Executive


The 2016-17 ChemE Car Executive Team: (left to right) Andrew MacDonald (Vice President), Nasir Merchant (Vice President), Sushant Gadgil (President), Emmy Tian (Treasurer)

Sushant Gadgil, president
sushant.gadgil@berkeley.edu

I am a 4th year Joint Chemical Engineering & Material Science and Engineering Major with a background in electronic materials and materials synthesis. I joined Chem E Car as a Freshman and served as Treasurer last year. Outside of ChemE Car and class, I am an undergraduate researcher in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department researching low-energy transistors for next generation nonvolatile memory. I also enjoy cooking, biking, and travelling the world. Feel free to reach out to me about anything ChemE Car, science, or life related!

Sushant Gadgil, president
sushant.gadgil@berkeley.edu


I am a 4th year Joint Chemical Engineering & Material Science and Engineering Major with a background in electronic materials and materials synthesis. I joined Chem E Car as a Freshman and served as Treasurer last year. Outside of ChemE Car and class, I am an undergraduate researcher in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department researching low-energy transistors for next generation nonvolatile memory. I also enjoy cooking, biking, and travelling the world. Feel free to reach out to me about anything ChemE Car, science, or life related!

Nasir Merchant, vice president
nasirjmerchant@berkeley.edu |


I’m a third year College of Chemistry undergrad born in Mountain View, CA, but raised in Overland Park, KS, so I call the Bay Area my home away from home. My research interests include nanofabrication and microfluidics. At Cal, I am a member of AIChE and ESC. In my free time, I love to cook, watch the latest episodes of my favorite TV shows (Silicon Valley & House of Cards), and travel with my friends.

Andrew MacDonald, vice president
andrewmacdonald@berkeley.edu


Hi, I’m Andrew MacDonald. I’m a third year ChemE. I’m from Marin county near San Francisco. This is my third year on the chemical engineering car team. Last year, I also worked on the alkaline battery. In my free time I enjoy rock climbing , music composition, kung fu, and playing super smash bros melee.

Emmy Tian, treasurer & bioluminescence clock co-lead
emmyt@berkeley.edu


Hi! I’m a second year Chemical Biology major from Reno, NV. In my free time, I enjoy crafting, eating, and volunteering with the Make-A-Wish foundation. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or good food recommendations!



Project Leads

Rajashree Bhattacharya, experimental battery co-lead
rajashreeb@berkeley.edu


I am a 3rd year chemical engineering major from San Jose, CA. Outside of the ChemE Car experimental battery team, I'm involved in AIChE, the ASUC Sustainability Team, and research in the Balsara Group studying polymer electrolytes. In my free time I enjoy sci-fi television, exploring Berkeley and swing dancing. If you ever want to talk about any of the above, hit me up!

Sophia Chan, zinc air battery lead
sop8hia@berkeley.edu


I’m a fourth-year Chemical Engineering undergrad currently facing the wrath of ChemE upper-divs. This is my fourth semester in ChemE car and my third semester as a team lead. I was on the battery team last spring and participated in chemical prep and the poster competition at the 2015 Western Regional Conference in Cal Poly Pomona. I’ve worked in the Radke Lab for 2 years and currently work in the McCloskey lab studying polymer electrolytes. In my spare time, I like to listen to trashy music and watch cat videos.

Chris Chiu, electrical lead
chris91728@berkeley.edu |


I am a fourth year Mechanical Engineering major with minor in Chemistry from Seattle, Washington. My fields of interest include consumer electronics, semiconductor manufacturing, and data center design. I worked in the Karl Hedrick research lab as well as summer internship with Molex High Performance Cable. I like to design electronics and do dangerous experiments. I am not in EECS master race, so I have spare time (maybe) to play tennis and work out.

Godwin Liang, enzymatic clock lead
godwinliang@berkeley.edu


Hi! I am a second year Chemical Engineering undergrad from the Pasadena, CA area. This is my second semester on ChemE Car, and I was on the experimental clock team during my first. Some of my hobbies include watching and playing basketball, learning how to cook, and following eSports. Do not hesitate to hit me up if you have any questions. Looking forward to working with you this year!

Lance Moll, mechanical lead
lance.moll@berkeley.edu


Hello there! My name’s Lance! I’m currently second year that’s sort of questioning what major I want to really pursue. I’m from Riverside, CA. I enjoy anime, PC games, smash melee, robotics and anything cool and weird! If you ever want to talk or hang out just talk to me!

Jonathan Ngan, biofuel internal combustion engine lead
jongan@berkeley.edu


Hi! I'm Jonathan Ngan, and I'm currently a third year chemical engineering and computer science major. My interests include chem/bioinformatics and data science and analytics. I love to watch movies, so if you ever have any good recommendations please let me know.

Sanya Sehgal, experimental battery co-lead
sanya.sehgal@berkeley.edu


Hi! I'm a third year Chemical Engineering major from Fremont, CA and this is my third year on the ChemE Car team. I'm also a member of AIChE, Engineers without Borders, and Alpha Chi Sigma. the professional Chemistry Fraternity. Some of my hobbies include learning new things, going on spontaneous adventures, and sleeping.

McGregor Stadtmiller, aluminum air battery lead
mcaustin@berkeley.edu


I'm McGregor Stadtmiller and I'm currently a third year chemical engineering major at Cal. I'm from the south bay, near San Jose, where I went to a German International school and am fluent in German. Besides designing batteries and powering cars in my free time, I am also the president of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club at Berkeley and am passionate about martial arts in general.

Murali Subramanian, hydrogen fuel cell lead
mu.subr@berkeley.edu


Hey! I'm a a second year Chemical Engineering major at Berkeley. I was part of the Fuel Cell team last year and am excited to be project lead for it this year! I am also an officer in AIChE, Biofuels Technology Club, and Tau Beta Pi. I really enjoy biking and working out too!

Xinran Tian, bioluminescence clock co-lead
txr97@berkeley.edu


Hey, I'm Xinran (but call me Sharon!) and I'm from China. I'm a second-year chemical biology major (and probably EECS minor) with a strong interest in structural biology and bioinformatics. I enjoy hiking, cooking and playing the flute when I have time off. If you have any questions about bioluminescence team, feel free to email me or my twin sister Emmy.



Creative Team

Jilian Cabornay, media coordinator
jilian.cabornay@berkeley.edu |


Hello! I'm a third year chemical engineering major born in the Philippines but raised in Walnut Creek (20 min from Berkeley!). Other than managing ChemE Car publicity and keeping this website and our Facebook page up and running, I am on the Engineers Week committee for ESC and an officer of PASAE (Pilipino Association of Scientists, Architects, and Engineers). I also enjoy volleyball, drinking boba, graphic design, and Snapchat geofilters. Feel free to talk to me about any of the above!