![Austin Shoemaker](/sites/default/files/2024-01/Alaska%20-%20Austin%20Shoemaker.jpeg)
Austin Shoemaker
President - Undergraduate Research Ambassadors
Major: Chemistry
Research Area: Materials Science & Engineering
Research Mentor: Dr. Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena
Email: ashoemaker30@gatech.edu
Austin's Office Hours
Victor Lim
![Victor Lim](/sites/default/files/2024-01/IMG_8486%20-%20Victor%20Lim%281%29.jpeg)
Marybeth Yonk
![Marybeth Yonk](/sites/default/files/2023-08/DSC_7948%20-%20Marybeth%20Yonk.jpeg)
Shirley Shabnam
![Shirley Shabnam](/sites/default/files/2024-01/Shirley%20Headshot%20-%20Shirley%20Shabnam.jpeg)
Vice President of Events - Undergraduate Research Ambassadors
Major: Computer Science | Media & People Thread
Research Area: Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Centered Computing
Research Mentor: Dr. Andrea Parker, Dr. Sonia Chernova
Email: sshabnam3@gatech.edu
Shirley's Office Hours
Aulden Jones
![Aulden Jones](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Aulden%20Jones.jpg)
Julia Vallier
![Julia Vallier](/sites/default/files/2024-01/XPRO0095.jpeg)
Vice President of Advertising - Undergraduate Research Ambassadors
Major: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Biotech Option
Research Area: Design and implementation of microfluidic devices to study C. elegans neurobiology
Research Mentor: Dr. Hang Lu
Email: jvallier3@gatech.edu
Julia's Office Hours
Ethan Chang
![Ethan Chang](/sites/default/files/2023-08/2D86F2DB-1A2E-4683-B704-A1F2E970F02E%20-%20Ethan%20Chang.jpeg)
Akarshana Arunkumar
![Akarshana Arunkumar](/sites/default/files/2024-01/Akarshana%20Arunkumar%20-%20akarshana%20arunkumar.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Neuroscience | Pre-Health Concentration | Minor in Health and Medical Sciences
Research Area: Spatial Navigation, Human Aging, Neural Networks
Research Mentor: Dr. Michael Borich
Email: aarunkumar31@gatech.edu
Akarshana's Office Hours
Alexandra Seesee
![Alexandra Seesee](/sites/default/files/2024-01/URA%20Pic%20-%20Alexandra%20Seesee.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Research Option | Minor in German
Research Area: Design of broadly protective virus-like particle (VLP) based flu vaccines
Research Mentor: Dr. Ravi Kane
Email: alexandra.seesee@gatech.edu
Alexandra's Office Hours
Anugeeth (Anu) Raghavan
![Anugeeth Raghavan](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Anugeeth%20Raghavan.jpeg)
Charles Hong
![Charles Hong](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Charles%20Hong.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Minor in Robotics
Research Area:
Medical and Surgical Robotics
Research Mentor: Dr. Jun Ueda
Email:
chong71@gatech.edu
Charles's Office Hours
Diya Godavarti
![Diya Godavarti](/sites/default/files/2024-01/Headshot%20-%20Diya%20Godavarti.jpeg)
Emily Glass
![Emily Glass](/sites/default/files/2023-09/20221117_173417.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biochemistry
Research Area: Microbiology and Viruses
Research Mentor: Dr. M.G. Finn
Email: eglass7@gatech.edu
Emily's Office Hours
Erin Leal
![Erin Leal](/sites/default/files/2023-08/cropped-IMG_7633%20-%20Erin%20Leal.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biochemistry
Research Area: Biomedical Engineering
Research Mentor: Dr. Edward Botchwey
Email: eleal31@gatech.edu
Erin's Office Hours
Fiona Guo
![Fiona Guo](/sites/default/files/2024-01/IMG_9331%20-%20Fiona%20Guo.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Neuroscience
Research Area: Developmental Biology
Research Mentor: Dr. Shuyi Nie
Email: fguo61@gatech.edu
Fiona's Office Hours
Haaris Jilani
![Haaris Jilani](/sites/default/files/2022-11/profile_haaris_jilani.jpg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Research Area:
Stem cells and Biomaterials
Research Mentor: Dr. Johnna Temenoff
Email: hjilani3@gatech.edu
Haaris's Office Hours
Hunter Bell
![Hunter Bell](/sites/default/files/2024-01/squarepic%20-%20Hunter%20Bell.png)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Chemistry
