Student(s): Alexandra Tsarenkov
Project: Understanding the Role of Platinum and Bismuth in Selective Alcohol Oxidation
Advisor(s): Steve McIntosh
Abstract
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About Alexandra Tsarenkov
Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Alexandra Tsarenkov is a junior studying chemical engineering. She has been conducting research in the McIntosh Lab for over a year as a Rossin Research Scholar. Alexandra hopes her research will help make essential chemical processes more efficient and environmentally sustainable. Alexandra presented her work at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers conference in October 2025 and was awarded second place in the Reaction and Catalysis Engineering poster competition. She is currently a Thermodynamics TA in Prof. Gartner’s class. After graduation, she hopes to continue working on sustainability goals within the chemical engineering industry. Alexandra grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan. She attends Lehigh as part of the University’s Soaring Together Scholarship program. Outside of the lab, she enjoys spending time outdoors, hiking with her rescue dog, camping, and climbing.