Class Notes

Marco Pinheiro, AR19, GA21, is project ­manager at Studio PHH Architecture PLLC, a growing Brooklyn, N.Y., firm founded by Pierre-Henri Hoppenot, AR09, GA12. ­Christina Batroni, GA20, SI20, also is with the firm, and a student at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts is working as an intern this summer. The firm was recently honored with a 2022 AIANY Design Award for a school it designed in Ganthier, Haiti.

Jeffrey Czajka, SI21, recently received the 2022 Linus Pauling Distinguished Fellowship. Awarded by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the fellowship supports recent and upcoming doctoral graduates who are performing research in the areas of energy, ­environment and national security. In 2020, Czajka won a research award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science ­Graduate Student Research Program that allowed him to conduct part of his ­doctoral research at Lawrence Berkeley National ­Laboratory.

Veronica Dols, EN21, a chemical and ­environmental engineer on paper, says she identifies as an artist, outdoor enthusiast, cook, traveler and much more. She writes that her long-term goal is to be part of the shifting sustainable processes, while her passions include circular fashion and textiles, green building design and sustainable alternatives to items such as paper products and packaging.

Zachary C. Serotte, EN21, SI22, recently joined World Wide Technology as a cloud solutions analyst in the St. Louis office.

Patrick Grindel, EN22, EN22, a member of the Gateway Battalion Army ROTC, was named a Distinguished Military Graduate. Grindel achieved this honor by ranking in the top 20% of Army ROTC graduates nationwide, ­maintaining high scholastic standards and ­successfully completing ROTC Advanced Camp at Fort Knox, Ky. In fact, Grindel bested these requirements by ranking fourth among ROTC graduates nationwide. 

Kyle Melles, LA22, a member of the ­Gateway Battalion Army ROTC, was named a ­Distinguished Military Graduate. Melles achieved this honor by ranking in the top 20% of Army ROTC graduates nationwide, ­maintaining high scholastic standards and ­successfully completing ROTC Advanced Camp at Fort Knox, Ky.

Kathryn Porter, LA22, a member of the ­Gateway Battalion Army ROTC, was named a Distinguished Military Graduate. Porter achieved this honor by ranking in the top 20% of Army ROTC graduates nationwide, ­maintaining high scholastic standards and ­successfully completing ROTC Advanced Camp at Fort Knox, Ky. 

Zac Styka, BU22, a member of the ­Gateway Battalion Army ROTC, was named a ­Distinguished Military Graduate. Styka achieved this honor by ranking in the top 20% of Army ROTC graduates nationwide, ­maintaining high ­scholastic standards and ­successfully completing ROTC Advanced Camp at Fort Knox, Ky. Styka exceeded these ­requirements, finishing in the top 10% of Army ROTC graduates nationally.

Dalia Oppenheimer, GR11,recently ­received the David N. and Roselin Grosberg Young Leadership Award from the Jewish ­Federation of St. Louis. A board member of the ­federation and co-chair of its Community Impact ­Assessment and Planning Committee, ­Oppenheimer has also served on the executive boards of Bais Abraham Congregation and Epstein Hebrew Academy.

Peng Lin, GM11, was recently named principal at Fish & Richardson, P.C., a global intellectual property law firm in Dallas. Lin ­concentrates his practice on patent prosecution and ­counseling, opinion work, due diligence studies, and patent portfolio development and management.