Another noteworthy event, I just carved pumpkins with a few close ChE friends, which we do each year together. Plus, I got to break in my new fancy hiking boots! Then we visited a nearby brewery to have a beer next to a warm, cozy firepit with cows grazing in the open pastures nearby as the sun went down. I recently went on a long hike with multiple beautiful waterfalls and swimming holes, complete with smushed sandwiches, grapes and chips. From my visit up to now, Charlottesville is my home away from home.įavorite Charlottesville-area hangouts and things to do: Basic City Brewing, Sedona Taphouse or Cava - Shenandoah National Park with my doggo, Rutherford hiking and finding new places to eat. The faculty and graduate students you get to work with are brilliant, bright and encouraging. Our department is highly collaborative and is a socially tight-knit community. UVA CHE faculty advisor/lab: Associate Professor Joshua Choi and Assistant Professor Gaurav Giriįavorite things about chemical engineering at UVA: As it turns out, the people around you greatly influence your experience as you get your Ph.D. Undergraduate institution: The Ohio State University Still, nothing I’ve seen in Charlottesville so far has managed to surpass Thursday night Pizza Hut karaoke. UVA CHE faculty advisor/lab: Associate Professor Geoff Geiseįavorite things about chemical engineering at UVA: Coming into a graduate program amidst a pandemic can be daunting, but between virtual happy hours, zoom homework meetings and socially distanced get-togethers, doing so in the UVA ChE department has still been a lot of fun!įavorite things to do in Charlottesville: C’ville has great options for hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains, country roads for bike rides, and music/food downtown. The Whiskey Jar always has amazing local bands, and even busking musicians are always very talented.
UVA CHE faculty advisor/lab: Assstant Professor Rachel Letteriįavorite things about chemical engineering at UVA: Really tight-knit department, you get to go to work with your friends every day very collaborative environment, can learn something from everyone really great seminars, excellent researchers are brought in to give useful and relevant information every week.Ĭidery: Bold Rock at Carter Mountain, best view in Charlottesvilleįavorite things to do around Cville: UVA lacrosse games (when they’re playing)Įntertainment: Listening to live music downtown. Undergraduate institution: New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Wineries: King Family, Mount Ida, Glass Houseīreweries: Pro Re Nata, Blue Mountain, Devils Backbone
UVA CHE faculty advisor/lab: Assistant Professor Steven Caliariįavorite things about chemical engineering at UVA: Close-knit community, social events like department happy hours (with events like pumpkin-carving contests, department bake-off, tie-dying, and themed happy hour food), supportive advisor, open-door policy for many faculty, seminar food, recruitment weekends, ability to network via the Chemical Engineering Research Symposium (CHEERS) and meetings with the ChE Advisory Boardįavorite Charlottesville-area hangouts and things to do: Undergraduate institution: University of Kansas
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