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Working with the American Chemical Society, SCI America encourages young people to pursue careers in industry through its scholars program. SCI also supports the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI). Both programs give historically underrepresented chemistry and engineering students opportunities for summer internships at SCI America member companies.
About the SCI America Scholars Program
Exceptional juniors and seniors majoring in chemistry and chemical engineering can apply for a prestigious 10-week internship through the SCI America Scholars Program. SCI America Scholars are selected based on the strength of their application, statement of interest in an industrial internship, and letters of recommendation.
Most Recent Scholars (Class of 2023)
STUDENT
Airionna Fordham
Deonya Broyles
Avey Rodriguez
Leonel Almanzar
Benjamin Martinez
Anna Evancho
SCHOOL
Valdosta State University
North Park University
University of Texas at Austin
University of Arizona
University of Texas at Austin
Clemson University
COMPANY
Trinseo
Trinseo
Trinseo
Dow
Covestro
Milliken
Past SCI America Scholars
Class of 2022
Student | School | Company |
Mikeclinton Agejo | Clemson University | Trinseo |
Jasmin Ashley | University of Southern California | Trinseo |
Kobe Cartwright | Ohio State University | Dow, Inc. |
Felix Forcho | University of Maryland, College Park | Trinseo |
Sebastian Giordano | University of Texas at Austin | Trinseo |
Chanel Johnson | University of Texas, Austin | Trinseo |
Vanessa Zambrano | University of Connecticut | Dow, Inc. |
Class of 2021
Student | School | Company |
Beili Huang | University of California, Davis | Carus LLC |
Gerardo Carreon | Texas A&M University | Chevron Phillips Chemical |
Kira Hudson | Drexel University | Dow, Inc. |
Kayla Eldridge | University of South Carolina | Eastman Chemicals |
Kimmia Saunders Butler | Georgia Institute of Technology | Hexion, Inc. |
Jalei Kolawole | University of Houston | LyondellBasell |
Aleecia Marshall | Georgia Institute of Technology | LyondellBasell |
Nikayla Lane | University of South Carolina | Milliken & Co. |
Thomas Salas | University of Oklahoma | Westlake Corporation |
Isaiah Wilkes | University of Southern California | Westlake Corporation |
Class of 2020
Student | School | Company |
Harith Palmer | Washtenaw Community College | Air Liquide |
Mina Mansour | University of California, Los Angeles | AmSty |
Reilly Lynch | Western Washington University | AmSty |
Elizabeth Johnson | Washington University in St. Louis | Carus LLC |
Sarah Friedman | University of Central Arkansas | Carus LLC |
Jayda Jackson | The Ohio State University | Eastman |
Nathanael Hovda | California Baptist University | ExxonMobil Chemical Company |
Armstrong Gbessagee | Johns Hopkins University | ExxonMobil Chemical Company |
Christopher Perry | Northeast Texas Community College | Hexion Inc. |
Juil Chung | University of California | LyondellBasell |
Gerardo Carreon | Texas A&M University | LyondellBasell |
Emily Sherman | Texas Christian University | Milliken & Company |
Angeline Needs | Calvin University | The Dow Chemical Company |
Renato Gonzalez | University of Arkansas | Trinseo LLC |
Sajan Bar | Columbia University | Trinseo LLC |
Justin Park | Northeastern University | Trinseo LLC |
ZiQi Lin | University of Maryland | W.R. Grace |
Kirk Badger | University of New Hampshire | Westlake Chemical |
Class of 2019
Student | School | Company |
Nathan Castro | California Baptist University | American Air Liquide LLC |
Jacky Chin | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | American Air Liquide LLC |
Juil Chung | University of California, Santa Barbara | American Air Liquide LLC |
Gavin Morrow | University of Michigan | BASF Corporation |
Audra Tenzeldam | University of California | Carus Corporation |
Kyra Ross | Hope College | Carus Corporation |
Adrianna Boen | Johns Hopkins University | Eastman Chemical Co. |
Justin Yeung | University of California | Eastman Chemical Co. |
Jordan Ryan | The University of Mississippi | ExxonMobil Chemical Company |
Anna Smiechowski | Rochester Institute of Technology | ExxonMobil Chemical Company |
John Pruden | Lyon College | Hexion |
