Priyadarshini Seshasayee is a 5th year PhD Candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech. Her research focuses on developing ionic liquids for direct air capture of CO₂ and studying their electrochemical behavior for carbon utilization. Originally from India, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Anna University. Outside of the lab, she loves pilates, strength training, traveling, and singing—and is always ready to slip a pop-culture reference into conversation. Her advice to incoming graduate students is to stop waiting for the perfect moment - take that first messy, imperfect step, and trust that success and completion are both built one uncomfortable step at a time.