Hometown: Columbus, IN
Graduation Year: 2020
Maelyn is a junior from Columbus, Indiana pursuing a chemical engineering degree and a biopharmaceutical engineering certificate. She is a member of the engineering and STEM sorority Phi Sigma Rho, where she currently serves as the Vice President of Sisterhood Development. Maelyn is also a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Society of Women Engineers. Additionally, she enjoys serving as an undergraduate researcher in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering. Her research focuses on the use of silica nanoparticles in biotechnology. In her free time, Maelyn enjoys hiking, reading, playing with dogs and traveling to new places.