Alyssa VanZanten | Hope College | Honeywell |
Andrew Beahan | Illinois Institue of Technology | LyondellBasell |
Luay Ahmed | Miami University | LyondellBasell |
Sarah Litwin | Augustana College | Milliken |
Ngan Cameron | University of New Hampshire | The Dow Chemical Company |
Bethany Richard | Tennessee Technological University | Trinseo LLC |
Joshua Jimison | North Carolina State University | Trinseo LLC |
Alexander Osterbaan | Hope College | Trinseo LLC |
Hunter Gieswein | Hope College | Trinseo LLC |
Zoeb Mohammedshah | University of Pennsylvania | W.R. Grace |
Caleb Puckett | Auburn University | Westlake Chemical |
Class of 2018
Student | School | Company |
Dat Huynh | University of Maryland, College Park | Air Liquide USA LLC |
Salim Al Neesam | Cuyamaca College | Carus |
Barathkumar Baskaran | Washington University in St. Louis | BASF Corporation |
John Beckham | University of California, San Diego | LANXESS |
Jacob Beckham | University of Georgia | LANXESS |
Reed Boeger | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Air Liquide USA LLC |
Natalie Bukovec | Miami University | Trinseo LLC |
Max Butler | Brigham Young University | Chevron Phillips Chemical |
Patrick Cable | University of Maryland, College Park | ExxonMobil Chemical Company |
Lauryn Carver | University of Oklahoma | Chevron Phillips Chemical |
Ashna Dhingra | California Institute of Technology | LANXESS |
Devin Dykes | University of Minnesota | Westlake Chemical |
James Eckstrom | University of Texas at Austin | LANXESS |
Mareena Franke | Coe College | Milliken |
Elizabeth Grace | University of South Carolina | The Dow Chemical Company |
Katherine Greskovich | Kent State University | W.R. Grace |
Alice Hanson | Mississippi State University | Hexion |
Savannah Hull | Arizona State University | Carus Corporation |
Lisa Je | Vassar College | LyondellBasell |
Erik Johnsen | Hope College | Air Liquide USA LLC |
Luke Keeney | University of Minnesota, Duluth | LANXESS |
Oluwafemi LIGAN | City College of New York | ExxonMobil Chemical Company |
Andrew Min | University of Michigan | Honeywell |
Yacine Ndiaye | City College of New York | LANXESS |
Damon Petersen | Brigham Young University | LyondellBasell |
Tyler Peterson | Brigham Young University | Westlake Chemical |
Taylor Robinson | University of Kentucky | LANXESS |
Astrid Schick | University of Portland | LANXESS |
Kathleen Spagnoletti | Villanova University | LANXESS |
Jadallah Zouabe | Cuesta College | Trinseo LLC |
Class of 2017
Student | School | Company |
Madeleine Adams | Oregon State University | W. R. Grace & Co. |
Robert Allsopp | University of Maryland | Chemtura Corporation |
Collin Bardini | American River College | American Air Liquide LLC |
Helen Barzyk | University of Notre Dame | Milliken & Company |
Patrick Cable | University of Maryland | Trinseo |
Michael Carson | University of California, Irvine | Chemtura Corporation |
Paul Chong | University of California, Los Angeles | Hexion Inc. |
Ryan Collanton | University of California, Santa Barbara | BASF |
Dennis Dautel | Clarkson Univeristy | Trinseo |
Daniel Drost | University of Maryland | American Air Liquide LLC |
Christopher Farrell | University of New Haven | Chemtura Corporation |
Tomasz Filipkowski | Stony Brook University | American Air Liquide LLC |
Rueih-Sheng (Ray) Fu | University of California, Berkeley | The Dow Chemical Company (R&D) |
Andre Gaona | Stanford University | ExxonMobil Chemical Company |
Isamar Garrido | Rodriguez City College of New York | Chemtura Corporation |
Melanie Geiger | Pennsylvania State University | Honeywell International Inc. |
Tao Hong | City University of New York | Albemarle Corporation |
Annie Kandel | Bates College | Chemtura Corporation |
Zachary Kilwein | West Virginia University | Westlake Chemical |
Nikita Kowal | Arizona State University | Carus Corporation |
Erik Lee | Pennsylvania State University | Chemtura Corporation |
Matthew Liu | University of California | Chevron Phillips Chemical |
Vincent Ly | Tacoma Community College | Carus Corporation |
Venice Magunga | University of Rochester | LyondellBasell |
Jose Moros Obregon | Northeastern University | ExxonMobil Chemical Company |
Nimit Patel | University of Maryland – College Park | Chemtura Corporation |
