Irene Reizman is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the  Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute Indiana. Irene  obtained her bachelor’s of engineering degree at the University of  Michigan in 2008 and her PhD at MIT in 2015. She has industrial  experience at LS9, Whirlpool, and Schott AG. Her research interests  include biochemical engineering, including metabolic engineering of  microorganisms for renewable chemical production. Her teaching interests  largely parallel this focus, with additional interests in chemical  process and product design, and biotechnology. Dr. Reizman has many  honors and awards, including the German Ministry of Research and  Education “Green Talents” Award, and recently was named the Alfred R.  Schmidt Endowed Chair for Teaching Excellence.