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As an undergraduate, Jenny Schwerman (2002, Chemical Engineering) came to Tech from Wisconsin on a President’s Scholarship and fell in love with the school. She was active in Team Buzz Service Day, study abroad to Brussels, Belgium, intramural sports and more, and graduated with highest honors.
Now as an engineer with GE Global Research Center, Schwerman was selected to continue her education through GE’s highly competitive Edison Engineering Development Program. Through the Edison Program, Schwerman moved through project rotations in different groups at the research center, and the company paid for her to pursue a master’s degree with a partner university. When she found out that Georgia Tech was one of the universities participating in the program, she knew immediately where she wanted to get her new degree.
Thanks to Georgia Tech Distance Learning & Professional Education, Schwerman completed her master’s in mechanical engineering in two years, completely through distance learning.
The academic rigor and quality of the distance learning courses was every bit as challenging as any course I took as an undergraduate. I was very pleased with the classes and have frequently recommended that my colleagues pursue a degree through DLPE at Georgia Tech, says Schwerman.
Schwerman liked the flexibility of the distance learning courses and took all of her courses via the Internet and videotapes. She said she had easy access to professors through email and telephone and was able to get student interaction through her fellow classmates at GE.
The only time I came to campus was for Commencement, said Schwerman.
Schwerman specializes in thermodynamics for power generation and says that her combination of a B.S. in chemical engineering and the M.S. in mechanical engineering makes her uniquely positioned in GE’s Energy and Propulsion Technology Group to do advanced cycle work, combining the skill sets of thermodynamic analysis and chemical separations for emissions control. | 