Tanner Pfendner | University of Maryland | Chemtura Corporation |
Joshua Ross | Stevens Institute of Technology | Chemtura Corporation |
Clare Tennant | University of Notre Dame | Chevron Phillips Chemical |
Patrick Tuttle | City College of New York | The Dow Chemical Company (Operations) |
Amy Wahlmeier | Nebraska Wesleyan University | LyondellBasell |
James Wortman | Michigan State University | Chemtura Corporation |
Class of 2016
Student | School | Company |
Christopher Balzer | Arizona State University | Chemtura |
Patrick Brennan | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Chemtura |
Emma Brown | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis | Hexion Inc. |
Abigail Cawoski | Westminster College | LyondellBlasell |
Jenalyn Clegg | Brigham Young University | Chemtura |
Kathleen Cooley | University of Maryland | WR Grace |
Alicia Curti | University of Nebraska | Honeywell |
Claire Dang | University of Tulsa | Carus Corp. |
Kyle Diuro | Villanova University | Chemtura |
Emma Donahoe | Hope College | ExxonMobil |
Joshua Greenlee | Ohio University | Eastman |
Stephanie Guerin | University of South Carolina | ExxonMobil |
Crystal Gunther | Meredith College | Chemtura |
Xin Ru Han | University of Minnesota | Dow Chemical |
Janson Ho | University of Rochester | Albemarle |
Isabella Hung | New York University | Air Liquide |
Melisa Huynh | The University of Alabama | Chevron Phillips |
Sandhiya Kannan | Stony Brook University | Chemtura |
Kimberlee Keithley | Rochester Institute of Technology | Dow Corning |
Thao Le | University of California, Berkeley | Trinseo LLC |
Michael Malmberg | Brigham Young University | Trinseo LLC |
Michael Pfaff | University of California Riverside | Westlake Chem |
Joy Rutherford | Michigan State University | Milliken & Co. |
Shadi Torabi | University of California- Los Angeles | LyondellBlasell |
Luan Tran | Louisiana State University | Chevron Phillips |
Zachary Weintraut | Camden County College | Carus Corp. |
Jonathon Wheelwright | Brigham Young University | Chevron Phillips |
Class of 2015
Student | School | Company |
Charisa Luong | University of CA – San Diego | Air Liquide |
Christopher Isely | Iowa State University | Albemarle |
Elle Kaplan | Alabama | Carus |
Nathan Colley | Southern Illinois University | Carus |
Jethro Medina | Rowan University | Chemtura |
John Hemmerling | Purdue | Chemtura |
Zachary Schulte | Univ of South Dakota | Chemtura |
Jeremy Bard | Eastern Oregon University | Chemtura |
Webster Guan | Cal Tech | Chevron Phillips |
Chun Man Chow | Univ of CA – Berkeley | Chevron Phillips |
Rahul Sujanani | Rensseler Polytechnic Institute | Dow |
Payton Forrest | University of Pittsburgh | Dow Corning |
Samuel Sparland | Iowa State University | DuPont |
Alan Dai | University of Pennsylvania | DuPont |
Cassidy Grinsell | Villanova University | DuPont |
Lisa Green | St. Louis University | DuPont |
Andrew Steffan | North Carolina State University | Eastman |
Oluwagbogo Ige | University of California – Santa Barbara | ExxonMobil |
Nicholas DeMeo | University of Masschusetts | ExxonMobil |
Nimish Dave | University of California – Irvine | Honeywell |
Alberto Perez | Vanderbilt University | Honeywell |
Jiaji Lin | New York University | Lyondell |
James Mansfield | Vanderbilt University | Lyondell |
Mary Waddington | Kent State University | Hexion |
Francesco Constantini | Georgia Institute of Technology | Styron |
Tammy Schwinegruber | University of California | Styron |
Andrew Harrison | Hope College | UOP |
Michael Hough | Clarkson University | UOP |
Laura Maurer | McDaniel College | WR Grace |
Class of 2014
Student | School | Company |
Sean Kim | Penn State University | Air Liquide |
Ryan Davis | University of Texas – Austin | Air Liquide |
Rahul Gogia | University of Illinois – Urbana | Air Products and Chemicals |
Kirstin Robinson | Purdue University | Albemarle |
Matthew Gray | Allegheny College | Carus Corporation |
Katherine Lai | University of Califormia – Irvine | Carus Corporation |
James Koch | Saint John Fisher College | Chemtura |
Amira Abdelsalam | Rutgers | Chemtura |
Jenna Pugliese | Villanova University | Chemtura |
Darby Doyle | Lehigh University | Chevron Phillips Chemical |
Sean Beach | University of Colorado | Chevron Phillips Chemical |
