A native of Columbus, Ohio, Lisa Chen majored in Materials Science and Engineering and pursuing a concentration in German.  She is using her DAAD fellowship to pursue a Masters in Materials Science and Metallurgy at the Technische Universitat Berlin.  An active member of Engineers Without Borders, Lisa has also done scientific research at the Advanced Metals laboratories of the University of New Mexico.  Lisa was also the president of Columbia’s Moy Yee Jung Fu club and a freelance violin teacher.