Giuliana of Plug Power

Giuliana Lincoln, RIT BS Chemical Engineering, 2024

Biography:

Giuliana, from Brockport NY, is a graduate of RIT’s chemical engineering program. Drawn to problem solving through science and math, she decided to pursue engineering at RIT. She chose RIT for its personable faculty and staff and world renown co-op program. During her time at RIT, Giuliana completed two co-ops and an internship. Her co-ops were with the Army Research Labs (ARL) through RIT as a researcher of novel thin film coatings and as a development process engineer for contact lenses at Bausch and Lomb. Her desire to apply her coating knowledge, learned while on co-op and through her chemical engineering coursework, in an industry setting led her to an internship as a process engineer in ink and coating at Plug Power. Upon graduating in 2024, Giuliana accepted a full time role at Plug Power as an ink and coating process engineer, where she continues learning and applying her knowledge while contributing to innovative projects. She always enjoys sharing her journey with fellow RIT Tigers.

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Address:Rochester, New York, United States, 14450

Daniel of SpaceX

Daniel Mitchell, RIT BS Electrical Engineering, 2018

Biography:

Daniel Mitchell is a graduate from RIT with a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. As part of the RIT Space Exploration Team in 2018, he led a team to compete in the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition's SDL Payload Challenge at Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert. Daniel has worked with high-voltage control systems, hardware design for electronic warfare, and has spent most of his career at SpaceX as an FPGA engineer working on vehicles like Falcon 9, Dragon, and Starship. At SpaceX, Daniel has contributed to the design and implementation of flight computers, data acquisition & processing, radio communication, and imaging systems.

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Address:United States

Kate of Electrostatic Answers

Kate Caliel, RIT Career Services & Cooperative Education

Biography:

Kate Caliel is a Senior Associate Director in RIT’s Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education. Kate has worked in Higher Education for over 25 years and in Career Services for 12.  She specializes in connecting RIT talent with employers, driving career success for students and fulfilling industry recruitment needs.

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Address:Rochester, New York, United States

Peter of L3Harris

Peter LaPietra, Scientist, Systems Engineer at L3Harris

Biography:

Peter LaPietra, Scientist, Systems Engineer at L3Harris

Product development in the HF Engineering group for L3Harris Technologies, Communications Systems Division.

RIT MS Electrical Engineer 1999

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Address:Rochester, New York, United States