GEA Officers and the PhD 2nd and 3rd Place WinnersThe Graduate Engineering Association (GEA) hosts several events throughout the year that enhance graduate students’ professional development. Previous events and workshops have focused on Intellectual Property, Resumes and Curriculum Vitas, Theses and Dissertations, Scholarships and Fellowships, a Poster Competition, and a Presentation Competition. All engineering students are welcome to attend these events unless otherwise noted. GEA officers for 2009-2010 are:
President - Adam Cyr
Vice President - Lindsey Ott
Secretary - Miriam Toledo
Treasurer - Ankit Agarwal
Engineering Senate Liaison - Anil Bhandari
Post-Graduate School Panel Discussion Scheduled for Nov. 17
Join GEA as they host a panel on post-graduate school opportunities for graduate students. Recent graduates and industry representatives will discuss the current job market for graduate students. Food and great discussion will be provided. Event details are below.
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 6 p.m., 2112 Learned Hall, for more information, contact Adam Cyr, acyr@ku.edu.
Thesis & Dissertation Workshop
Presented by Jim Miller, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science
Thursday, Nov. 5
Spahr Engineering Classroom, 2 Eaton
Pizza will be provided.
GEA officers and the Master's 1st and 2nd Place Winners.Graduate students were given the opportunity to present their research to a small audience made up of fellow students, staff and faculty across disciplines to gain experience, valuable feedback, and win cash and bonus prizes. This event is put on annually by the Graduate Engineering Association and Research & Graduate Programs. GEA & RGP would like to thanks all the students who presented as well as the faculty judges for making this a great event. For a complete list of those students who presented their research and a short abstract please see the attached document.
If you have questions about this event or other events contact GEA at gea@ku.edu.
Joseph Lomakin, a Chemical & Petroleum graduate student, wins First Place in the PhD portion of the competition.
Jorge Ortiz, a PhD student in Electrical Engineering, presents his research at the 2nd Annual GEA Presentation Competition in Spring 2009.4th Annual Graduate Research Poster Competition 2008
Contact Amanda Ostreko, amandao@ku.edu, for more information about GEA events.
All graduate students are also welcome to join and become involved with KU’s campus-wide Graduate and Professional Association (GPA).


