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| style="width: 800px;" | <span style="color:#000000;">'''Serving as a UIF Since:'''&nbsp;Spring 2017<br/>'''School:'''&nbsp;Kettering University<br/>'''What she does now:'''&nbsp;Process Development Engineer</span>Technical Leader<span style="color:#000000;">, Corteva AgriScience<br/>'''What that means:'''&nbsp;Focuses on ways to improve and harness classical chemical engineering to produce support development of new agricultural products from synthetic and biological pathways.</span>
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| style="width: 800px;" | <span style="color:#000000;">'''Contact her about:'''&nbsp;small school difficulties; administration challenges; team dynamics; anything STEM or chemistry related >=< (will always welcome chemistry puns!)<br/>'''Email:'''&nbsp;swit0249@kettering.edu<br/>'''Phone:'''&nbsp;(989) 448-9363</span>||} <br /><br /><br /><br />                         
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<span style="color:#000000;">Ashley is a University Innovation Fellow from Kettering University in Flint, MI. She graduated in December 2018 with her B.S. in Chemical Engineering and 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 agricultural product biofermentation.&nbsp;</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">At Kettering University, Ashley is involved with a variety of clubs on campus including Kettering Entrepreneur Society. 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 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.</span>
<span style="color:#000000;">One of her core I&E projects on campus is pushing for an adaptive technical elective system which would allow students to earn credits in various "pop-up" classes. This would allow students to explore topics outside of their primary major without being inhibited by workload or scheduling conflicts. Additionally, she has started discussions with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Kettering about renovating an empty office space into a new makerspace for the campus.</span>
<br/span style="color:#000000;"><br/>Ashley is a University Innovation Fellow from Kettering University in FlintKnown for being meticulous and well organized, MI. She her calendar is currently a Senior III studying for her B.S. in Chemical Engineering always kept up to date with a Course of Study in Innovation to Entrepreneurship. Kettering University operates on a rotating three month basis peak operating hours between co-op 10:00pm and academic terms which allows students 2:00am. As an unconventional chemical engineering student, she loves to graduate share her story with 2young women interested in STEM and was one of the panel speakers for Michigan's Tech Savvy event.5 years of At work experience. Ashley has worked for , she is a variety of companies with focuses in biologic applications Science Ambassador for plastic materials to agricultural product biofermentationDow AgroSciences and is an active Women Innovation Network (WIN) collegiate member at Dow Chemical.&nbsp;</span>
At Kettering University<span style="color:#000000;">As a Fellow, Ashley is involved with has been a variety mentor and integral part of clubs on campus including Kettering Entrepreneur Societythe onboarding process for new change agents. Kettering has become As a second home for Ashley and it is rare not to catch her FAB at an event on campus. She also spends her free time playing intramural sports and working on miscellaneous projects in the university's t.space. Most recently Spring 2018 SVM, she had the opportunity to present two Ignite Talks and has been part of starting up the first professional co-ed fraternity on campus, Alpha Chi Sigma, which is focused an outspoken Fellow on promoting the sciences in academia and industrytopic of Silent Changemakers.&nbsp;</span>
One of her core I&E projects on campus is pushing for an adaptive technical elective system which would allow students <span style="color:#000000;">In the next few years, she hopes to earn credits pursue a PhD in various "pop-up" classesBiochemical Engineering and gain her private pilot's license. This would allow students to explore topics outside Learning opportunities are a key part of their primary major without being inhibited by workload or scheduling conflicts. Additionally, Ashley's life and she has started discussions with the Electrical looks forward to making an impact on Kettering University's campus and Computer Engineering Department at Kettering about renovating an empty office space into a new makerspace for the campusgreater UIF Community.</span>
Known for being meticulous and well organized, her calendar is always kept up to date with peak operating hours between 10=<span style="color:00pm and 2:00am. 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 Tech Savvy event. At work, she is a Science Ambassador for Dow AgroSciences and is an active Women Innovation Network (WIN) collegiate member at Dow Chemical.#000000;">Related Links</span>=
In the next few years, she hopes to pursue a PhD in Biochemical Engineering and gain her private pilot's license. Learning opportunities are a key part of Ashley's life and she looks forward to making an impact on <span style="color:#000000;">University Page:&nbsp;</span>[[Kettering University's campus and the greater UIF Community.|<span style="color:#0000ff;">Kettering_University</span>]]
<span style= Related Links"color:#000000;">Priorities Page:&nbsp;<br/span> [[Kettering University Student Priorities|<span style="color:#0000ff;">Kettering_University_Student_Priorities</span>]]
University Page<span style="color:#000000;">UIF Related Videos:&nbsp;</span>[[Kettering University|Kettering_University]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgVGRb7pVqXsHOhGEcdcGaw <span style="color:#0000ff;">Ashley Switalski UIF</span>]
Priorities Page:&nbsp;[[Kettering University Student Priorities|Kettering_University_Student_Priorities]]
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<span style="color:#000000;">Other Kettering UIF Fellows:</span>
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| '''UIF Launch Term'''<span style="color:#000000;">Spring 2018</span>| '''Student Name and Bio'''[[Cody brock|<span style="color:#0000ff;">Cody_brock</span>]]<br />| '''Kettering Academic <span style="color:#000000;">B-Section'''</span>
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| <span style="color:#000000;">Spring 2017</span>| [[Chelsea Carter|<span style="color:#0000ff;">Chelsea_Carter</span>]]<br/>| <span style="color:#000000;">A-Section</span>
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| <span style="color:#000000;">Spring 2017</span>| [[Eric Rickabaugh|<span style="color:#0000ff;">Eric_Rickabaugh</span>]]<br/>| <span style="color:#000000;">A-Section</span>
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| <span style="color:#000000;">Spring 2017</span>| <span style="color:#000000;">'''Ashley Switalski'''</span>| <span style="color:#000000;">B-Section</span>
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| <span style="color:#000000;">Spring 2017</span>| [[Shane Thiede|<span style="color:#0000ff;">Shane_Thiede</span>]]<br/>| <span style="color:#000000;">B-Section</span>
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| <span style="color:#000000;">Spring 2016</span>| [[Moe Ghias|<span style="color:#0000ff;">Moe_Ghias</span>]]<br/>| <span style="color:#000000;">A-Section</span>
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| <span style="color:#000000;">Spring 2016</span>| [[Jace C. Stokes|<span style="color:#0000ff;">Jace_C._Stokes</span>]]<br/>| <span style="color:#000000;">A-Section</span>
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| <span style="color:#000000;">Spring 2015</span>| [[Cheyne Westerman|<span style="color:#0000ff;">Cheyne_Westerman</span>]]<br/>| <span style="color:#000000;">A-Section</span>
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| <span style="color:#000000;">Spring 2015</span>| [[Alan Xia|<span style="color:#0000ff;">Alan_Xia</span>]]<br/>| <span style="color:#000000;">A-Section</span>
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| <span style="color:#000000;">Spring 2014</span>| [[Hunter Casbeer|<span style="color:#0000ff;">Hunter_Casbeer</span>]]<br/>| <span style="color:#000000;">A-Section</span>
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| <span style="color:#000000;">Spring 2014</span>| [[Saheb Kapoor|<span style="color:#0000ff;">Saheb_Kapoor</span>]]<br/>| <span style="color:#000000;">A-Section</span>
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