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
Outreach: 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
Chloe grew up in Ithaca, NY. She earned a BA in chemistry from Cornell in 2022. There, she worked under the supervision of Prof. Brett Fors, developing controlled cationic polymerization methods. She is now pursuing graduate research in methods development and total synthesis in the Stoltz Group. When she's not in lab, she enjoys petting her cat and trying new coffee shops.
Social Chair:Catherine Romero
cgromero @ caltech.edu
Catherine is a 5th year graduate student in the Peters lab studying photoelectrochemical PCET reactions using transient spectroscopy. She grew up in Dickinson, Texas and obtained her bachelor's in chemistry from The University of Texas at Austin in 2021. There, she worked on the development of new metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) under the guidance of Prof. Simon Humphrey. In graduate school, she has been involved in several other outreach initiatives at Caltech, including acting as the graduate representative to the department and the community coordinator for the Peters group, and organizing internal and external seminar series. Outside of the lab, Catherine is usually spending time with her dog, Piper, or baking treats for her and her friends.