Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Ambassadors provide a peer-to-peer perspective to prospective and current graduate students. With a diverse backgrounds and experiences, both professionally and personally, each ambassador has a unique perspective to share! Ambassadors are available to answer questions regarding life at Texas A&M, which courses to take, research areas and groups, internships, student organizations, and much more.
Meet Our Ambassadors
Yanxiu Ge
- Research Area: Condensation Heat Transfer
- Undergraduate Institution: Texas A&M University
- Personal Hobby: Photography
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanxiu-ge-6003721aa
Rujun Gao
- Research Area: Controls
- Undergraduate Institution: Zhejiang University (China)
- Personal Hobby: Sports (tennis, ping pong, golf, badminton); culinary enthusiast
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rujun-gao-00740a221/
Chinonyelum Ejimuda
- Research Area: Controls
- Undergraduate Institution: Afe Babalola University (Nigeria)
- Personal Hobby: I love playing sports and singing during my leisure time.
- Why Texas A&M?: I love/chose to study at Texas A&M for my graduate studies because the school appreciates diversity, empowers and supports its students in all areas of life. In all, upholding the 12th Man spirit!
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chinonyelum-ejimuda-03001316a/
Mahtab Heydari
- Hometown: Marietta, Georgia
- Undergraduate Institution: University of Georgia
- Why Texas A&M?: The community here is truly special. I have received so much support during my time as an Aggie and have grown in ways I could have never imagined, and it is all thanks to the amazing resources, opportunities and community we have here.
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahtabheydari/
Mahtab Heydari
- Research Area: Space Robotics
- Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
- Undergraduate Institution: Texas A&M University, Class of '23
- Fun Fact: I love mangos! I have tried hundres of mango flavored things from candles to soap to foods.
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishijangale/
Sarah Lam
- Research Area: Dynamics & Control
- Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
- Undergraduate Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Personal Hobbies: Crocheting, puzzles and baking
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sarahlam2020
Kaushik Kudtarkar
- Research Area: Photonics
- Hometown: Mumbai, India
- Undergraduate Institution: University of Mumbai
- Why Texas A&M?: I visited multiple universities before finalizing my decision to join Texas A&M for my doctoral degree. The exposure to advanced research facilities, collaboration opportunities with research groups, and abundant opportunities for fellowships made me choose Texas A&M over any other university.
Gabrielle Nichols
- Research Area: Architected Materials
- Hometown: Austin, TX
- Undergraduate Institution: Texas A&M University
- Fun Fact: I am a true jack-of-all-trades and enjoy encorporating this into my projects and research. I enjoy adding areas of art and nature to engineering and my work. I also have a bucket list item to develop my own coffee brewing technique.
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gabnic