Research Area: Water purification methods in electrolytic mediums
Research Mentor: Dr. Akanksha Menon
Email: hbell33@gatech.edu
Hunter's Office Hours
Jack Fergusson
![Jack Fergusson](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Jack%20Fergusson.jpg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Research Area: Rotating Detonation Engines
Research Mentor: Dr. Tim Lieuwen
Email: jfergusson3@gatech.edu
Jack's Office Hours
Jimmy Li
![Jimmy Li](/sites/default/files/2024-01/ura%20pic%20-%20Jimmy%20Li.png)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Research Area: Polymer membranes for CO2 separation
Research Mentor: Dr. Ryan Lively
Email: xjl@gatech.edu
Jimmy's Office Hours
Khushal Benjaram
![Khushal Benjaram](/sites/default/files/2024-01/IMG_8033%20-%20Khushal%20Benjaram.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Neuroscience | Minor in Health & Medical Sciences
Research Area: Neuroscience & Biomedical Engineering
Research Mentor: Dr. Chuan Huang
Email: kbenjaram3@gatech.edu
Khushal's Office Hours
Krishna Bajaj
![Krishna Bajaj](/sites/default/files/2024-01/headshot%20-%20krishna%20bajaj.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Minor in Computational Data Analysis
Research Area: Electrochemical Storage
Research Mentor: Dr. Gleb Yushin
Email: kbajaj9@gatech.edu
Krishna's Office Hours
Kunal Aneja
![Kunal Aneja](/sites/default/files/2024-01/IMG_5631%20%281%29%20-%20Kunal%20Aneja.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Computer Science | Modeling-Simulation & Intelligence Thread
Research Area: Machine Learning
Research Mentor: Dr. Animesh Garg
Email: kaneja6@gatech.edu
Kunal's Office Hours
Lynn Kim
![Lynn Kim](/sites/default/files/2024-01/ura%20profile%20picture%20-%20Lynn%20Kim%20%281%29.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Neuroscience
Research Area: Human movement and neural adaptation
Research Mentor: Dr. Young-Hui Chang
Email: hkim3119@gatech.edu
Lynn's Office Hours
Manav Ramprasad
![Manav Ramprasad](/sites/default/files/2023-08/PKR06627%20-%20Manav%20Ramprasad.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Computer Science
Research Area: Machine Learning for Healthcare and Materials Science
Research Mentor: Dr. Chao Zhang
Email: manav.ramprasad@gatech.edu
Manav's Office Hours
Maria Lindsey
![Maria Lindsey](/sites/default/files/2023-08/headshot%20%28close%29%20-%20Maria%20Lindsey.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Pre-Health Concentration
Research Area: Neurophysiology of Upper Extremity Cognitive Motor Control
Research Mentor: Dr. Lewis Wheaton
Email: mlindsey35@gatech.edu
Maria's Office Hours
Matthew Woodward
![Matthew Woodward](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Matthew%20Woodward.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Electrical Engineering
Research Area: Signal and Information Processing
Research Mentor: Dr. Morris Cohen
Email: matthew.woodward@gatech.edu
Matthew's Office Hours
Nihal Velagapudi
![Nihal Velagapudi](/sites/default/files/2023-08/URAprofilepic%20-%20Nihal%20Vela.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Research Area: Coral Reefs: Oceanography and Paleoclimate
Research Mentor: Dr. Isaiah Bolden
Email: nvelagapudi3@gatech.edu
Nihal's Office Hours
Pratul Amineni
![Pratul Amineni](/sites/default/files/2024-01/20220806_164538980_iOS-modified%20-%20Pratul%20Amineni.png)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Pre-Health Concentration | Minor in Computing & Intelligence
Research Area: Immunoengineering and Cancer Biotechnology
Research Mentor: Dr. Ankur Singh
Email: pamineni3@gatech.edu
Pratul's Office Hours
Ritvik Panuganti
![Ritvik Panuganti](/sites/default/files/2024-01/IMG_3219.jpeg)
Rohaiz Haris
![Rohaiz Haris](/sites/default/files/2024-01/20200117_125708%20%281%29%20-%20Rohaiz%20Haris.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Research Area: Glaciology
Research Mentor: Dr. Alexander Nobel, Dr. Winnie Chu
