Leila C. Aboharb

Leila C. Aboharb is a Mechanical System Engineer at Cornell University’s Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education (CLASSE) and the recipient of the 2026 ASME Lakshmi Singh Early Career Leadership Award. At Cornell, she helps maintain a particle accelerator and develops equipment for NSF-funded facility expansions. She began her career as a vehicle engineer at STV Inc., where she supported public transit agencies and helped commission passenger railcars for Amtrak’s long-distance fleet. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics from Drexel University. Leila has served ASME as an ECLIPSE intern, Vice Chair of the Committee on Organization and Rules, and New Programs Chair of the Student Programming Committee. She also supports the Free Science Workshop, an Ithaca nonprofit that brings hands-on science to rural and underserved communities.