Degree
Bio
Virginia Jiang is a chemical engineer who focuses on protein and metabolic engineering and plans to work in computational drug design for global health after graduating. Thank you to everyone who supported me on my journey, especially all of my family members, my PI Prof. Scott Banta, Associate Director Vanessa Gonzalez-Siegel, and my cat Smudge, who dutifully attended 2.5 semesters of remote chemical engineering classes.
Awards and Accolades
HONORS: Dean's List (2017-2021), Tau Beta Pi, Omega Chi Epsilon; SCHOLARSHIPS: (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Scholarship, Tau Beta Pi Scholar, Nicholas Chopey Scholar, UN Millennium Fellow; AWARDS: SEAS Student Activities Award, Senior Marshal, profiled in Chemical Engineering Magazine, National Residence Hall Honorary Student of the Year Award, King’s Crown Leadership and Excellence Award in Civic Responsibility and Indelible Mark, Columbia University OUTstanding Leadership Award