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Rice University’s Bioengineering Graduate Student Association (BIOE GSA) was founded in 2001 to represent the interests and activities of BIOE graduate students. The primary goals of BIOE GSA are to:
Promote professional and social networking among graduate students and faculty
Serve as an official outlet for voicing the concerns of BioE graduate students
Contribute to the professional development of graduate students
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Past Leadership
2022-23
President: Alexis Wilkinson
Vice President: Maria Barra
Treasurer: Eric Garcia Huitron
Social Co-Chair: Boao Xia
Social Co-Chair: Passa Pungchai
Master's Representative BIOE GSA: Raeeda Alsayoud
Post Doc Representative BIOE GSA: Barun Mahana
DEI Co-Chair: Fariha Ahmad
DEI Co-Chair: Viraj Ghosh
Big GSA Representative: Yajur Maker
Outreach and Professional Development Chair: Ishika Khondaker
Outreach and Professional Development Chair: Jonathan Montes
2021-22
President: Brett Pogostin (bp22@rice.edu)
Vice President of Internal Affairs: Samantha Fleury (stf1@rice.edu)
Vice President of External Affairs: Noel Molina-Limon (nm45@rice.edu)
Vice President of Finance: Yajur Maker (maker@rice.edu)
Social Co-Chair: Emilie Newsham (ein1@rice.edu)
Social Co-Chair: Pop Kiratiwongwan (tk41@rice.edu)
Affiliate Co-Chair: Sherina Malkani (ssm9@rice.edu)
Affiliate Co-Chair: Marissa Perez (mrp13@rice.edu)
DEI Co-Chair: Maximilien DeLeon (md60@rice.edu)
DEI Co-Chair: Marina Yu (my28@rice.edu)
Communications Chair: Alexander Lu
2020-21
President: Kevin Janson (kevin.janson@rice.edu)
Vice President of Internal Affairs: Megan Chang (megan.m.chang@rice.edu)
Vice President of External Affairs: Manwal Harb (mmh10@rice.edu)
Vice President of Finance: Kevin Lorch (kpl2@rice.edu)
Social Chair: Brett Pogostin (bp22@rice.edu)
Affiliate Chair: Mollie Smoak (mms10@rice.edu)
Communications Chair: Marissa Perez (mrp13@rice.edu)
Recruitment Chairs: Samantha Fleury (stf1@rice.edu), Yajur Maker (ynm2@rice.edu), and Emilie Newsham (ein1@rice.edu)
MBE Representative: Laura Luo (lll4@rice.edu)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jordan Miller
2019-20
President: Marjan Majid
Vice President of Internal Affairs: Ian Kinstlinger
Vice President of External Affairs: Susan Butler
Vice President of Finance: Kevin Janson
Social Chairs: Katie Brown & Josh Chen
Affiliate Chairs: Mollie Smoak & Katie Hogan
Communications Chair: Edwin Lai
Recruitment Chairs: Tyler Graf, Kevin Lorch, Marina Yu
MBE Representative: Eddie Yao
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Caleb Bashor
2018-19
Chair: Sai Paul
Internal Assistant Chair: Sean Bittner
External Assistant Chair: Marjan Majid
Treasurer: Ryan Butcher
Social Chairs: Greg Berglund & Mollie Smoak
Affiliate Chairs: Katie Brown
Communications Chair: Adam Navara
Recruitment Chairs: Kevin Janson & Erin Euliano
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Caleb Bashor
2017-18
Chair: Satya Bellamkonda
Internal Assistant Chair: Alyssa Shapiro
External Assistant Chair: Manuela Sushnitha
Treasurer: Maria Chen
Social Chairs: Sean Bittner & Madeleine Gomel
Affiliate Chairs: Madeline Monroe & Melody Tan
Communications Chair: Letitia Chim
Recruitment Chairs: Marjan Majid & Hannah Pearce
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Junghae Suh
2016-17
Chair: Annicka Evans
Internal Assistant Chair: YuSeon Kim
External Assistant Chair: Gisele Calderon
Treasurer: Nikki Thadani
Social Chairs: Trenton Piepergerdes & John Gawedzinski
Affiliate Chairs: Kathryn Kundrod & Dessy Vekilov
Communications Chair: Jason Guo
MBE Representative: Michael Williams-Hart
Recruitment Chairs: Sai Paul & Alyssa Shapiro
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Junghae Suh
2015-16
Chair: Emily Reiser
Internal Assistant Chair: Annicka Evans
External Assistant Chair: Sam Paulsen
Treasurer: Bagrat Grigoryan
Social Chairs: Dessy Vekilov & Ian Kinstlinger
Affiliate Chair: Eric Yang
Communications Chair: Chelsey Smith
MBE Representative: Jaewoo Park
Recruitment Chairs: Trenton Piepergerdes & Kathryn Kundrod
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Junghae Suh
