Bhanugoban Maheswaran
(Aug 2024 ~ Present)
Pursuing Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics
Anirudh Reddy Bendaram
(Feb 2024 ~ Present)
Pursuing MS in Mechanical Engineering
Akhilesh Pedgaonkar
(Aug 2024 ~ Present)
Pursuing Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics
Ahmad Faraz Badar
(Aug 2023 ~ Present)
Pursuing Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Daniyar Syrlybayev
(Aug 2024 ~ Present)
Pursuing Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Raymond Rasmussen
(Aug 2024 ~ Present)
Pursuing Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
- Communications Chair – manages website and plans social events
- Administrator – manages scheduling for the seminar, books rooms/venues, keeps track of seminar attendance
- Organization Coordinator – main contact for external communications, responsible for maintaining RSO status, plans board meetings, keeps resources for graduate students up to date
- Treasurer – manages budget and money, initiates grant applications
- Diversity/Outreach Chair – responsible for attracting new members–especially those from underrepresented groups, initiating involvement in events that align with the purpose/mission of GEMS, and seeking volunteers for outreach events
Former Board Members (Serving Period)
Abhishek Gupta, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Thevamaran Lab (Aug 2023 ~ Aug 2024)
Mohan Ananth, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics Group (Aug 2023 ~ Aug 2024)
Yanghao (Harry) Fang, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Thevamaran Lab (Aug 2023 ~ Aug 2024)
Saketh Sridhara, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Engineering Representations and Simulation Lab (Aug 2023 ~ Aug 2024)
Claire Griesbach, Founder of GEMS, Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Thevamaran Lab (Feb 2021 ~ Aug 2023)
Nitesh Arora, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Soft Matter Laboratory (Feb 2021 ~ Aug 2023)
Bernardo Ribeiro, Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Computational Flow Physics and Modeling Lab (Feb 2021 ~ Aug 2023)
Noah Schmelzer, Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Theoretical & Computational Mechanics of Materials Group (Feb 2021 ~ Aug 2023)
Hridyesh Raj Tewani, Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Prabhakar Research Group (Jan 2023 ~ Aug 2023)