Life after Graduation
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Almost 10,000 students are getting ready for graduation and life after commencement. Read about what some students from College of Engineering and Knowlton of School of Architecture have achieved during their time at Ohio State and what their plans are for life after graduation.
Kyle Bruggeman, from Centerville, Ohio, will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in industrial and systems engineering and has plans to work at Eaton Corporation after graduation. In addition to internships at Nestle and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Bruggeman spent much of his time involved with student organizations. He was a member of the Ohio Staters, worked two years as a resident advisor in university residence halls, and is involved in several honor societies.
Ryan Connolly will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in architecture magna cum laude with Honors and Research Distinction. The Pennsylvania native will continue his architecture education at Yale.
During his time at Ohio State, Connolly has participated in many student organizations and traveled around the world. As president of SERVitecture, a community service organization for architecture students, he went on seven Habitat for Humanity alternative break trips, including six as a leader to locations as diverse as Chicago, New York City, Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga.
In addition, Connolly participated in study abroad programs and conducted independent research in Ireland, England, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Hungry. He also has had work exhibited in Chicago, Boston, New York City, Cleveland, Columbus, Athens, Greece, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE.
Yuhao Sun, from Changsha, Hunan Province, China, does not plan to end his education with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, but hopes to continue his education and eventually earn a doctoral degree.
During his four years at Ohio State, Sun took advantage of many opportunities. He participated in undergraduate research and also worked in two university jobs to help incoming international students, as both a host and orientation leader. As part of that work, he produced a video, to introduce international students to Buckeye traditions.
Mike Vandewalle, from Worthington, Ohio, will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering and will work at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, where he spent four rotations in a co-op program.
During his experiences in the co-op program, Vandewalle designed an electrical system that successfully supported shuttle missions since March 2009 (including the first high definition video downlink from the shuttle), and a software program that allows flight controllers to determine the latitude and longitude of the center point of four International Space Station cameras on-orbit. Both projects earned him Special Achievement Awards from NASA.
Mary-Margaret Williamson, from Akron, Ohio, enjoys solving problems and learning languages. Williams, majoring in chemical and biomolecular engineering and minoring in Russian language, will be moving to California to work for General Mills as a quality and regulations engineer after graduation.
Williamson has been heavily involved with the Society of Women Engineers and mentoring younger female engineering students during her undergraduate career. In addition, she also has worked several jobs and volunteers in engineering outreach events.
Kyle Bruggeman, from Centerville, Ohio, will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in industrial and systems engineering and has plans to work at Eaton Corporation after graduation. In addition to internships at Nestle and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Bruggeman spent much of his time involved with student organizations. He was a member of the Ohio Staters, worked two years as a resident advisor in university residence halls, and is involved in several honor societies.
Ryan Connolly will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in architecture magna cum laude with Honors and Research Distinction. The Pennsylvania native will continue his architecture education at Yale.
During his time at Ohio State, Connolly has participated in many student organizations and traveled around the world. As president of SERVitecture, a community service organization for architecture students, he went on seven Habitat for Humanity alternative break trips, including six as a leader to locations as diverse as Chicago, New York City, Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga.
In addition, Connolly participated in study abroad programs and conducted independent research in Ireland, England, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Hungry. He also has had work exhibited in Chicago, Boston, New York City, Cleveland, Columbus, Athens, Greece, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE.
Yuhao Sun, from Changsha, Hunan Province, China, does not plan to end his education with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, but hopes to continue his education and eventually earn a doctoral degree.
During his four years at Ohio State, Sun took advantage of many opportunities. He participated in undergraduate research and also worked in two university jobs to help incoming international students, as both a host and orientation leader. As part of that work, he produced a video, to introduce international students to Buckeye traditions.
Mike Vandewalle, from Worthington, Ohio, will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering and will work at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, where he spent four rotations in a co-op program.
During his experiences in the co-op program, Vandewalle designed an electrical system that successfully supported shuttle missions since March 2009 (including the first high definition video downlink from the shuttle), and a software program that allows flight controllers to determine the latitude and longitude of the center point of four International Space Station cameras on-orbit. Both projects earned him Special Achievement Awards from NASA.
Mary-Margaret Williamson, from Akron, Ohio, enjoys solving problems and learning languages. Williams, majoring in chemical and biomolecular engineering and minoring in Russian language, will be moving to California to work for General Mills as a quality and regulations engineer after graduation.
Williamson has been heavily involved with the Society of Women Engineers and mentoring younger female engineering students during her undergraduate career. In addition, she also has worked several jobs and volunteers in engineering outreach events.
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