Kate Pagendarm

Kate Pagendarm is a Bench Test Engineer at Cook Research Incorporated since June 2019, collaborating with Sahar Vahabzadeh, Ph. D. Prior experience includes mentoring 20 girls in engineering projects at Enhancing Engineering Pathways from March 2017 to May 2019 and serving as a Mechanical Engineering co-op student at BASF in 2018, where Kate utilized Finite Element Analysis software and 3D printing technologies. Additionally, Kate held roles in the US Navy for nearly a decade, including Nuclear Field Coordinator and Nuclear Machinist Mate, developing leadership and technical skills. Kate is pursuing an Associate of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Waubonsee Community College while having completed a degree at Northern Illinois University in 2019.