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Welcome to The J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University!

The objective of the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Ambassadors is to provide a peer-to-peer perspective to prospective and current graduate students. Our ambassadors have a diverse background of experience, both professionally and personally, allowing them to offer counsel and advice from a unique perspective. Ambassadors are available to answer questions regarding life at Texas A&M, class and scheduling advice, research groups/areas, internships, working in industry or academia, student organizations and resources available to graduate students.

Email: meengraduateambassadors@tamu.edu

Meet Our Ambassadors

Our ambassadors are listed by degree below along with their area of interest and anticipated graduation date.

Masters of Science Degree (with Thesis)

  • Yanxiu Ge, ambassador - Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics, Fall 2023 
  • Sneha Papineni, ambassador - Additive Manufacturing, Fall 2023

Doctoral Degree

  • Carl Fauver, ambassador - Solid Mechanics, May 2024
  • Mahtab Heydari, lead ambassador - Solid Mechanics, Spring 2025
  • Kaushik Kudtarkar, ambassador - Optics, Spring 2024
  • Guowen Li, ambassador - Controls, Fall 2025
  • Emmanuel Nwoye, lead ambassador - Solid Mechanics, May 2024
  • Ajinkya Raut, ambassador - Tribology, Fall 2024
  • Jacob Rogers, ambassador - Solid Mechanics, May 2023
  • Shah Skib Sarwar, ambassador - Fluid Mechanics, Fall 2024