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Title
Amanda Hertzberg Oral History Interview
Description
In the interview, Amanda Hertzberg, a recent graduate of OSU's chemical engineering program, recounts the earlier portions of her life. She discusses what it was like to grow up in Eugene, Oregon, talks about her family dynamics, and describes how having three other sisters has affected her throughout her life. In going into the later years of her early life, Hertzberg discusses the courses that she took in high school, noting particular how her chemistry class inspired a love of science and, in particular, learning about chemicals and how they interact. This experience cemented in her a desire to pursue further study in the field of chemistry when she graduated from high school and went to college.
In touring colleges, Hertzberg looked for schools that could provide a strong chemistry background, and her search came to an end when she visited Oregon State University. She fell in love with the campus itself and the chemical engineering program that OSU had to offer. She began her freshman year at Oregon State in 2015.
Hertzberg was quick to join many clubs when she arrived on campus. Some of these were religious in nature, and they would later aid in giving her a community here in Corvallis. As her school years progressed, she moved into a Christian house on campus and became a leader in the religious club that she was a part of. Along with this, she participated in intramurals and was also a member of the women in engineering club. Hertzberg was likewise enrolled in the Honors College, and she discusses what it was like to take Honors courses and her interactions with professors and materials in the small classes the the college offers.
In her later years of college, Hertzberg became involved in with research on the interactios of hydrogen on palladium and platinum, and she used this research for her thesis project. The process of finishing her thesis was difficult, but she found the thesis defense to be very beneficial, especially for the job that she holds now.
Hertzberg graduated from OSU in 2019 with a degree in chemical engineering and an Honors diploma. She then transitioned into a job at a pulp mill where she works as a process engineer, overseeing different aspects of how machines and pulp components interact and helping to insure that the mill's processes are working as efficiently as possible.
In touring colleges, Hertzberg looked for schools that could provide a strong chemistry background, and her search came to an end when she visited Oregon State University. She fell in love with the campus itself and the chemical engineering program that OSU had to offer. She began her freshman year at Oregon State in 2015.
Hertzberg was quick to join many clubs when she arrived on campus. Some of these were religious in nature, and they would later aid in giving her a community here in Corvallis. As her school years progressed, she moved into a Christian house on campus and became a leader in the religious club that she was a part of. Along with this, she participated in intramurals and was also a member of the women in engineering club. Hertzberg was likewise enrolled in the Honors College, and she discusses what it was like to take Honors courses and her interactions with professors and materials in the small classes the the college offers.
In her later years of college, Hertzberg became involved in with research on the interactios of hydrogen on palladium and platinum, and she used this research for her thesis project. The process of finishing her thesis was difficult, but she found the thesis defense to be very beneficial, especially for the job that she holds now.
Hertzberg graduated from OSU in 2019 with a degree in chemical engineering and an Honors diploma. She then transitioned into a job at a pulp mill where she works as a process engineer, overseeing different aspects of how machines and pulp components interact and helping to insure that the mill's processes are working as efficiently as possible.
Creator
Amanda Hertzberg
Source
Voices of Oregon State University Oral History Collection (OH 09)
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
February 8, 2020
Contributor
Jacqueline Boechler
Format
Born Digital Video
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
oh09-hertzberg-amanda-20200208
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Jacqueline Boechler
Interviewee
Amanda Hertzberg
Location
Hertzberg residence, Albany, Oregon
Original Format
Born Digital Video
Duration
0:20:36
OHMS Object
Interview Format
video