Abby. Abby is currently finishing her third year in the chemical
engineering program. She participated in every capacity of this study,
completing all interviews and surveys. She thinks the biggest influence on her
decision to pursue engineering was probably the “science-y” home she was
raised in; her dad is an engineer and her mom is a geologist. She decided to
focus on chemical engineering in particular because, “I love chemistry.” She
described memories from her early childhood that suggested to her she was
meant to be an engineer: