For as long as she can remember, Kaia Ungerer (B.S. ’23, chemistry) has been obsessed with beauty products, from skin creams and serums to shampoos and conditioners, each with its own unique combination of ingredients, textures and fragrances. Just trying these products was never enough—she wanted to make them.
Ungerer began her undergraduate studies at Maryland in 2019, taking advantage of unique learning opportunities in Life Sciences through the College Park Scholars program and building her skills in physical chemistry, organic chemistry and analytical techniques in her classes and lab work as a chemistry major.