (2023) |  |
Throughout high school I always knew I wanted to do something STEM related in college- I really liked math, biology and the few classes that gave me opportunities to work on engineering projects or ones that enacted my problem solving abilities. I discovered the field of bioengineering that seemingly bridged my interests of biology and the hands-on problem solving aspect of engineering which immediately piqued my interest. | |
| Paula Rudnick (2025) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Aditi Sathe (2023) |  |
Selected as RJF president, 2024-2025 After I graduate, I definitely want to pursue a Ph.D. program in Bioinformatics. I think that my background in Biocomputational Engineering has given me the opportunity to further pursue this, through my applied learning classes and undergraduate research. |
Aditi's Spotlight |
| Sonya Savini (2024) |  |
In addition to my love for engineering, I also have a passion for medicine. I really like the intersection between medicine and engineering I get by studying bioengineering. I want to use my engineering skills to be able to create medical devices for patients to improve the quality of their lives. | TBD |
| Dani Schmoyer (2023) |  |
I decided to study bioengineering because I wanted to make an impact in the healthcare field. Bioengineering is unique because it improves medicine and technology through engineering. As someone who was always interested in designing and advancing patient outcomes, I knew Bioengineering was for me. | Dani's Spotlight |
| Luke Stallings (2025) | TBD | TBD | TBD |