Hannah Pineault is a PhD candidate researching catalyst materials to better produce chemicals from biomass sources instead of fossil fuels. Hannah is originally from West Virginia but landed herself in Ohio for both undergraduate and graduate school. She graduated in May 2021 from the University of Akron with a B.S. in chemical engineering. She attained her master’s in 2023 in chemical engineering from The Ohio State University and is continuing to work toward her PhD. Hannah is interested in the intersections of engineering, climate change, and social justice.