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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Crystal Blankenship is a University Innovation Fellow and a Chemical Engineering student at Texas Tech University. She works as a Raider Ringer on behalf of the Office of Annual Giving at Texas Tech. She has previous work experience as a Chemistry Tutor and a Chemistry Scholar Assistant. Crystal is from Los Angeles, California where she lived until 2014 when she moved to Lubbock, Texas to study at Texas Tech University and become a University Innovation Fellow. As a lifetime Girl Scout, Crystal has developed leadership skills and creativity through years of rigorous training and activities. Also, through Girl Scouts, Crystal has realized the importance of community and involvement. This community encourages Crystal every day to pursue education and other endeavors. Crystal actively participates in community service projects and workshops for the development of young girls.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">At Texas Tech, she is Vice President of the student organization TTIME, which focuses on collaboration between colleges to achieve positive change on campus. She is passionate about solving the unnecessary problem of light pollution, achieving constant improvements in daily life, especially in the environment, and achieving a more prominent presence of women in STEM. As a dedicated and invested student, she has built her creativity and innovative thoughts by asking "Why?". She is excited to expand her knowledge on innovative techniques, apply the knowledge to her passions, and teach her peers in order to achieve change.</span></span>
<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Serving as a UIF Since: '''Spring 2017<br/></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''School:''' Texas Tech University<br/></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''What She Does Now: '''COO for Turing Technologies, Chemical Engineering Student<br/></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''What That Means: '''manage progress and contribute to startup development, study and learn the chemical engineering profession<br/></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br/></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Contact Her About: '''startups, interdisciplinary collaboration, product development, prototyping<br/></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Email: '''critolb@gmail.com<br/></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Phone: '''(806) 471 - 8604<br/></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br/></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Crystal Blankenship is a University Innovation Fellow and Chemical Engineering student at Texas Tech University. She joined the global UIF movement to help bring more training and awareness to the design and innovation mindset. Crystal hopes that increasing interdisciplinary collaboration and departmental unification throughout college campuses will revolutionize innovative and entreprenuerial culture across universities.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br/></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In Crystal's time with Turing Technologies, she has practiced first-hand how to apply design thinking and lean startup methodology to new businesses and new products. The company is built from multiple UIFs from her region and with guidance from the Texas Tech University Innovation Hub & Research Park, they are beginning to develop new technology to better integrate visually impaired students into the public school system. Crystal's experience with Turing Technologies sprouted her passion and desire to use innovation and entrepreneurship to introduce technology where it is currently less prominent or non- user friendly.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br/></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Also, Crystal is focused on working with other fellows on her campus to unify the local community, existing entrepreneurial resources, and the student body. Joining existing businesses and entrepreuners with today's developing innovators, not only will the mind sets of students broaden but new doors will open for graduates and businesses alike.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br/></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">As a UI Guide, Crystal hopes to help new University Innovation Fellows overcome any confusion or obstacles, gain insight into the I&E community, and develop plans for the advancement of their campus and how they can contribute to this movement.</span></span></div><div><br/></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Serving as a UIF Since: '''Spring 2017</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''School:''' Texas Tech University</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''What She Does Now: '''COO for Turing Technologies, Chemical Engineering Student</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''What That Means: '''manage progress and contribute to startup development, study and learn the chemical engineering profession</span></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Contact Her About: '''startups, interdisciplinary collaboration, product development, prototyping</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Email: '''critolb@gmail.com</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Phone: '''(806) 471 - 8604</span></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Crystal Blankenship is a University Innovation Fellow and Chemical Engineering student at Texas Tech University. She joined the global UIF movement to help bring more training and awareness to the design and innovation mindset. Crystal hopes that increasing interdisciplinary collaboration and departmental unification throughout college campuses will revolutionize innovative and entreprenuerial culture across universities.</span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In Crystal's time with Turing Technologies, she has practiced first-hand how to apply design thinking and lean startup methodology to new businesses and new products. The company is built from multiple UIFs from her region and with guidance from the Texas Tech University Innovation Hub & Research Park, they are beginning to develop new technology to better integrate visually impaired students into the public school system. Crystal's experience with Turing Technologies sprouted her passion and desire to use innovation and entrepreneurship to introduce technology where it is currently less prominent or non- user friendly.</span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Also, Crystal is focused on working with other fellows on her campus to unify the local community, existing entrepreneurial resources, and the student body. Joining existing businesses and entrepreuners with today's developing innovators, not only will the mind sets of students broaden but new doors will open for graduates and businesses alike.</span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">As a UI Guide, Crystal hopes to help new University Innovation Fellows overcome any confusion or obstacles, gain insight into the I&E community, and develop plans for the advancement of their campus and how they can contribute to this movement.</span></span></div><div><br/></div>
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