Akansha is a 2nd year PhD student who is developing smart food packaging to help prevent foodborne illness and food waste by providing real-time quality monitoring.

What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, playing board games and video games, trying new recipes, and reading

What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to enhance the graduate student experience and meet incredible people within the Faculty

Akansha is a 2nd year PhD student who is developing smart food packaging to help prevent foodborne illness and food waste by providing real-time quality monitoring.

What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, playing board games and video games, trying new recipes, and reading

What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to enhance the graduate student experience and meet incredible people within the Faculty

Aryen is a 3rd year PhD candidate in the Injury Biomechanics Lab, focussed on assessing injury risk to the thorax under dynamic impacts using a combination of experimental and numerical techniques.

What do you like to do for fun?
Spending time with friends, trying new food around the Hamilton region and hiking.

What drew you to EGS?
I wanted to give back to the fantastic community here at McMaster as well as meet other students.

Aryen is a 3rd year PhD candidate in the Injury Biomechanics Lab, focussed on assessing injury risk to the thorax under dynamic impacts using a combination of experimental and numerical techniques.

What do you like to do for fun?
Spending time with friends, trying new food around the Hamilton region and hiking.

What drew you to EGS?
I wanted to give back to the fantastic community here at McMaster as well as meet other students.

Arjun is a 3rd year PhD student who is investigating how brain cancers physically manipulate brain tissue and the therapeutic implications of intervening during such processes.

What do you like to do for fun?
Playing soccer, fishing, and cooking

What drew you to EGS?
My desire to help graduate students explore the diverse opportunities available in grad school and work with unique individuals

Arjun is a 3rd year PhD student who is investigating how brain cancers physically manipulate brain tissue and the therapeutic implications of intervening during such processes.

What do you like to do for fun?
Playing soccer, fishing, and cooking

What drew you to EGS?
My desire to help graduate students explore the diverse opportunities available in grad school and work with unique individuals

Ayush is a 1st year Masters student specializing in AI and Machine Learning and its applications.

What do you like to do for fun?
Cricket, hanging out with friends, hiking, Exploring food places

What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to connect with the amazing members of EGS, work with graduate engineering students, and help them out.

Ayush is a 1st year Masters student specializing in AI and Machine Learning and its applications.

What do you like to do for fun?
Cricket, hanging out with friends, hiking, Exploring food places

What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to connect with the amazing members of EGS, work with graduate engineering students, and help them out.

Anooshe is a 2nd year PhD student in Additive Manufacturing Group Lab, working on designing additively manufactured bio-inspired metamaterials for use in protective energy-absorbing structures using experimental and numerical modelling approaches.

What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, pottery, spending time with friends, watching movie, and playing tongue drum

What drew you to EGS?
My desire is to contribute positively to the engineering community and to connect with fellow graduate students. By participating in EGS, I hope to create a supportive network that encourages academic and personal growth for all members.

Anooshe is a 2nd year PhD student in Additive Manufacturing Group Lab, working on designing additively manufactured bio-inspired metamaterials for use in protective energy-absorbing structures using experimental and numerical modelling approaches.

What do you like to do for fun?
Hiking, pottery, spending time with friends, watching movie, and playing tongue drum

What drew you to EGS?
My desire is to contribute positively to the engineering community and to connect with fellow graduate students. By participating in EGS, I hope to create a supportive network that encourages academic and personal growth for all members.

Brenda is a 1st year Ph.D. student developing a biomimetic artery platform for 4D-imaging (3D + time) of atherosclerosis using light sheet microscopy, aiming to elucidate the dynamics of vascular smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells, and immune cells during plaque formation and remodelling.

What do you like to do for fun?

In my spare time, I enjoy discovering hidden food gems within Hamilton, being creative through painting and drawing, playing guitar, or training for 5k races.

What drew you to EGS?

I am deeply passionate about enriching graduate student life by fostering community engagement, professional development, and collaboration. EGS offers me a platform to create opportunities for mentorship and networking that will empower students from all backgrounds, advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) within academia.

Brenda is a 1st year Ph.D. student developing a biomimetic artery platform for 4D-imaging (3D + time) of atherosclerosis using light sheet microscopy, aiming to elucidate the dynamics of vascular smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells, and immune cells during plaque formation and remodelling.

What do you like to do for fun?

In my spare time, I enjoy discovering hidden food gems within Hamilton, being creative through painting and drawing, playing guitar, or training for 5k races.

What drew you to EGS?

