April 11, 2025
Trine University' s bridge team, the Thunder Aces, competed Sunday, April 6, in the Collegiate Online Tournament.
The Trine team, made up of Treyton Sederstrom, a senior actuarial science major from Cedar Lake, Indiana, Ryan Hoak, a senior civil engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana, Isaac Braun, a junior chemical engineering major from Portland, Indiana, and Ryan Sederstrom, a sophomore electrical engineering major from Cedar Lake, Indiana, defeated teams from New York University and Carnegie-Mellon to finish 14th out of 32.
The top five teams received their expenses paid to participate in the North American Bridge Championship in Philadelphia.
Students in Trine University’s Capstone in Sport Management class won their second National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship (NCSSC) showcase event of the fall, then went on to place in the national Super Showcase.
Trine University chemical engineering graduate Parker Reichhart has earned national recognition, receiving two awards in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Student Design Competition. The awards were presented during the 2025 Annual Student Conference, held Nov. 1–4 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Amanda Malefyt, Ph.D., professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering at Trine University, has been elected to serve as a director within the Education Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), beginning her four-year term this month.