Engineering Graduate Ambassadors

Learn what brought current graduate students to KU, how they fit into the School’s research and graduate programs, and what they recommend for students considering a graduate program at KU, through the Engineering Graduate Ambassadors profiled below.

Manjish Adhikari MS Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Previous Institution: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hometown: Dhading, Nepal	Aaron Blevins Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Mayetta, KS
Eileen Cadel Ph.D. Bioengineering Previous Institution: University of Virginia Hometown: Corning, NY	Alejandra Escalera Mendoza MS in Aerospace Engineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: La Paz, Bolivia
Lance Frazer Ph.D. Bioengineering Previous Institution: University of Arizona Hometown: Anchorage, AK	Camilo Giraldo MS Mechanical Engineering Previous Institution: Olivet Nazarene University Hometown: Medellin, Colombia
Danny Griffin Ph.D. Bioengineering Previous Institution: Widener University Hometown: Frederick, Maryland	Robbie Hable Ph.D. Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Previous Institution: Iowa State University Hometown: Ankeny, IA
Ember Krech Ph.D. Bioengineering Previous Institution: New Mexico State University Hometown: Edgewood, New Mexico	James Lafikes Ph.D. Civil Engineering Previous Institution: University of Missouri - St. Louis Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
John Liu Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Previous Institution: Chongqing Jiaotong University Hometown: China	Matthew McFarlane MS Civil Engineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Seattle, WA
Sarah Morton Ph.D. Civil Engineering Previous Institution: University of Connecticut Hometown: Oxford, Connecticut	Kien Nguyen Ph.D. Civil Engineering Previous Institution: Hochi Minh City University of Technology Hometown: Viet Nam
Alejandra Rocha MS Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Previous Institution: University of Kansas Hometown: Cochabamba, Bolivia	Charu Srivatsa Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Previous Institution: Jain University Hometown: Bangalore, India
Debbie Stone MS Project Management Previous Institution: University of Missouri - Kansas City Hometown: Lenexa, KS	Tugba Turnaoglu Ph.D. Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Previous Institution: University of Oklahoma; Ankara University Hometown: Ankara, Turkey
Qiaozhi Wang Ph.D. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Previous Institution: Beijing Jiaotong University Hometown: Dandong, China

Engineering Ambassador Fellowship

The Engineering Graduate Ambassador Fellowship is a fellowship for current graduate engineering and computer science students who are chosen to assist with the recruitment of graduate students. Engineering Graduate Ambassadors travel to recruitment events and take part in school-wide efforts to present a positive image to prospective graduate students. Applications for the 2017-2018 academic year are closed. For more information about this fellowship contact our office at kuengrgrad@ku.edu or 785-864-6208.