Alumni Interviews

Alumni Interviews

Amy Ogan, PGSS 1998

There may be no better time to talk with an expert on human-computer interaction than during an academic semester upended […]

Dan Velazquez, PGSS 1989

Dan Velazquez (PGSS 1989) originally hailed from New Jersey, but he moved to Pennsylvania just before starting 10th grade. While […]

Thad Starner, PGSS 1986

Originally published as an “Alumni Spotlight” in the PGSS Alumni Newsletter, Spring 2013 When Thad Starner attended PGSS in 1986, most […]

Megan Ginter, PGSS 1998

Originally published as an “Alumni Spotlight” in the PGSS Alumni Newsletter, Fall 2013 Growing up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, […]

Alexander Laun, PGSS 2006

Originally published as an “Alumni Spotlight” in the PGSS Alumni Newsletter, Spring 2014 While in high school at Woodland Hills […]

Dana Boyd, PGSS 1995

Originally published as an “Alumni Spotlight” in the PGSS Alumni Newsletter, Fall 2014 As a self-described “troublemaker and “geek, freak, […]

Anna Li, PGSS 2016

Editor’s Note: Anna Li and Erica Wang both attended PGSS in 2016. Anna provided the following thoughts to Erica regarding her […]

John Paul, PGSS 2002

John Paul is a 2002 PGSS alumnus and was a Chemistry TA for the program from 2005 to 2007. As […]

Ed Feng, PGSS 1994

Q: Why did you decide on chemical engineering as an undergraduate major (and subsequent doctoral program)?  A: During my senior year […]

Laura Babcock, PGSS 1999

1. What do you currently do? I’m a post-doctoral researcher at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, where I’m examining the […]

Diya Das, PGSS 2007

Both interviewee and interviewer are alumni of PGSS ‘07 More about Diya’s work and research can be found on her […]

Juan Gil, PGSS 2015

Amir: I wanted to discuss three parts of your life: your career beginning with around the time you did governor’s […]

Anna Hu, PGSS 2016

Anna Hu is our featured alumnus.  Anna hails from Latrobe, PA and is currently living in DC where she attends […]

Katie Haas-Conrad, PGSS 2005

Katie Haas-Conrad is our featured alumnus.  Katie hails from Erie, PA and is currently living in Pittsburgh, PA.  Katie was […]