Meet our Graduate Engineering Ambassadors

The members of the Graduate Engineering Association stand in a group. They are all wearing matching blue polos and smiling.
KU Engineering's 2023 Engineering 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 to provide leadership within the organization through committees and recruitment support for both the school and departments/programs within engineering.

They are a group of engineering student leaders who work closely with administrators in the school to identify resources and strengthen our recruitment and retention efforts at KU. In addition, the GEA provides professional development, research/outreach, and travel opportunities for all graduate students in the school.

Graduate Engineering Ambassadors

Yousif Dafalla
Yousif Dafalla
  • Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Degree Program: PhD
  • Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan
  • Pronouns: he/him
  • IHAWKe Treasurer, MS Computer Science
Jordan Nutter
Jordan Nutter
  • Department: Civil Enviornmental and Architectural Engineering
  • Degree Program: Dual Masters/PhD
  • Hometown: Prosper, TX
  • Pronouns: She/her
Soma Pal
Soma Pal
  • Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Degree Program: PhD
  • Hometown: Kolkata, India
  • Pronouns: she/her
Kabir Panahi
Kabir Panahi
  • Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Degree Program: PhD
  • Hometown: Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Pronouns: he/him
João Victor Poli
João Poli
  • Department: Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
  • Degree Program: PhD
  • Hometown: Caxias do Sul, Brazil
  • Pronouns: he/him