Elnaz Ghajar-Rahimi is a fourth-year PhD candidate working on advancing imaging techniques to study disease progression and improve detection and treatment across a broad spectrum of medical conditions.

Akash Patil is a PhD candidate working in the Innovation Science Lab of Dr. Joseph Sinfield, Professor of Civil Engineering and Director, Institute for Innovation Science.

Qixuan Hu is a PhD candidate in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering.

Satya Wagle is a PhD candidate in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Kike Garzon-Sabogal is a PhD candidate in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, which trains the next generation of engineers in the best processes and materials for sustainable structures.

Xuanyu Sheng is a fifth-year PhD student in the School of Materials Engineering who wants to push the envelope around microstructure to develop new alloys with enhanced properties that can provide industry with a freer, more flexible hand in designing higher performing products.

Surabhi Bhadauria is a PhD candidate working in the Space Information Dynamics Lab of Carolin Frueh, the Harold DeGroff Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Zachary Beickman is a third-year PhD student at the Liu Research Group at the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, where he's working to innovate novel biomaterials that can advance regenerative medicine.

Classroom education and lab research are core, but student organizations outside the lecture halls and labs play an equally vital role in student life, helping students develop top-notch technical skills and providing opportunities for innovation and leadership.

Yash Garje, a second-year PhD student in the School of Engineering Education (ENE), wants to use advanced technology to inspire today’s youth to take up the mantle in this vital arena.