Our Members

A number of students from diverse backgrounds and areas of technical expertise are active CrossLink members. If you would like to contact any of these students, please do not do so directly. Send us an email at Crosslink.CMU@gmail.com and put their name in the subject line. We will get back to you as soon as possible!

Stephanie Bojarski As Head of External Communications, Stephanie is responsible for communication and organizing events with non-CMU groups, companies, and organizations. Feel free to contact her if you are interested in working with CrossLink!

Rachel Ferebee As the Graduate Student Symposium Chair, Rachel is responsible for organizing the annual MSE Graduate Student Symposium which features research posters and presentations given by graduate students in the MSE department detailing their work.

Sudarshan Narayanan Sudarshan is responsible for Internal Communications. He is in charge of maintaining and updating the group email distribution list, for communicating with group members or other CMU groups, and individuals about upcoming talks/meetings/events. Sudarshan also assists in organizing the monthly discussion meetings and the information sessions. A major part of his role is to ensure that the group is sustained despite the constant student turnover.

Ellen Reifler As Internal Communications/ASM Liason Ellen represents CrossLink at meetings of the Pittsburgh chapter of ASM International, “The Materials Information Society”. ASM has been dedicated to connecting materials based businesses in the Pittsburgh area with CMU students and faculty. This liaison position is used to help strengthen the valuable connection between Materials Science students and industry through the ASM Pittsburgh Chapter.

Erica Sampson As the Financial Manager, Erica is responsible for supervising the budget, submitting reimbursements, and approving purchases. She also makes all purchases to support monthly discussion meetings and the information session.

Miaolei Yan As Website Designer for CMU-CrossLink, Miaolei design and update the official CrossLink website so that it is easier for you to find us online! The current website contains updated information on of our meeting schedules, contact information, our collaborations with local industries, as well as our mission statement. Email Miaolei if you have any comments or suggestions on the website!

Paul R. Ohodnicki, Jr. (left) & Bryan Webler (right) Paul and Bryan, the founders of CrossLink, graduated with their PhD’s in Materials Science and Engineering in 2008. They are currently employed by PPG Industries and Bechtel-Bettis respectively. Paul and Bryan are the start of what we hope will be a thriving Crosslink Alumni Network of PhDs working in the Pittsburgh area.

Professor Robert Heard Professor Heard is the Faculty Advisor for CrossLink and an Associate Teaching Professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department of Carnegie Mellon University.