Board Members

Bhanugoban Maheswaran

(Aug 2024 ~ Present)

Pursuing Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics

Thevamaran Lab

bhanugoban@wisc.edu

Anirudh Reddy Bendaram

(Feb 2024 ~ Present)

Pursuing MS in Mechanical Engineering

Pan Group

bendaram@wisc.edu

Akhilesh Pedgaonkar

(Aug 2024 ~ Present)

Pursuing Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics

Theoretical & Computational Mechanics of Materials Group

pedgaonkar@wisc.edu

Ahmad Faraz Badar

(Aug 2023 ~ Present)

Pursuing Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics Group

abadar@wisc.edu

Daniyar Syrlybayev

(Aug 2024 ~ Present)

Pursuing Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Thevamaran Lab

syrlybayev@wisc.edu

Raymond Rasmussen

(Aug 2024 ~ Present)

Pursuing Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Theoretical & Computational Mechanics of Materials Group

 rrasmussen7@wisc.edu

  • 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)