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Jessica Aldrich is a senior at Wichita State University pursuing a BS in Biomedical Engineering with minors in Mathematics and General Business. Aldrich'''Serving as UIF Since:&nbsp;'''Spring 2018&nbsp;&nbsp;[[File:Jessica Aldrich2.jpg|thumbright|Jessica Aldrich2.jpg]] is passionate about research and problem solving and has spent her time at WSU working <br />'''School:'''University of Florida<br />'''What does she do now:'''&nbsp;PhD in research labs within the Biomedical Engineering department. Her research has included topics such as biosensor development, machine learning, nanomedicineat UF, Success Manager at Startup Grind<br />'''What that means:'''&nbsp;A full time student who also works on community management and mechanobiology. Working in research has given her the opportunity to uncover community development for founders and solve problems related to her work; this has inspired her to translate that methodology to problems and concerns on her campusentrepreneurs world wide.

As a student'''Contact her about:'''&nbsp;Design thinking workshops, communications workshops, facilitating design competitions, high school programming, pop-up events, Aldrich has been involved in numerous organizations guest lectures and has taken on public speaking, community development, relational leadership roles within , Startup Grind, graduate school, and trying to do too many things at once.<br />'''E-Mail:''' jxaldrich@gmail.com<br />'''Phone:''' 785-250-3916<div><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jessica Aldrich is a University Innovation Fellow at the Biomedical Engineering Society University of Florida. She completed her BS/MS in biomedical engineering at Wichita State University in 2018/2019 (BMESrespectively) and . During her sororityundergraduate career, Gamma Phi BetaJessica studied Biomedical Engineering with minors in Math and General Business. During She spent her time leading BMES she implemented freshman year as a mentoring program that allowed college students student athlete playing volleyball at Avila University before transferring to mentor high school seniors’ as they completed their senior Wichita State. After graduation, Jessica spent the summer working on her thesis and spent a few weeks in Europe taking a course in design projectsfrom the University of Twente. Since completing her Masters degree, Jessica started interning with Startup Grind and works on the Community and Success teams to connect founders and entrepreneurs around the globe. She moved to Florida and began her PhD in fall 2019.&nbsp;<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Outside of schoolAs a UIF on campus Jessica was involved in hosting the Midwest Regional Meetup that was held in February 2018 and again in fall 2019. During that time she also facilitated the Invent for the Planet design competition (2018 and 2019). After completing her UIF training in March, she volunteers facilitated numerous design thinking workshops on campus and guest lectured in courses through the Bill and Dorothy Cohen Honors College. Additionally she ran the 32-Second Challenge, a pop-up design thinking experience for Younglife students from diverse backgrounds on campus. She attended the Utah Valley Regional Meetup, the European Regional meetup, and is a part the Colorado School of their Mines regional leadership development meetup as well as presented at the ASEE National Meeting in 2018 and 2019. She launched Startup Grind on her campus in collaboration with the community Startup Grind chapter and the Wichita State University Foundation. Jessica also developed and ran an&nbsp; empathy-based design thinking programfor local high school students to empower them to create positive change in their community. Aldrich plans to pursue Additionally, Jessica has hosted workshops and guest lectured at events and in classes through University admissions and the Honors College as well as organizing and moderating the ASEE Sectional Conference. Jessica was a FAB at the 2019 Silicon Valley Meetup and a PhD in biomedical engineering following graduationUIGuide for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years.&nbsp;

While a student, Jessica was involved in everything from BMES to Gamma Phi Beta. She spent most of her undergraduate career working in research labs where she put the skills she learned as a UIF to use in her every day job. Since moving to Florida she has continued her hyper-involvement on campus by leading the graduate student council and teaching Engineering Ethics. Outside of the university, she is also an avid triathlete and enjoys all of the outdoor activities that Florida has to offer!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= Related Links =[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzEPqkpP3bY Spring 2019 Ignite: Just a Student]

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