Partner with Engineering Departments and Units

Engineering Career Services is a small team of dedicated professionals responding to the needs of thousands of students and employers. ECS does not provide logistic support for on-campus events. Please collaborate with the following Engineering Department Contacts and student organizations for logistic support for on-campus recruiting events. There are also many great campustown restaurants that offer the ability to host events.  Please refer to the Guide to On-Campus Events to plan accordingly.
 

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Engineering Student Organizations

Engineering Department Contacts by Core Competencies and Skill sets

Be sure to announce your event and job opportunities on Handshake @ Illinois first and then share with the following Engineering Department Contacts and student organizations to ensure the maximum number of students are aware of the postings!
 
Department Representative Title Email
Aerospace Engineering  Laura Ann Gerhold Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs and Chief Academic Adviser gerhold@illinois.edu
Agricultural & Biological Engineering Anne Marie Boone Student Academic Program Coordinator aboone@illinois.edu
BioEngineering Liezl Bowman Assoc. Director, Graduate Professional Programs liezlb@illinois.edu
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Patricia Simpson Director of Academic Advising and Career Services plblum@illinois.edu
Graduate, Professional and Online Programs

Lauren Stites

Professional Programs Coordinator lstites@illinois.edu
Mechanical Science & Engineering Steve Zahos Coordinator of Corporate and Alumni Relations szahos@illinois.edu
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Becky Jane Meline Senior Coordinator of Undergraduate Program and Academic Advisor bmeline@illinois.edu
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Kristie Stramaski Graduate Programs Specialist and Academic Advisor kstram20@illinois.edu
Department Representative Title Email
Aerospace Engineering  Laura Ann Gerhold Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs and Chief Academic Adviser gerhold@illinois.edu
BioEngineering Liezl Bowman Assoc. Director, Graduate Professional Programs liezlb@illinois.edu
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Patricia Simpson Director of Academic Advising and Career Services plblum@illinois.edu
Siebel School of Computing and Data Science Cynthia Coleman Director of External Relations ccoleman@illinois.edu
Chicago City Scholars Brenna Conway Director of Chicago Programs and Partnerships conwaybw@illinois.edu

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Kat Darr Corporate Relations Coordinator kdarr@illinois.edu
Graduate, Professional and Online Programs

Lauren Stites

Professional Programs Coordinator lstites@illinois.edu
Physics Irene Lira-Andsager Coordinator of Undergrad Recruiting, Research, and Placement andsagr2@illinois.edu 
Physics Professor  Yann Robert Chemla Professor, and Associate Head for Undergraduate Program  ychemla@illinois.edu
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Becky Jane Meline Senior Coordinator of Undergraduate Program and Academic Advisor bmeline@illinois.edu
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Kristie Stramaski Graduate Programs Specialist and Academic Advisor kstram20@illinois.edu
Department Representative Title Email
Aerospace Engineering  Laura Ann Gerhold Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs and Chief Academic Adviser gerhold@illinois.edu
Agricultural & Biological Engineering Anne Marie Boone Student Academic Program Coordinator aboone@illinois.edu
BioEngineering Liezl Bowman Assoc. Director, Graduate Professional Programs liezlb@illinois.edu
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Patricia Simpson Director of Academic Advising and Career Services plblum@illinois.edu
Graduate, Professional and Online Programs

Lauren Stites

Professional Programs Coordinator lstites@illinois.edu
Materials Science & Engineering Reid Allen Lasley Engagement Coordinator rlasley2@illinois.edu
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Becky Jane Meline Senior Coordinator of Undergraduate Program and Academic Advisor bmeline@illinois.edu
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Kristie Stramaski Graduate Programs Specialist and Academic Advisor kstram20@illinois.edu
Physics Professor  Yann Robert Chemla Professor, and Associate Head for Undergraduate Program  ychemla@illinois.edu
Physics Irene Lira-Andsager Coordinator of Undergrad Recruiting, Research, and Placement andsagr2@illinois.edu 
Aerospace Engineering  Laura Ann Gerhold Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs and Chief Academic Adviser gerhold@illinois.edu
Agricultural & Biological Engineering Anne Marie Boone Student Academic Program Coordinator aboone@illinois.edu
Civil & Environmental Engineering Keely Ashman Assistant Director of Alumni and Corporate Relations kashman@illinois.edu
Mechanical Science & Engineering Steve Zahos Coordinator of Corporate and Alumni Relations szahos@illinois.edu
Aerospace Engineering  Laura Ann Gerhold Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs and Chief Academic Adviser gerhold@illinois.edu
Agricultural & Biological Engineering Anne Marie Boone Student Academic Program Coordinator aboone@illinois.edu
BioEngineering Liezl Bowman Assoc. Director, Graduate Professional Programs liezlb@illinois.edu
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Patricia Simpson Director of Academic Advising and Career Services plblum@illinois.edu
Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering Julie Murphy   Associate Director for Alumni, Corporate, and Student Relations jdg5@illinois.edu  
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Becky Jane Meline Senior Coordinator of Undergraduate Program and Academic Advisor bmeline@illinois.edu
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Kristie Stramaski Graduate Programs Specialist and Academic Advisor kstram20@illinois.edu
Aerospace Engineering  Laura Ann Gerhold Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs and Chief Academic Adviser gerhold@illinois.edu
Agricultural & Biological Engineering Anne Marie Boone Student Academic Program Coordinator aboone@illinois.edu
BioEngineering Liezl Bowman Assoc. Director, Graduate Professional Programs liezlb@illinois.edu

