Graduate Ambassador Directory
Jennifer Baggett
Major: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Ph.D.
UA Involvement: Laboratory teaching assistant for Mechanics of Materials and Aerospace Structures courses as well as an instructor of record for Fluid Mechanics, involved in the Student Government Association, Graduate Student Association, Graduate Society of Women Engineers, and the Advisory Council on Wellness, serves as Vice President for Academic Affairs of the Graduate Student Association.
Research Interests:
Hometown: Gardendale, AL
Email: jlbaggett@crimson.ua.edu
Elizabeth Bury
Major: Chemical Engineering Ph.D.
UA Involvement: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Omega Chi Epsilon, and Tau Beta Pi
Research Interests: Utilizing room-temperature liquid metal and polymeric materials to develop novel soft and stretchable electronic materials and devices
Hometown: Bentonville, AR
Email: egbury@crimson.ua.edu
Shivangi Borate
Major: Chemical Engineering Ph.D.
UA Involvement:
Research Interests: Synthesizing and characterizing metal-containing zeolite catalysts for alcohol upgrading reactions to make renewable chemicals
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Email: sborate@crimson.ua.edu
Vamsi Krishna Undavalli
Major: Mechanical Engineering Ph.D.
UA Involvement: Active member of global engineering communities such as the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
Research Interests: Low-emission gas turbine technology compromising fuel flex combustion systems, alternative fuels, fuel-elastomer compatibility, and combustion processes, novel combustion and fuel injection methods for gas turbines
Hometown:
Email: vundavalli@crimson.ua.edu
Tolu Sanni
Major: Civil Engineering Ph.D.
UA Involvement: A member of the African Students Association and the International Students Association, volunteer with the Center for Service and Leadership, a Tide Together mentor, a member of the Senate of the Student Government Association
Research Interests: Investigating immersive disaster risk communication methods and emerging technologies in construction, engineering, and management
Hometown: Nigeria
Email: tosanni@crimson.ua.edu
Solomon Sesesie Ajasa
Major: Civil Engineering Ph.D.
UA Involvement: Serves as the current Graduate Student Association President
Research Interests:
Hometown: Nigeria
Email: ssajasa@crimson.ua.edu
Ladi Adeoluwa
Major: Electrical Engineering Ph.D.
UA Involvement: Graduate Research Assistant at the Laboratory of Computational Intelligence for Radar
Research Interests: Developing solutions that utilize Deep Learning, LiDAR, and Radar Signal Processing
Hometown: Nigeria
Email: oadeoluwa@crimson.ua.edu
Trupesh Patel
Major: Computer Science Ph.D.
UA Involvement: Graduate Research Assistant, member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE)
Research Interests:
Hometown: Gujarat, India
Email: trpatel2@crimson.ua.edu