I am deeply passionate about enriching graduate student life by fostering community engagement, professional development, and collaboration. EGS offers me a platform to create opportunities for mentorship and networking that will empower students from all backgrounds, advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) within academia.

Carson is a 3rd year PhD student in the Injury Biomechanics Lab, focussed on improving current Anthropomorphic Test Device (aka crash test dummies) upper-extremities’ through the development of a novel instrumented arm-sleeve.

What do you like to do for fun?
Hanging out with friends, watching and playing sports, and video games.

What drew you to EGS?
I wanted the opportunity to meet other awesome graduate students and potentially improve the engineering graduate community in anyway I can.

Carson is a 3rd year PhD student in the Injury Biomechanics Lab, focussed on improving current Anthropomorphic Test Device (aka crash test dummies) upper-extremities’ through the development of a novel instrumented arm-sleeve.

What do you like to do for fun?
Hanging out with friends, watching and playing sports, and video games.

What drew you to EGS?
I wanted the opportunity to meet other awesome graduate students and potentially improve the engineering graduate community in anyway I can.

Brett is a 2nd year PhD student who is working on hybrid physics-based and data-driven methods for soft sensing to improve condition monitoring in mechanical system.

What do you do for fun?
Playing video games, competing in power lifting, and cooking

What drew you to EGS?
To give back to my engineering community and to meet other graduate students outside of my lab and program

Brett is a 2nd year PhD student who is working on hybrid physics-based and data-driven methods for soft sensing to improve condition monitoring in mechanical system.

What do you do for fun?
Playing video games, competing in power lifting, and cooking

What drew you to EGS?
To give back to my engineering community and to meet other graduate students outside of my lab and program

Vaidehi is a 1st year MEng student who is working towards her specialization in AI, Machine learning and its application on cloud platforms.

What do you like to do for fun?
Painting, hanging out with friends, exploring nature and watching movies

What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to interact with all the wonderful people in the ENG community and to enhance their experience at McMaster.

Vaidehi is a 1st year MEng student who is working towards her specialization in AI, Machine learning and its application on cloud platforms.

What do you like to do for fun?
Painting, hanging out with friends, exploring nature and watching movies

What drew you to EGS?
The opportunity to interact with all the wonderful people in the ENG community and to enhance their experience at McMaster.

What do you like to do for fun?

I’m a bit of a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to hobbies. I’m a lead guitarist—so music is a huge part of my life. When I’m not rocking out, I love to travel and explore new places—whether it’s soaking in a new city’s culture or just going off the beaten path. And, if I need to blow off some steam, I’m all about hitting the shooting range—with the pump actions precision and focus are a great way to clear the head.

What drew you to the EGS Council?

Being in the M. Eng. Systems and Technology program with a focus on automotive, I’ve always been drawn to processes and problem-solving, whether in engineering or in the community. The EGS Council gives me to connect with like-minded individuals, represent my fellow grad students, and push for positive changes at McMaster. Plus, it’s a great way to make a real impact, especially as I balance my co-op at ArcelorMittal Dofasco and other interests. Engineering isn’t just about what you learn in class—it’s about using that knowledge to shape the world around you. The Council is the perfect space to do that while keeping things fresh and exciting!

What do you like to do for fun?

I’m a bit of a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to hobbies. I’m a lead guitarist—so music is a huge part of my life. When I’m not rocking out, I love to travel and explore new places—whether it’s soaking in a new city’s culture or just going off the beaten path. And, if I need to blow off some steam, I’m all about hitting the shooting range—with the pump actions precision and focus are a great way to clear the head.

What drew you to the EGS Council?

Being in the M. Eng. Systems and Technology program with a focus on automotive, I’ve always been drawn to processes and problem-solving, whether in engineering or in the community. The EGS Council gives me to connect with like-minded individuals, represent my fellow grad students, and push for positive changes at McMaster. Plus, it’s a great way to make a real impact, especially as I balance my co-op at ArcelorMittal Dofasco and other interests. Engineering isn’t just about what you learn in class—it’s about using that knowledge to shape the world around you. The Council is the perfect space to do that while keeping things fresh and exciting!

What do you like to do for fun?

Watching Movies, Reading, Cricket and Football, Photography, and Cooking.

What drew you to the EGS Council?

A chance to represent Manufacturing Engineering and make a real impact on student life drew me to the EGS Council. It’s all about building connections and strengthening our community.

What do you like to do for fun?

Watching Movies, Reading, Cricket and Football, Photography, and Cooking.

What drew you to the EGS Council?

A chance to represent Manufacturing Engineering and make a real impact on student life drew me to the EGS Council. It’s all about building connections and strengthening our community.