David Lehnert

2009-2010 Vice President, Professional

I am the 2009-2010 VP Professional for the school year. This will be my second year as an AIChE officer. Last year, I was a symposium day co-chair with former members Chad Rogers and Kissy Dell.   

I graduated high school in 2004 from Portland High School which is about 30 miles from MSU. My first year in college was at Ferris State University in Big Rapids Michigan. There, I studied chemistry technology and transferred to MSU the following year. I transferred here because the chemistry program at Michigan State is more competitive and the campus is closer to home. My major later changed to chemical engineering because of its chemistry based applications and marketability after graduation.    

By studying chemical engineering, I was fortunate enough to intern from a variety of fields in the industry.  These internships included research on bio-fuel cells under the supervision of Dr. Barton for the Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science at MSU, process engineering research and development for Freeport McMoran in Sahuarita Arizona, and fuel cell thermo cooling systems research for NASA in Cleveland Ohio.  

Being a board member of AIChE is a great experience.  It gives you the opportunity to help the student community as well as network with representatives from a variety of companies.  I highly recommend it for any chemical engineering student 

Make sure to contact me if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions for AIChE meetings.  lehnert5@msu.edu