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'''Serving as UIF Since:&nbsp; '''Spring 2018&nbsp; &nbsp; Jessica Aldrich is a graduate student at Wichita State University pursuing an accelerated Masters degree in Biomedical Engineering. She graduated in May 2018 Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Biomedical Engineering and minors in mathematics and general business. Jessica[[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 campus. She has also been actively involved in the honors college, being awarded the Cohen Honors College Outstanding Senior awardentrepreneurs world wide.

'''Contact her about:'''&nbsp;Design thinking workshops, communications workshops, facilitating design competitions, high school programming, pop-up events, guest lectures and public speaking, community development, relational leadership, 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; As an Jessica Aldrich is a University Innovation Fellow at the University of Florida. She completed her BS/MS in biomedical engineering at Wichita State University in 2018/2019 (respectively). During her undergraduate career, Jessica studied Biomedical Engineering with minors in Math and General Business. She spent her freshman year as a studentathlete playing volleyball at Avila University before transferring to Wichita State. After graduation, Aldrich has been involved Jessica spent the summer working on her thesis and spent a few weeks in Europe taking a course in numerous organizations design from the University of Twente. Since completing her Masters degree, Jessica started interning with Startup Grind and has taken works on leadership roles within the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Community and Success teams to connect founders and entrepreneurs around the globe. She moved to Florida and began her sorority, Gamma Phi BetaPhD in fall 2019.&nbsp;<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;As 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 her that time leading BMES she implemented a mentoring program that allowed college students to mentor high school seniors’ as they completed their senior also facilitated the Invent for the Planet design projectscompetition (2018 and 2019). &nbsp;Outside of schoolAfter completing her UIF training in March, she volunteers for Younglife facilitated numerous design thinking workshops on campus and guest lectured in courses through the Bill and is Dorothy Cohen Honors College. Additionally she ran the 32-Second Challenge, a part of their regional leadership development program (Developing Future Leaders)pop-up design thinking experience for students from diverse backgrounds on campus. She was also inducted into Tau Beta Piattended the Utah Valley Regional Meetup, Order of Omegathe European Regional meetup, and was awarded the University Senior Honor Colorado School of Mines regional meetup as well as presented at the ASEE National Meeting in 2018 and 2019. She launched Startup Grind on her senior yearcampus in collaboration with the community Startup Grind chapter and the Wichita State University Foundation. Aldrich plans Jessica also developed and ran an&nbsp; empathy-based design thinking program for local high school students to empower them to pursue create positive change in their community. 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 PhD in biomedical engineering following graduationFAB at the 2019 Silicon Valley Meetup and a UIGuide 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] [https://www.1mwis.com/profiles/Jessica-Aldrich 1 Million Women in STEM Initiative]