Student Ambassadors
Becoming a GEP Ambassador is competitive and will require a resume, an application, and an interview by GEP Staff. As our Ambassadors graduate or move on to other activities, we will make a call for new applications.
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Major: Biological Engineering
Year: Sophomore
International Places of Interest: Everywhere!
Hobbies: Dancing, Reading Books, and Learning
Purdue International Experience: Pre-Freshman STEP program to China and Japan Summer 2017, Engineers Without Borders Assessment Trip to Bolivia Summer 2018, Engineers Without Borders Member
Major: Industrial Engineering (Expected)
Year: Junior
International Places of Interest: The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland
Hobbies: Running, swimming, rock climbing, playing volleyball, art, reading, and making crazy tea variations
Purdue International Experience: A member of the Global Engineering Learning Community.
Major: Biological Engineering
Year: Senior
International Places of Interest: Everywhere! But Taiwan is always going to be my favorite.
Hobbies: Singing, playing the piano, reading, cats
Purdue International Experience: Experiencing German Engineering Summer 2016, GEARE (plan to study abroad in German or Switzerland Spring 2018). Also lived in Taiwan for ten years before coming to America sophomore year of high school.
Major: Biological Engineering
Year: Sophomore
International Places of Interest: Iceland and Croatia
Hobbies: Traveling, tennis, and cooking
Purdue International Experience: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Study Abroad Winter Break, and Summer Internship Program at Tel Aviv Univeristy in Israel
Major: Electrical Engineering
Year: Senior
International Places of Interest: Germany, Iceland, Austria, Switzerland, Thailand
Hobbies: Hiking, rock climbing, drawing, physics, traveling, exploring
Purdue International Experience: Colombia Food Security and Sustainability Maymester Summer 2016. Uganda Trip for Engineers without Borders during August 2016. Has also been to Germany, Austria, Italy, France, and Tunisia in the past.
Major: Industrial Engineering
Year: Sophomore
International Places of Interest: Colombia, New Zealand, Europe, Japan, and Singapore
Hobbies: Rowing, music, and reading
Purdue International Experience: Global Engineering Learning Community, GEARE, China and Japan Study Abroad trips
Major: Computer Engineering
Year: Sophomore
International Places of Interest: Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, sub-Saharan Africa, and China
Hobbies: Traveling, playing tennis, going to the gym, and community service
Purdue International Experience: Would like to pursue the following study abroad in the near future: Introduction to Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition (Italy)
Major: Industrial Engineering
Year: Junior
International Places of Interest: I have a strong interest in working in developing nations.
Hobbies: Running, playing the ukulele, and being a member of the Navigators
Purdue International Experience: A member of the Global Engineering Learning Community.
Major: Industrial Engineering
Year: Junior
International Places of Interest: Italy, Spain, Germany, sub-Saharan Africa, Colombia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan
Hobbies: Playing ukulele, reading books, soccer, go-karting, flight simulator, going to the gym and watching TV.
Purdue International Experience: A member of the Global Engineering Learning Community.
Major: Civil Engineering
Year: Junior
International Places of Interest: China, Taiwan, Britain, Russia, Indonesia, Japan
Hobbies: Playing football, lacrosse, traveling, automotive racing, and landscaping.
Purdue International Experience: Was a member of the Global Engineering Learning Community, but plans on participating in the GEARE program in China or the United Kingdom.
Major: Electrical Engineering
Year: Senior
International Places of Interest: Japan
Hobbies: Soccer, traveling and learning
Purdue International Experience: Traveled abroad before coming to Purdue.