ABOUT
Hey everyone! We’re the CIT First Year Advisory Board (FAB), a group of 13 CIT freshmen who work towards creating a strong first-year CIT community. We’re excited to be planning some fun virtual events this semester! Meet the Board Members ➡️
Joshna Iyengar
She/Her
Massachusetts
Orgs Interested In: Engineering Clubs, Orchestra or Philharmonic, Tennis, Community Service/Teaching
Hobbies: Tennis, Working Out, Piano, Viola, Biking, Latin, Going Out with Friends
Favorite Music Genres: Desi music, Classical music, 2000s pop
Claire Chen
She/Her
North Carolina
Orgs Interested In: Acapella Group
Hobbies: Sport Climbing, Singing, Piano, Ukulele
Favorite Shows: Psych, White Collar, Community
IG: its_ari_yall
Major: Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, possibly Computer Science
On Campus: Maybe Commuter in Spring
Ari Carden
She/Her
New Jersey
Orgs Interested In: Student Senate, Mock Trial, All University Orchestra, Acapella Groups, Scotch’n’Soda, Society of Women Engineers, Activities Board, ChemE Car, Swimming
Hobbies: Singing, Piano, Violin, Swimming, Drawing, Dacing, Reading, Writing, Traveling, Listening to Music
Fun Fact: I speak seven languages at varying levels--English, French, Korean, Scottish Gaelic, German, Finnish, and Japanese
Major: MechE
On Campus: Commuter All Year
Mihir Lovalekar
He/Him
Pennsylvania
Orgs Interested In: Robotics/Engineering Clubs, Choral Group, Scotch n’ Soda
Hobbies: Watching Sci-Fi movies, listening to music
Shawn Noronha
He/Him
Massachusetts
Orgs Interested In: CMU EMS, engineering clubs, possibly club tennis
Hobbies: biking, playing tennis, dissecting small rodents, going out to eat, listening to podcasts
Favorite Artists: Post Malone, Quinn XCII, iann dior, and gianni & kyle
Arjun Zutshi
He/Him
Texas
Orgs Interested In: Engineering Clubs, Clean Energy and Aerospace Clubs
Hobbies: Cooking and Baking, Jazz Piano, Football and Soccer
Fun Fact: is a hardcore Marvel fan
Michelle Bryson
New Jersey
She/Her
Orgs Interested In: Philharmonic, Engineering/Robotics Clubs
Hobbies: Violin, Drawing, Painting, Reading, Bike Rides, Bubble Tea
Favorite Artists: Princess, Billy Joel, Beyonce
Favorite Shows: SNL, Parks and Rec, Euphoria
Sophia Hoch
Pennsylvania
She/Her
Orgs Interested In: Engineering Clubs, SWE, Dance Club, Community Service
Hobbies: Reading Science Fiction, Dancing, Running, Piano/Ukulele
Fun Fact: Loves trout fishing
Seoyoung Joo
Maryland
She/Her
Orgs Interested In: Martial arts clubs, ASA, SASE, SWE
Hobbies: Painting, Drawing, Reading Fiction, Indie Games, Coffee, Tea, Riichi Mahjong, Listening to Music
Fun Fact: Collects furniture magazines- especially IKEA
Meena Sundrum
She/Her
Maryland
Orgs Interested In: Engineering Clubs, Pittsburgh Clubs
Hobbies: Ceramics, Baking, Listening to Podcasts
Favorite Shows: How I Met Your Mother, New Girl, Star Trek: Voyager, Superstore
Fun Fact: I've visited 15 countries
IG: jaysonicization
Major: MechE, EPP
On-Campus: Fall
Jayson Ma
He/Him
LiaoNing
Orgs Interested In: Robotics / Machine Learning Clubs / Ultimate Frisbee
Hobbies: Basketball, Gaming, Fishing, Cooking, FPV Drone Racing.
Favorite Shows: Westworld;
Game Of Thrones; Black Mirror; Love, Death, and Robot
Fun Fact: I have been doing horse-riding for 4 years.
Angel Nyaga
She/Her
Iowa
Orgs Interested In: NSBE, Sustainable Earth, SPIRIT
Hobbies: Listening to podcasts, Listening to RnB, Reading, Coffee
Favorite Artists: Anderson.Paak, Noname, Vance Joy, Frank Ocean, Joji, Tyler the Creator
Favorite Shows: Bojack Horseman, High Fidelity, On My Block, The Politician
Fun Fact: I’ve lived in three different countries and three different states
Major: ECE
On Campus: Spring
Sidney Wang
She/Her
Texas
Orgs Interested In: Anything Tech/Robotics Clubs, Theater, Orchestra
Hobbies: Everything Robotics, Violin, Cooking/Baking, Running, 3D Printing