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Ladaisha Thompson is a chemical engineering student from Baltimore, Maryland. As a first-generation student, she aspires to complete her undergraduate degree then obtain her Ph.D. in chemical or biomedical engineering. With a growing number of environmental and health crises around the world, she believes it is important that more people begin to focus on how these problems can be treated or cured. This new reality, along with her passion for science and engineering, has inspired her to major in chemical engineering and become a researcher. As an undergraduate student, the first thing one of her professors taught her was “chemical engineers can do anything.” This principle is one that she carries with her every day. She believes that as a chemical engineer she will be equipped with the tools to contribute to any area of cutting-edge research. Whether it’s contributing to the invention of a new medical device or drug, she hopes to one day have a career conducting research where she will develop these tools.