Carnegie Mellon University

Material Science & Engineering

Bioengineering

Connect Wolf: Chantal Alano - YouTube
Chantal Alano is studying at Carnegie Mellon University as a double major in material science engineering and biomedical engineering. In the long term, she’s hoping to work in the biomedical or biotechnology industry. Specifically, she’d like to work in the research and development of biomedical devices. She has a special interest in regenerative medicine because of research she has worked on Carnegie Mellon, which involves using stem cells to regenerate soft tissue. She wants to work as a biomedical engineer because she wants to make people’s lives better, and better their standard of living. She has also seen firsthand how family members have benefited significantly from recent breakthroughs in biomedical engineering, which has also contributed to her desire to work in the field. In her free time, she likes to play guitar and learn new songs, because she gets to see herself progress and become a better guitar player. Her favorite style of guitar is fingerstyle guitar, and her favorite song to play is Cherry by Harry Styles.

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Yifan Huang - Information Networking

Yifan Huang is a current graduate student at Information Networking Institute (INI), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He is pursuing his master’s degree in an elite program, Master of Science in Information Networking. After graduation, Yifan plans to be a software engineer concentrating on full-stack software development. In high school, Yifan started to be fascinated by the logic flows of various algorithms and the beauty of the coding language. As a result, he has a solid belief that technology is the most effective way to make the world better. Specifically, he is always looking forward to leveraging the most advanced techniques in Computer Science to tackle the challenges in people’s lives.

Publications:

An Ethics Challenge: Stop Privacy Protection from Impeding the Development of Baby Tech

Yifan’s article on an ethics challenge we face

During his spare time, Yifan likes traveling, playing video games, and photographing. He always enjoys the freedom and energy from nature while hiking in different national parks. Yellowstone is Yifan’s favorite tourist spot.

Sarah - Security Policy and Management

Sarah is currently a master’s student in the Information Security Policy and Management program at Carnegie Mellon University, and she earned her bachelor’s in computer science from Indiana University. She aims to have a career in product security, and her aspiration largely stems from her desire to help ensure and maintain user trust in technology. At Connect Wolf, she leads a team of three people to research relevant laws and regulations to ensure compliance. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys bouldering and completing puzzles.

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An Ethical Challenge of Personal Data in Baby Tech

An article by Sarah

Isabel Joyce - Material Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering

Isabel likes to work in teams and enjoys helping others. Her long term career goals are to either work on medical devices or clinical research so she can have a positive impact on others.

What’s Her Why?
It’s important to help others and to be part of a biological or biomedical field that would allow her to make life-improving products.

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Mini-Bio
Isabel Joyce is a Materials Science & Engineering student with a minor in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Though most of her time is spent towards her classes and research, Isabel is dedicated to learning new things outside of the classroom as well. In her free time, Isabel likes to read books of various genres and topics, to help expand her world view. She is also an active member of her school’s rowing team, where she held the role of Recruitment Chair on the board for two years and is now a part of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Isabel plans on applying the skills and knowledge she’s obtained from her education and extracurriculars to her future career in the biomedical and public health field, so she can be a strong team player and create a positive impact on others.