Welcome ECLIPSE Class of 2025-2026

The 2025-2026 Early Career Leadership Intern Program to Serve Engineering (ECLIPSE) has kicked off! Let's extend a warm congratulations and welcome to this year's interns.

ECLIPSE stands for promoting and celebrating long-term leadership development and diversity within its ranks. It's a commitment to nurturing the careers of promising early career professionals. Throughout the program, interns are paired with dedicated advisors and senior volunteer coaches, guiding them through their journey at ASME. They dive into meetings, workshops, and training sessions designed to hone their leadership and management skills, crucial for both professional and personal growth. Plus, there are ample networking opportunities, allowing interns to connect with each other and senior Society officers to explore how the ASME experience can shape their career paths.

We are excited to welcome the following talented interns who will serve the various ASME business units:

Shanshan Chu is the 2025–2026 ECLIPSE member supporting the Petroleum Division. She is a Senior Consultant at BDO Canada LLP, helping clients with engineering background secure government funding for innovative R&D projects. With years of experience in mechanical engineering, Shanshan specializes in structural analysis, numerical modeling, and advanced manufactured materials. She earned her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Duke University, where her research focused on stochastic modeling of 3D-printed metallic structures. A published researcher and active ASME volunteer, she currently serves on the Early Career Engineer Programming Committee. Through the ECLIPSE program, Shanshan hopes to strengthen connections between research, industry, and early-career professionals within the ASME community.
 
Edwin Caizalitín Quinaluisa is the 2025–2026 ECLIPSE member supporting the Technical and Engineering Communities Sector (TEC). He is an Assistant Professor at Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE – Sede Latacunga in Ecuador, where he leads the Mechatronics Laboratory and coordinates alumni and social engagement efforts. He holds a Bachelor's in Mechatronics Engineering from ESPE and a Master’s in Automation and Robotics from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. His work focuses on robotics, mechatronic systems, and assistive technologies for prosthetic applications. A member of ASME since 2022, Edwin helped establish and currently advises the ASME Student Section at Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE – Sede Latacunga. He is also a Senior Member of IEEE. Through ECLIPSE, he aims to contribute to TEC Council initiatives and strengthen ASME’s presence and collaboration in South America..
 
Dr. Dimitra-Eirini Diamantidou is the 2025-2026 ECLIPSE member supporting the Standards & Certification. She is a Performance Engineer at MTU Aero Engines AG, where she focuses on developing methodologies for system performance, particularly in novel and hybrid-electric propulsion systems. She earned her PhD from Mälardalen University, Sweden, in 2024, specializing in hybrid-electric aircraft applications with an emphasis on aircraft sizing and mission-level analysis. Dimitra also holds a Mechanical Engineering Diploma (Dipl.-Ing.) from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Dimitra has held several leadership roles within the ASME IGTI Student Advisory Committee and has served as the Head of the IGTI Early Career Committee. She is an active member of the IGTI Executive Leadership Group, working to create volunteering and knowledge-sharing opportunities for students and early career professionals.
 
Brandon Graham is the 2025 - 2026 ECLIPSE member supporting the ASME Board of Governors. He brings over a decade of mission-driven operational leadership, commercializing life-critical technologies, building enterprise strategy, and driving organizational change across industry, government, and academia. After serving in the executive branch of the United States Government within the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of NextGen R&D Management Division, he has joined as the Director of Innovation Strategy for Concepts Beyond, an advanced aerospace software company based in Washington, D.C., and Atlantic City, NJ. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and MBA from Rowan University. As an active member of ASME since 2015, Brandon has held volunteer leadership roles at the student, regional, and enterprise levels. He has been a featured speaker at ASME EFests, EFx's, and leadership training workshops, which have engaged over 4,000 student members and volunteer leaders from 21 countries. Today, Brandon is deeply involved with ASME's VOLT Academy (Volunteer Orientation and Leadership Training) as Vice Chair for Operations, working on high-impact programs like the Cross Sector Collaboration Accelerator (CSCA). Brandon’s professional background and volunteer leadership reflect his commitment to advancing technology that will shape the future of national security, infrastructure, and global mobility..
 
Aman Ved Kalia is the 2025-2026 ECLIPSE member supporting the Student Engagement Sector (SES). Aman has contributed to making automotive systems efficient and safe, currently as a Systems Engineer for Autonomous Software Verification and Validation at Waymo since 2020. At Waymo, Aman develops automated test infrastructure and assets to verify Autonomous Vehicle Software. During his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington, Aman led an 80-member student team as Controls Team Lead and Engineering Manager for the US Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory's EcoCAR 3 and EcoCAR Mobility Challenge. This experience fostered his passion for nurturing and engaging with students and early career engineers, highlighting the value of peer networking. His dedication to student development is further evident from his time as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Washington, where he assisted course instructors and mentored four senior capstone teams for their EcoCAR Capstone Projects. Aman has been an active contributor to the ASME community since 2015 and the broader engineering field, serving as a reviewer for numerous journals, including the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, ASME Journal of Autonomous Vehicles and Systems, and ASME Journal of Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification. He also provides peer-review for other journals and conferences to support researchers and scientific growth. Aman holds multiple patents related to automated vehicle technology and has contributed to several journal and conference publications.

Clive Matsika is the 2025–2026 ECLIPSE member supporting the Student and Early Career Development Sector (SECD). He is a Senior Emissions Development Engineer || Senior Thermal & Fluid Systems Engineer at Cummins Inc., an American multinational corporation that powers a wide range of industries such as, heavy-duty trucks, construction, agriculture, mining, defense, healthcare, telecoms and renewable energy infrastructures. At Cummins, he leads high-impact projects focused on next-generation emissions control, combustion optimization, and energy systems efficiency that directly contribute to the goals for decarbonization, and global environmental compliance. His diverse career spans multiple industries, with key roles at Southwest Gas Corporation, where he advanced natural gas infrastructure, and at the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power—the largest municipal utility in the U.S.—where he optimized power generation, transmission, and distribution across a complex and diverse energy portfolio, and supported integration into the CAISO Energy Imbalance Market. He also led applied energy research through the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) - sponsored Industrial Assessment Center at ASU, conducting energy audits across the U.S to reduce waste and pollution while enhancing productivity. Clive holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he researched multi-fuel MCCI combustion with the U.S. Army Research Lab. He earned his BSc Mechanical Engineering (honors) from Arizona State University as a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, Barrett Honors student, and FURI fellow, while serving in multiple leadership roles including executive engineering teaching assistant, mentor, and tutor. He recently served as a Grand Award Judge at the 2025 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest STEM competition. An active leader in ASME, NSBE, and SAE, Clive also reviews technical publications and champions leadership development. Through ECLIPSE and his work with ASME’s Technical and Engineering Communities sector, he is poised to advance the practice of mechanical engineering, tackle global challenges, and strengthen collaboration among ASME’s stakeholders— advancing engineering for the benefit of humanity..