Email: rharis3@gatech.edu
Rohaiz's Office Hours
Sanjay Rajeev
![Sanjay Rajeev](/sites/default/files/2024-01/IMG_9266%20-%20Sanjay%20Rajeev.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biochemistry | Pre-Health Concentration
Research Area: Gene therapy effects on mitochondrial metabolism
Research Mentor: Dr. Todd Sulchek
Email: srajeev9@gatech.edu
Sanjay's Office Hours
Sasha Bronovitskiy
![Sasha Bronovitskiy](/sites/default/files/2023-08/BC01B8CD-C206-4068-8401-76A126BD008D%20-%20Sasha%20Bronovitskiy.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Research Area: Engineering linear DNA to resist nuclease degradation in crude lysate-based cell free protein synthesis systems
Research Mentor: Dr. Mark Styczynski
Email: sbronovitskiy3@gatech.edu
Sasha's Office Hours
Sindhu Nama
![Sindhu Nama](/sites/default/files/2024-01/IMG_4639%20-%20Sindhu%20Nama.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Pre-Health Concentration | Research Option | Minor in Biochemistry
Research Area: Mechanical properties of cells, Microfluidics, Cancer Therapies
Research Mentor: Dr. Shuichi Takayama
Email: snama6@gatech.edu
Sindhu's Office Hours
Soham Manoli
![Soham Manoli](/sites/default/files/2024-01/cropped-IMG_6194%20-%20Soham%20Manoli.png)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Computer Science | Intelligence & Systems and Architecture Thread
Research Area: Optimizing Neural Networks on Analog Computing Architectures
Research Mentor: Dr. Hyesoon Kim
Email: smanoli3@gatech.edu
Soham's Office Hours
Soomin Lee
![Soomin Lee](/sites/default/files/2023-08/63717B21-A462-4F37-9B82-C3967C8B65E7%20-%20Soomin%20Lee.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Research Area: Protein Engineering
Research Mentor: Sydney Wimberley
Email: slee3453@gatech.edu
Soomin's Office Hours
Tahrima Jubery
![Tahrima Jubery](/sites/default/files/2024-01/IMG_9920%20-%20Tahrima%20Jubery.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biology | 5 Year Biology MS Bioinformatics Program
Research Area: Microbial interactions and experimental evolution with Vibrio cholerae's Type 6 Secretion System
Research Mentor: Dr. Brian Hammer
Email: tjubery6@gatech.edu
Tahrima's Office Hours
Taylor Hampson
![Taylor Hampson](/sites/default/files/2023-08/Taylor%20Hampson.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Research Area: Spacecraft Electric Propulsion
Research Mentor: Dr. Mitchell Walker
Email: tdhampson12@gatech.edu
Taylor's Office Hours
Vibha Iyer
![Vibha Iyer](/sites/default/files/2023-08/IMG_8461%20-%20Vibha%20Iyer.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Research Area: Biomechanics and Machine Learning
Research Mentor: Dr. Aaron Young
Email: viyer72@gatech.edu
Vibha's Office Hours
William Yang
![William Yang](/sites/default/files/2023-08/Professional%20Photo%202022%20-%20William%20Yang.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biology
Research Area: Bioengineering, Stem Cell Characterization, and Immunoengineering
Research Mentor: Dr. Edward Botchwey
Email: wyang356@gatech.edu
William's Office Hours
Zeyad Al Sakhi
![Zeyad Al Sakhi](/sites/default/files/2023-08/headshot%20-%20Zeyad%20K.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Computer Science
Research Area: 3D Printing on the Nanoscale (Generating machine learning models for image processing & regression analysis)
Research Mentor: Dr. Sourabh Saha
Email: zsakhi3@gatech.edu
Zeyad's Office Hours
Zhihan (Hann) Wei
![Zhihan (Hann) Wei](/sites/default/files/2023-08/Headshot%20%20-%20Hann%20Wei.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Physics
Research Area: Condensed Matter Physics
Research Mentor: Dr. Claire Berger
Email: zwei94@gatech.edu
Hann's Office Hours
Zoya Mir
![Zoya Mir](/sites/default/files/2024-01/IMG_2009%20-%20Zoya%20Mir.jpeg)
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biology
Research Area: Sickle Cell Disease & STEM Education
Research Mentor: Dr. Edward Botchwey & Dr. Colin Harrison
Email: zmir6@gatech.edu