Nikolai Styrkas

Nikolai Styrkas has had a diverse work experience that includes a research assistant position at Rutgers University from 2020-2022 where they created catalysts for a graduate student's research, a power transmissions co-op role at Infineum from January to May 2022 where they improved the method of finding base oils needed for creating Transmission Fluids, and a lifeguard position at Community Park Pool Complex from August 2016 to July 2021. Nikolai also worked as a summer intern at Boston University in August 2017 where they used CAD to create small equipment to help with research tests to find new ways to make photo-dynamic therapy cancer treatment cheap and effective. Currently, they are employed as a Lifecycle Services Engineer-DeltaV at Control Associates Inc. since June 2023.

Nikolai Styrkas completed their High School Diploma at Princeton High School from 2015 to 2019. Nikolai is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and Computer Science from the Rutgers School of Engineering, which started in 2019 and is expected to end in 2023. Nikolai also obtained a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification from CFQ International LLC in April 2021, and an American Red Cross Lifeguard Certificate (Additional Specialties) from Community Park Pool in August 2020.