Where Our Graduates Go - 2024

I'm remaining at Penn State to earn a master's degree conducting research with Dr. Miquela Ingalls. I'll be looking into ancient phosphorus records around 1 billion years ago to shed light on the evolution of life. It's a process developed by Ingalls.
Amanda Urist
Geosciences

I'll be a financial analyst for Financial Services at GE Vernova, a department within the sister company of General Electric focused on empowering the energy transition by deploying natural gas with carbon capture and renewable-based energy sources at scale. 
Brenden Franks
Geography and Finance

I am moving to Boston to work at Eversource Energy. I will be a part of the 2024 Transmission Development Program on the Project Controls team, specializing in Project Scheduling. I am so grateful for these past four years at Penn State as an EBF student!
Brooke Rockovits
Energy Business and Finance

I will be working at Prescient Weather Ltd. as a Meteorological Solutions Specialist. I cannot wait to work with our clients and help Prescient Weather expand!
Christian Bohon
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

I'll be working at the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville, Alabama, a part of the Department of Defense as an Operations Research Analyst, looking at how the weather affects things like their supply chain, inventory and cost estimating.
Ethan Balderrama
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

I'll be joining ExxonMobil as a Wells Engineer in the Midland Business Unit. I am excited to contribute to innovative solutions in the drilling and completions department. The energy sector has long been my passion, and Penn State has been instrumental in helping me to pursue my ambitions of delivering safe and reliable energy.
Kevin Mercurio
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

I am moving to Melbourne, Australia, for the summer to work as a Water Quality Research Intern for Monash University. I will be working on management practices and solutions, such as constructed wetlands.
Octavia Szkutnik
Earth Science and Policy

I will be continuing my education at the University of Connecticut this fall to pursue a Masters in Geological Sciences. I will be working on a project studying the foraminifera in coral reef sediments from the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. 
Olivia Adams
Earth Science

I’ll be a Reservoir Engineer at Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, and I hope to continue my Society of Petroleum Engineers membership through the Saudi Arabia section. 
Sam Nafadi 
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

I will be working for ExxonMobil in Midland, Texas, in their upstream environmental department.
Tori Miller
Environmental Systems Engineering

I'm pursuing graduate school with a focus on planetary science as part of the American Geophysical Union's Bridge Program, which aims to increase representation in STEM fields. 
Valentina Marin-Lopez 
Geosciences and Planetary Sciences and Astronomy

I'm working for Martin Marietta in Frederick, Maryland, as a Management Associate. As a Management Associate I will be entering a two-year training program to learn about all parts of the aggregates industry. Once I complete my training, I will be promoted to a foreman or supervisor position based on my strengths.
Zachary Brown
Mining Engineering

I'm remaining at Penn State to earn a master's degree conducting research with Dr. Miquela Ingalls. I'll be looking into ancient phosphorus records around 1 billion years ago to shed light on the evolution of life. It's a process developed by Ingalls.
Amanda Urist
Geosciences

I'll be a financial analyst for Financial Services at GE Vernova, a department within the sister company of General Electric focused on empowering the energy transition by deploying natural gas with carbon capture and renewable-based energy sources at scale. 
Brenden Franks
Geography and Finance

I am moving to Boston to work at Eversource Energy. I will be a part of the 2024 Transmission Development Program on the Project Controls team, specializing in Project Scheduling. I am so grateful for these past four years at Penn State as an EBF student!
Brooke Rockovits
Energy Business and Finance

I will be working at Prescient Weather Ltd. as a Meteorological Solutions Specialist. I cannot wait to work with our clients and help Prescient Weather expand!
Christian Bohon
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

I'll be working at the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville, Alabama, a part of the Department of Defense as an Operations Research Analyst, looking at how the weather affects things like their supply chain, inventory and cost estimating.
Ethan Balderrama
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

I'll be joining ExxonMobil as a Wells Engineer in the Midland Business Unit. I am excited to contribute to innovative solutions in the drilling and completions department. The energy sector has long been my passion, and Penn State has been instrumental in helping me to pursue my ambitions of delivering safe and reliable energy.
Kevin Mercurio
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

I am moving to Melbourne, Australia, for the summer to work as a Water Quality Research Intern for Monash University. I will be working on management practices and solutions, such as constructed wetlands.
Octavia Szkutnik
Earth Science and Policy

I will be continuing my education at the University of Connecticut this fall to pursue a Masters in Geological Sciences. I will be working on a project studying the foraminifera in coral reef sediments from the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. 
Olivia Adams
Earth Science

I’ll be a Reservoir Engineer at Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, and I hope to continue my Society of Petroleum Engineers membership through the Saudi Arabia section. 
Sam Nafadi 
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

I will be working for ExxonMobil in Midland, Texas, in their upstream environmental department.
Tori Miller
Environmental Systems Engineering

I'm pursuing graduate school with a focus on planetary science as part of the American Geophysical Union's Bridge Program, which aims to increase representation in STEM fields. 
Valentina Marin-Lopez 
Geosciences and Planetary Sciences and Astronomy

I'm working for Martin Marietta in Frederick, Maryland, as a Management Associate. As a Management Associate I will be entering a two-year training program to learn about all parts of the aggregates industry. Once I complete my training, I will be promoted to a foreman or supervisor position based on my strengths.
Zachary Brown
Mining Engineering