Dan is a candidate for an M.B.A. and a Master’s Degree in Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, and is working to advance his grasp of responsible economic development and sustainable energy. His current projects include: developing a short course focused on renewable energy implementation given available natural resources and political environments, co-writing the Olin Sustainability Case Competition, and coaching the WashU Men's Club Water Polo team. Dan is also an international citizen of sorts, having lived in Australia, Brunei, Singapore, India, the US, Brazil, and Argentina, and having traveled to countless countries in between. His professional years has been spent working abroad with clean energy, from researching biofuel feedstocks in China to installing offshore windmills in the North Sea. In serving as a graduate student representative to the Board, Dan intends to act as a sounding board for the varied initiatives and perspectives of his peers, while promoting inspired professional and interpersonal development within the Washington University community.
2011 -2012 Representatives
Cong Lucy
Li
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Lucy Li is a 6th year Ph.D. candidate in Biology and Biomedical Sciences with a research focus on transcriptional control of nervous system development, and learning and memory. She is the winner of 33rd annual O’Leary award for excellence in neuroscience research. Lucy grew up in Beijing, China and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Life Sciences from Peking University in 2005. She did her bachelor thesis work at Chinese Academy of Sciences before coming to Washington University. Lucy was the President of International Graduate Student Association for Career Development and Networking (I-CAN), co-VP of BioEntrepreneurship Core (BEC), and committee member of Graduate Professional Council (GPC) – Social and Cultural Events Committee. She is also a Kauffman fellow in Life Science Entrepreneurship and is actively involved in student startups. Lucy wanted to serve as a graduate student representative to the Board of Trustees so that she could give a graduate student perspective and further serve the Washington University community. She hopes to promote leadership and entrepreneurial spirit among graduate students and facilitate their development in an all-around way.
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