Henry Potter | University of Wisconsin – Madison | Chevron Phillips Chemical |
Katherine Welsh | University of Dayton | Dow Chemical |
Roshan Rakeesoon | Columbia University | Dow Chemical |
Kevin Lin | University of Florida | Dow Corning |
Ian Moy | University of Pittsburgh | DuPont |
Nicolas Hartel | University of California – San Diego | DuPont |
Mackenzie Walls | University of Maryland | DuPont |
Judah Makover | University of Maryland | DuPont |
Nikifar Lazouski | University of Delaware | DuPont |
Levi Gildehaus | Missouri University of Science | DuPont |
Andreia Fenly | Princeton University | Eastman Chemical |
Kathleen Wu | Yale University | ExxonMobil Chemical |
Emmett Goodman | California Institute of Technology | ExxonMobil Chemical |
Gregory Gerner | Youngstown State University | Honeywell |
Alex Adams | University of Florida | Honeywell |
Kurtis Carsch | California Institute of Technology | UOP |
Radhe Patel | Columbia University | UOP |
Bradley Collins | University of Florida | LANXESS |
Cameron Feriante | Georgia Southern University | Milliken and Company |
Brooke Andrews | University of Mary Washington | Momentive |
Tae Huh | Syracuse University | Styron |
Natalie Jones | Boston University | W R Grace |
Class of 2013
Student | School | Company |
Ahmed H. Seyam | Ilinois Valley Community College | Carus Corporation |
Alek Adkins | High Point University | Air Liquide |
Benjamin Averill | Valpariso University | Nalco |
Boheng Ma | University of Maryland | DuPont |
Clayton Craft | Univ of Alabama, Huntsville | W R Grace |
Colin Dickens | Oregon State | DuPont |
Cong Lin | Arizona State | Honeywell |
Danni Chen | NJ Institute of Technology | DuPont |
Deborah Sasso | Virginia Tech | DuPont |
Diana Vega Pantoja | University of Notre Dame | Chevron Phillips Chemical |
Elaine Gomez | NJ Institute of Technology | Chemtura |
Elsey Naveo | Suffolk University | Milliken |
Emily Shadeo | Washington College | Chemtura |
Emma F. Broderick | MIT | Dow Corning |
Eric Wolfson | U of Maryland, Baltimore County | Carus Corporation |
Isaac Zaydens | University of Maryland | Air Products |
Jessica Burl | Clarkson | Styron |
Johnny Truong | Georgia State | Chemtura |
Lauren Dorsey | University of Maryland | DuPont |
Marshall Benzine | U of Wisconsin, River Falls | Nalco |
Nathaniel Godby | Wilmington College | LANXESS |
Paige Molzahn | Oregon State | Eastman Chemical |
Peter Rassolov | Univ of South Carolina | Chemtura |
Raymond Bellon | Columbia | Chemtura |
Rebecca Siegelman | Columbia | Dow |
Rebecca Wheeling | Mercyhurst | Momentive |
Richard Sim | Penn State University | Albemarle |
Robert Dimatteo | Tufts University | DuPont |
Sydney Morris | George Washington University | Croda |
Timothy Waltaer | Villanova University | Eastman Chemical |
Victoria Lim | Belmont University | Croda |
Vivian Nguyen | Univ of Alabama, Huntsville | Honeywell |
William Cox | University of Alabama | ExxonMobil Chemical |
Yoon Shin | University of Maryland | 6971 Westcott Place |
Zachary Rom | University of Maryland | Honeywell |
Zachary W. Ellison | U of California, Irvine | Chevron Phillips |
Class of 2012
Student | School | Company |
Angela Hess | University of Washington | Ashland Chemical |
Bailey Jackson | Augustana College | Milliken Chemical Company |
Celeste Walker | University of Virginia | Ashland Chemical Company |
Christopher Morris | Rice University | Nalco (Energy Services) |
Ghanem Sabeeh | University of Alabama Huntsville | Chemtura Corporation |
Jeremy Fichtenbaum | The Ohio State University | ExxonMobil Chemical Company |
Jiajie Li | Arizona State University | Carus Corporation |
Joanna Lapucha | Tulane University | Croda, Inc. |
Justin Owens | University of Maryland | Air Products and Chemicals |
Kara Martin | University of Delaware | Ashland Chemical |
Karen Dunford | University of Maryland | DuPont |
Katherine Buxton | Saint Lawrence University | Nalco (Water, energy, air research) |
Kimberly Booe | Iowa State University | Honeywell |
Lauren Stutzman | SUNY Buffalo | DuPont |
Majid Waheed | University of Maryland | DuPont |
Matthew Gosse | University of Iowa | Honeywell |
Meron Tesfaye | University of Maryland | Eastman Chemical Company |
Michael Myers | UC Santa Barbara | Chevron Phillips Chemical Company |
