thank you!


We would like to thank the following individuals for their guidance in planning and help in executing the organization of this conference

University of Illinois Faculty, Administration, & Staff:

SWE Counselor, SWE Illinois

Tessa Hile
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration, Grainger College of Engineering

Katie M. Burke
 Graduate Programs Assistant, Department of Mechanical Science & Engineering
Josh Potts   
Grainger College of Engineering, Engineering Adminstration, Marketing and Communications

Opening Remarks by:

Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

gradSWE Committee:


Kathleen Oolman
Shivani Kamtikar
Deepti Kalasapura
Arpitha Raghunandan
Naina Balepur
Mia Renna
Laura Gray
Juhitha Konduru
Denissa Purba
Tessa Clarizio
Justine Paul
Richa Ghosh
Jiachun Shi
Apurva Godbole
Lingyun Xu
Rachel Gaines
Aditi Taneja
Sucharita Vijayaraghavan
Mashiat Hossain
Kaylee Tucker


gradSWE Volunteers:

Qiong Wang
Sameeksha Agarwal
Kejing Xu
Haley Buckner
Rupal Nigam
Katie M. Burke
Alexia Popescu
Shradha Sehgal
Emily Lawson-Bulten
Keerthana Vankayalapati
Sam Garcia
Mousami Shinde
Cecilia Karina Volpe Baridon
Hannah Kimmel
Melany Opolz
Jingfang Zhang
Siti Fathimah
Destiny Gray
Julissa Nunez
Raissa Magalie Gonzalez Bejarano
Simrita Jayasimha
Anna Kolliopoulos




About gradSWE

We are a support community and advocate for graduate women in STEM fields and undergraduate women interested in pursuing graduate studies. gradSWE is an inclusive organization and welcomes participation from all genders in STEM.

Upcoming Events

"Writing in Grad School and Giving Great Research Presentations" - February 16, 2023, 12-1pm

Barkstall Elementary School Outreach Event - February 16, 2023, 5:30 - 7 pm

February Social Event: Movie Night at the Literary - February 17, 2023, 6 pm

SWE/GradSWE Mentorship Program - February 23rd, 2023, 6-7 pm (DCL 2240)

Jump Into Science - April 15, 2023, 1 - 3 pm (Urbana Free Library)