Graduate Engineering Association (GEA) Student Ambassadors

The Graduate Engineering Association or GEA acts as "the voice of graduate students" in the School of Engineering and represents engineering across campus. Student membership to GEA is divided into two categories: Graduate Engineering Ambassador and Graduate Member. All currently enrolled graduate students are considered members of GEA. Ambassadors are selected each year for a fellowship (applications open in March 2020) to provide leadership within the organization through committees and recruitment support for both the school and departments/programs within engineering. They are an elite group of engineering leaders who work closely with adminstrators in the school to identify resources and strengthen our recruitment and retention efforts at KU. 

The organization further provides professional development, research/outreach, and travel opportunities for all graduate students in the school. To get invoved with the organization, email gea@ku.edu or one of the Graduate Ambassadors listed below.  

Emilio Alverio Public Relations Committee Chair MS Mechanical Engineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Quincy, Illinois	Aaron Blevins Travel Committee Vice-Chair Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Mayetta, Kansas
Craig Cunningham Professional Development Committee MS Bioengineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas	Taylor George Recruitment Committee MS Aerospace Engineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Scott City, Kansas
Camilo Giraldo Public Relations Committee MS Mechanical Engineering Previous Institution: Olivet Nazarene University Hometown: Medellin, Colombia	Nikhila Gunda Treasurer & Travel Committee Vice-Chair MCM Construction Management Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Hyderabad, India
Max Jiang Public Relations Committee MS Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Chengdu, China	Ben Liu Social Committee Chair Ph.D. Electrical Engineering Computer Science Previous Institution: Beijing Jiao Tong University Hometown: HuNan, China
Bailey Miller Research & Outreach, & GEAK5 Co-Director Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Leavenworth, KS	Sebastian Huayamares Moreno Professional Development Committee MS Bioengineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Lima, Peru
Valerie Pringle Research & Outreach Committee PhD Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Eudora, KS	Jose Rocha Research & Outreach Committee Chair MS Mechanical Engineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Charu Srivatsa Professional Development Committee Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Previous Institution: Jain University Hometown: Bangalore, India	Sirisha Thippabhotla Professional Development Committee Chair Ph.D. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Hyderrabad, India
Stacy Tinner Recruitment Committee MS Environmental Engineering Previous Institution: University of South Florida Hometown: Tallahassee, Fl	Simon Velasquez Morales Recruitment & GEAK5 Co-Director Ph.D. Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Medellin, Colombia
Ankit Verma Travel Committee PhD Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Previous Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Madras Hometown: Indore, India	Brett Whorley Research & Outreach Committee PhD Bioengineering Previous Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Hometown: Omaha, NE