Meet the Women in Chemistry Board!
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Kim See
ksee @ caltech.edu
Secretary: Madison Patch
mpatch @ caltech.edu
Madison grew up in Salida, Colorado. She earned her B.A. in Chemistry from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2024, where she worked on the design and synthesis of ferroelectric liquid crystals under the direction of Prof. David Walba. She also studied infrared multiple photon dissociation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the laboratory of Prof. Jordy Bouwman. During her undergraduate career, she worked as a Chemist Intern at TDA Research in Golden, Colorado. She is currently a G2 in the Stoltz lab. In her free time, Madison enjoys being outdoors, listening to music, running, and fly fishing
Co-president: Analiese Wiedenbeck
awiedenb @ caltech.edu
Analiese graduated high school in Lincoln, Nebraska. She earned her B.S. in chemistry from Colorado State University in 2023. At CSU, she worked for Professor Garret Miyake on the development of chemically recyclable polymers. Upon graduation, she was excited to pursue a career in research and do her graduate studies in Pasadena. She is currently a G3 in the Greer lab working on development of nano-architected biomedical soft materials. Analiese spends her free time hanging out with her cat, playing tennis, and skiing
Community Liason: Olivia Morales
omorales @ caltech.edu
Olivia was born and raised in Lima, Ohio. A midwest girl at heart, she attended the University of Chicago to pursue her undergraduate studies in Chemistry. There, she researched nitrone-based Pictet—Spengler methods in the lab of Scott Snyder. Afterwards, she worked at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston for a few months, before moving to sunny California to attend Caltech as a graduate student. Olivia is now a current G4 in the Reisman lab. In her free time, Olivia enjoys perfecting her crochet and strumming her guitar with vigor. When she's not in lab, she can be found at the beach making use of the great Cali-weather.
Co-president: Chloe Cerione
ccerione @ caltech.edu
Skylar grew up in Tacoma, Washington. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California, Davis, where she worked on the synthesis of novel two-coordinate transition metal complexes in the laboratory of Philip Power. After graduation, Skylar joined the Discovery Chemistry department at Merck in South San Francisco. Despite her love of sourdough bread and Golden Gate Park, she was excited to move down to Pasadena and learn more about physical organic chemistry in the Robb group!
Social Chair: Catherine Romero
cgromero @ caltech.edu
Katie was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up nearby in Schaumburg. Her family relocated to Georgia, and she did her undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia (B.S. in Chemistry). There, she worked in the synthetic inorganic laboratory of Dr. Greg Robinson. At Caltech, Katie is an NSF graduate research fellow and works on systems related to renewable energy and quantum information science in Dr. Ryan Hadt's physical inorganic chemistry laboratory. In her free time, Katie enjoys reading, writing poetry, and spending time outdoors (all enhanced by a glass of red wine– preferably a Malbec).