MEGA Board

2023 – 2024 Board Members

President: Peter Caulfield

Peter is a 2nd year PhD student in Dr. Pedro Ponte’s lab. His research is on…

pcaul@seas.upenn.edu

Vice President: Riti Sharma

Riti is a 2nd year PhD student working with Dr. Ottman Tertuiliano. Her research is on bone mechanics at the micro and nano length scales. She joined Penn because the program and topic of research fit well with her interests. She is involved in MEGA and enjoys swimming, cars & ping pong. She is interested in joining industry after graduation.

ritis@seas.upenn.edu

Treasurer: Pratyaya Bhattacharya

Pratyaya is a 2nd year PhD student in Dr. Kevin Turner’s lab. His research involves …

pratyaya@seas.upenn.edu

Secretary: Sindu Shanmugadas

Sindu is a 2nd year PhD student working with Dr. Haim Bau. Her research focuses on magnetohydrodynamics for medical device applications. In her free time she likes to read and paint. She is passionate about teaching and reducing the cost of health care.

sindu@seas.upenn.edu

Student Liaison: Abhishek Singhvi

Abhishek is a 1st year? master’s student

asinghvi@seas.upenn.edu

GSEG Representative: Makyla Boyd

Makyla is a 2nd year PhD student working with Dr. Paolo Arratia and Dr. . Her research involves…

makylab@seas.upenn.edu

GSEG Representative: Aditya Chennapragada

Aditya is a 1st year master’s student. He joined Penn because of the great mechanical engineering program. He is a part of MEGA, GASPA, and GSEG. After graduation, he wants to work for a bit and then maybe pursue a PhD.

adichen@seas.upenn.edu

For a list of previous MEGA board members click here.

Board position descriptions

President: Leads MEGA in voice and spirit, the point person between grad students and the head of MEAM department, works to secure extra funding from MEAM for MEGA, dots the i’s and crosses the t’s of any MEGA actions. This is a one-year job until next September, please make sure you and your team can still organize events during summer.

Vice President: General consulting and opinion making, steps up if/when the president is unable to fulfill the duties of the office.

Treasurer: The money person, takes receipts to GSEG treasurer for reimbursement.

GSEG Representative: Once a month meets with the general GSEG board, receives funding for events, general point person between MEGA and GSEG.

Secretary: Logistics person. Maintain a record of MEGA events and individuals tasks throughout the semester. Update and maintain MEGA website.

MEGA Student liaison: Hosts visiting students during coffee hour. Connects prospective students to current students.