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Kat Darr Corporate Relations Coordinator kdarr@illinois.edu
Graduate, Professional and Online Programs

Lauren Stites

Professional Programs Coordinator lstites@illinois.edu
Mechanical Science & Engineering Steve Zahos Coordinator of Corporate and Alumni Relations szahos@illinois.edu
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Becky Jane Meline Senior Coordinator of Undergraduate Program and Academic Advisor bmeline@illinois.edu
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Kristie Stramaski Graduate Programs Specialist and Academic Advisor kstram20@illinois.edu
BioEngineering Liezl Bowman Assoc. Director, Graduate Professional Programs liezlb@illinois.edu
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Becky Jane Meline Senior Coordinator of Undergraduate Program and Academic Advisor bmeline@illinois.edu
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Kristie Stramaski Graduate Programs Specialist and Academic Advisor kstram20@illinois.edu
Physics Professor  Yann Robert Chemla Professor, and Associate Head for Undergraduate Program  ychemla@illinois.edu
Physics Irene Lira-Andsager Coordinator of Undergrad Recruiting, Research, and Placement andsagr2@illinois.edu 

Engineering Department Contacts and Student Recruitment Resources

To meet your goals, the ECS team provides tools and strategies for employers to connect with Grainger Engineering talent, help employers build a strong employer brand, and develop recruiting strategies to hire students for internships or full-time employment efficiently and effectively. 

 Complete the Employer Interest Form to share your recruiting needs. Based on your recruiting needs, the ECS team will connect you with the following Engineering Department contacts. 

Mechanical Science & Engineering

Steve Zahos

Coordinator of Corporate and Alumni Relations 

szahos@illinois.edu 

MechSE Industry Allies

MechSE Student Organizations

Host on-campus recruiting and engagement events

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Keely Ashman

Assistant Director of Alumni and Corporate Relations

kashman@illinois.edu

Corporate Partners Program

CEE Student Organizations

Aerospace Engineering 

Laura Ann Gerhold 

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs and Chief Academic Adviser

gerhold@illinois.edu

AeroE Student Organizations

Host on-campus recruiting and engagement events

Bioengineering 

Autumn Goodrum
Associate Director of Operations

BioE Student Organizations

Contact Liezl Bowman for BioE Graduate Students recruitment

Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering

Becky Jane Meline
Senior Coordinator of Undergraduate Program and Academic Advisor

Host speakers for NPRE undergraduate seminar series

Contact Kristie Stramaski for NPRE graduate students recruitment

Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering

Julie Murphy  

Associate Director for Alumni, Corporate, and Student Relations

jdg5@illinois.edu  

Corporate Partners Program

ISE Student Groups

 

Chicago City Scholars

Brenna Conway

Director of Chicago Programs and Partnerships

conwaybw@illinois.edu

Corporate Partnerships Available Now for 2023!

Support recruiting and engagement activities, information sessions and tech talks in Chicago

Physics

Irene Lira-Andsager

Coordinator of Undergrad Recruiting, Research, and Placement

andsagr2@illinois.edu 

Physics Student Groups

 

You can also contact Professor  Yann Robert Chemla to connect with Physics Students. 

Graduate, Professional and Online Programs

Lauren Stites

Professional Programs Coordinator

lstites@illinois.edu

Capstone Projects Industry Partners

Arrange in-class student recruiting and engagement activities  

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Patricia Simpson

Director of Academic Advising and Career Services

plblum@illinois.edu

Corporate Partners Program

Student Recruitment

Chemical Sciences Student Organizations

DEI Student Organizations

Host on-campus recruiting and engagement events 

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Anne Marie Boone

Student Academic Program Coordinator

aboone@illinois.edu

ABE Student Organizations

Host on-campus recruiting and engagement events