Michelle Feole | University of Florida | Dow Chemical Company |
Neal Gregerson | Augustana College | Momentive Specialty Chemicals |
Patrick Clegg | Wabash College | Nalco (R&D) |
Peter Breen | Pennsylvania State University | Momentive Silicones Technology) |
Rebecca Craig | College of Wooster | W.R. Grace |
Sarah Lucht | Gustavus Adolphus College | Air Liquide |
Scott Crawford | University of Pittsburgh | LANXESS Corporation |
Seth Alson | University of Ca – Santa Barbara | Dow Corning |
Stephen Tjan | UC Santa Barbara | Dow Chemical Company |
Thomas Cook | Brigham Young University | Nalco (Energy Services( |
Tyler Evans | University of Alabama | LyondellBasell |
Tyler Farnsworth | University of South Carolina | Chemtura Corporation |
William Simons | Ohio University | Albemarle Corporation |
Yelena Leznik | University of Maryland | DuPont |
Class of 2011
Student | School | Company |
Andrew Wagner | University of Minnesota | Dow |
Angela Troxell | Florida Institute of Technology | Honeywell UOP |
Apoorv Gupta | University of Maryland | Dow |
Arielle Mensch | Saint John Fisher College | LANXESS |
David Cheung | Phila Univ of the | Nalco |
David Jeffcoat | Clemson | W.R. Grace & Company |
Eli Castro | Univ of California San | Chevron Phillips |
Erica Tam | Rice University | ExxonMobil |
Frederick Seidl | Santa Clara University | Milliken & Company |
Hattie Larson | Florida State University | Arch Chemicals |
Jennifer Harmon | California State – Fresno | Chemtura Corporation |
Joseph Selinger | Carnegie Mellon University | Air Products |
Joshua Doorn | University of South Dakota | ISP |
Justin Erwin | East Central University | Dow Corning |
Maxwell Lenhoff | Yale University | Nalco |
Molly ODriscoll | Villanova University | Chemtura Corporation |
Nathan Bowser | Lehigh University | DuPont |
Nathan Konopliv | Univ of California San | Air Liquide |
Robert Morrow | SUNY at Buffalo | Eastman Chemical |
Sally Ingham | Vanderbilt University | ISP |
Stephanie Gates | Millikin University | Milliken & Company |
Stephanie Jou | Rutgers University | Nalco |
Stewart Mallory | University of Hawaii at | ISP |
Thomas Pinkard | Penn State | Arch Chemicals |
Timoleon Ballai | Stevens Institute of Technology | Honeywell UOP |
Trishelle Johnson | University of South Florida | Air Liquide |
William Ferriby | Washington University | Nalco |
Yong Wu | University of Virginia | DuPont |
Class of 2010
Student | School | Company |
Andrew Lai | Lafayette College | Air Liquide |
Julianne Fatula | University of Pittsburgh | Air Products |
Marcus Ketcha | Villanova University | Air Products |
Oliver Harris | Tufts University | Albemarle |
Kevin Fisher | Clarkson University | Arch Chemicals |
Michelle Karl | Florida Institute of Technology | Arch Chemicals |
Tarielle Sanders | Norfolk State University | Arch Chemicals |
Magdalene Simon | Wisconsin Lutheran College | Arch Chemicals |
Nicole Perrelli | Villanova University | Avon |
Eyas Mahmoud | University of Pennsylvania | Chemtura |
Nicholas Tomko | Eastern Kentucky University | Chemtura |
Jeremy Feaster | Georgia Institute of Technology | Dow Chemical |
Albert Kao | MIT | Dow Chemical |
Karthik Kasaraneni | Harvard | Dow Corning |
Erik Nordwald | University of Missouri | ExxonMobil |
Galyna Cymachevska | Stony Brook University | Honeywell |
Kelsey Lindenschmidt | Northwestern University | Honeywell |
Eric Taub | The City College of New York | ISP |
Peter Weiss | Michigan State | ISP |
Joseph Mosley | Brigham Young | LANXESS |
Deanna Lentz | Penn State | W. R. Grace |
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Driving a Diverse and Talented Workforce in the Chemical Industry
Beginning fall 2022, SCI America will fund two FOSSI scholars annually at $10,000 each for four years. FOSSI is a national program which seeks to increase the number of underrepresented professionals in the chemical industry workforce by providing scholarships to students pursuing preferred STEM degrees at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). FOSSI also connects scholars to leadership development, mentoring, and internship opportunities at supporting companies. For more information on the FOSSI program, visit https://futureofstemscholars.org/fossi.