Overview
The VIPER Student Board (VSB) is an organization of VIPER students responsible for organizing social and professional events for both the VIPER program and the broader University community. These events aim to strengthen the VIPER community and facilitate the integration of VIPER into the University community.
Additionally, the VSB works closely with the VIPER Alumni Board (VAB) to connect current students with successful VIPER graduates who have gone on to work in a wide range of industries, from graduate school and finance to banking, law, medicine, and beyond. This ensures that current students can be connected with alumni in any field, providing valuable mentorship opportunities.
Student Houses:
Each year, the VSB assigns the incoming class to one of the four VIPER Houses: Geothermal, Solar, Wind, and Hydro. Once assigned, students belong to their house for life, so to speak. Throughout the year, students compete to earn points for their house, with the ultimate goal of winning the House Cup, awarded at the end of the year to the house with the most points.
Previous VSB Events:
- House cup competitions
- Big/Little lineage events
- Social events and outings:
- Downtown bowling
- Ice skating
- Morris Arboretum and Gardens
- Movie night
- Board games night
- Pool day
- House dinners
- Weekend picnics
- Thanksgiving potluck
- VAB Alumni panel for guidance on careers in Finance, Banking, and Law
- Student panels for incoming freshmen
- Student panels for prospective students
- Meet the Directors event
Meet the Board:
President: Bonnie Chen (VIPER '26)
Bonnie is a junior from Princeton, New Jersey, majoring in Physics and Materials Science Engineering.
Treasurer: Colby Snyder (VIPER ’26)
Colby is a junior from Reading, Pennsylvania. He studies Physics and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and is a huge Philly sports fan.
Social Chair: Max Huang (VIPER '27)
Max is a sophomore from Montreal, Canada. He studies Physics and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and is an avid rock climber.
Alumni Liaison: Vivek Nair (VIPER '25)
Vivek is a senior from Hoffman Estates, Illinois. He studies Chemistry and Materials Science Engineering.
Outreach Chair: Alan Zhu (VIPER '26)
Alan is a junior from Livingston, New Jersey studying Physics and Computer Science. He has a dog—that looks like a sheep—named Wolfie.
Historian: Justin Wang (VIPER '27)
Justin Wang is a sophomore from Taipei, Taiwan. He studies Physics and Materials Science Engineering.
Secretary: Emily Duan (VIPER '27)
Emily is a sophomore from Gaithersburg, Maryland. She studies Chemistry and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
VSB Founders:
VSB was originally founded in 2020 by four VIPER students in the Class of 2021:
- Ben Hammel (VIPER '21)
- Will Deo (VIPER '21)
- Abhinav Ramkumar (VIPER '21)
- George Popov (VIPER '21)