Meet Our Career Peer Advisors

Eliz Celik; College of Engineering ‘25

Eliz is a Senior majoring in Biomedical Engineering. She was born and raised in North Jersey where she loves shopping and going to malls. Over the summer her hobbies consisted of crocheting and travelling. She also loves to go on picnics which is what Ithaca and Cornell is perfect for!

Aminat Ibrahim

Aminat Ibrahim is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering studying how to reduce thrombosis on implantable cardiovascular devices. In Nigeria, she worked with AXA as a Business transformation analyst and BASF as a graduate intern. Quite recently, she co-founded a start-up that was among the first responders to the COVID-19 pandemic by developing face shields for health workers in Lagos, Nigeria. On-campus, she is the mentoring coordinator for BMEW. Aminat is big on advocating for underrepresented and minority groups; she enjoys hiking/site-seeing, volunteering, and meeting people.

Isabel Câmara, College of Engineering ‘25

Isabel is a senior majoring in Environmental Engineering with a minor in Inequality Studies. She lives in Carmel, NY, where she visits lakes and hikes often. Over the summer, she interned at Jacobs as an Environmental Engineering Intern. On campus, Isabel is a member of Engineers Without Borders and the Society of Women Engineers. Outside of academics, she enjoys watching comedies, gardening, and swimming.

Sasha Ryder, School of Industrial and Labor Relations ’25

Sasha is a Junior studying at ILR. She is pursing minors in both Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Law & Society.  She is from Brooklyn, NY but has lived and gone to school all over New York City. While at Cornell, she was elected the ILR SGA transfer representative and became a member of The Women’s Leadership Initiative.

Lillian Lau

Lillian Lau is a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Environmental and Water Resource Systems program. Her work focuses on equitable, stable, and robust water resource systems management and infrastructure planning under highly-uncertain socioeconomic and climate scenarios. At school, she is an active member of the Malaysian students' community. She was also a teaching assistant, and hopes to apply her teaching experience as a peer advisor. In her free time, she enjoys learning to cook new types of food, and reading.

Allen Tang

Allen is a sophomore in the College of Human Ecology studying Human Biology, Health, and Society. He is from Potomac, Maryland, and is planning to apply to Dental School after his undergraduate degree. At Cornell, he is also involved in the project team DEBUT and enjoys volunteering via Ithaca Health Initiative. In his free time he likes swimming, playing basketball, and spending time with his dog at home.

Jariful Chowdhury

Jariful is currently a junior in the College of Engineering majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is from Queens, New York but grew up in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. On-campus, Jariful is the Vice-president of the South Asian Council, a member of CUSail and the Bengali Students Association. In his free time, Jariful is at the gym, watching F1 during the weekend or going on long drives with his friends.

Mike is a junior studying Computer Science in the College of Arts and Science. He is originally from New York City and is passionate about building new projects with code. On campus, he is part of the CUSD project team, focusing on HVAC optimization. In his free time, he likes to stay active through running, volleyball, and going to the gym.

Liz Moon is a senior majoring in Information Science with a concentration in Data Science. On campus, she has served as a teaching assistant for data science courses, conducted research in computational social science, and is an advisor for Cornell GreenClub. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, rock climbing, and watching films!