Fellow:Ashley Switalski

Ashley Switalski is a University Innovation Fellows candidate from Kettering University in Flint, MI. She is currently a Senior I studying for her B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a Course of Study in Innovation to Entrepreneurship. Kettering University operates on a rotating three month basis between co-op and academic terms which allows students to graduate with 2.5 years of work experience. Ashley has worked for a variety of companies with focuses in biologic applications for plastic materials to biofermentation in agricultural products. 

At Kettering University, Ashley is involved with Kettering Entrepreneur Society (KES), Kettering Student Government (KSG), and Student Alumni Council (SAC). Additionally, she works for the University Advancement Department to promote community service involvement by Federal Work Study (FWS) eligible students. Kettering has become a second home for Ashley and it is rare not to catch her at an event on campus. She also spends her free time playing intramural sports with FIJI fraternity and working on miscellaneous projects in the university's t.space. Most recently she has been part of starting up the first professional co-ed fraternity on campus, Alpha Chi Sigma, which is focused on promoting the sciences in academia and industry.

Known for being meticulous and well organized, her calendar is always kept up to date with peak operating hours between 11:00pm and 3:30am. As an unconventional chemical engineering student, she loves to share her story with young women interested in STEM and was one of the panel speakers for Michigan's most recent Tech Savvy event. At work she has been a Science Ambassador for Dow AgroSciences and is an active Women Innovation Network (WIN) collegiate member at Dow Chemical.

In the next few years, she hopes to pursue a PhD in Food Science and Technology and gain her private pilot's license. Learning opportunities are a key part of Ashley's life and she looks forward to completing the UIF training and making an impact on Kettering University's campus.

Feel free to contact Ashley at swit0249@kettering.edu.

Related Links

Kettering University: Kettering University

Priorities Page: Kettering University Student Priorities

Other Kettering UIF Fellows:

UIF Launch Term	Student Name and Bio	Kettering Academic Section
Spring 2017	Chelsea Carter	A-Section
Spring 2017	Eric Rickabaugh	A-Section
Spring 2017	Ashley Switalski	B-Section
Spring 2017	Shane Thiede	B-Section
Spring 2016	Moe Ghias	A-Section
Spring 2016	Jace C. Stokes	A-Section
Spring 2015	Cheyne Westerman	A-Section
Spring 2015	Alan Xia	A-Section
Spring 2014	Hunter Casbeer	A-Section
Spring 2014	Saheb Kapoor	A-Section