I am Meryl Vannoy and I am currently studying at Wheaton College outside of Chicago. I am entering the third year of my engineering program where I will earn a B.S. in Liberal Arts Engineering and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. This summer I am doing research in Dr. Morin’s lab as part of the REU program. My project is focused on the three-dimensional shape change of thermoplastic structures driven by chemical and physical processes.