PGSG Senators
Meet the PGSG Senators of AY 2025-26
Senators
Chandra Vikas Thipirishetty
Civil Engineering Senator
College
Engineering
Email
cthipiri@purdue.edu
Geoffrey Baring
Mathematics Senator
College
Science
Email
gbaring@purdue.edu
Sybil Cutler
Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS) Senator
College
Health and Human Sciences
Email
cutlers@purdue.edu
Lauren Yepes
Food Science Senator
College
Agriculture
Email
lyepesfe@purdue.edu
Katherine Leigh Young
Chemical Engineering Senator
College
College of Engineering
Katherine is a second year PhD in chemical engineering. She completed her
Danielle Ahwireng
Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (IBSC) Senator
College
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
Email
dahwiren@purdue.edu
Chiran Kodippili
Management Senator
College
Krannert School of Management
Email
ckodippi@purdue.edu
Sam Harris
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) Senator
College
Science
Email
harr1273@purdue.edu
Udeme Idem
Engineering Education Senator
College
Engineering
Email
uidem@purdue.edu
Maggie Ziko
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Senator
College
College of Health and Human Sciences
Kwabena Bayity
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication Senator
College
Agriculture
Email
kbayity@purdue.edu
Grace Lentz
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Senator
College
Agriculture
Email
glentz@purdue.edu
Sidney Ducleroir
English Senator
College
Liberal Arts
Email
sduclero@purdue.edu
Jasmyne Emerson
Materials Engineering Senator
College
Engineering
Email
emerso10@purdue.edu
Sarah Jaran
Comparative Literature Senator
College
Liberal Arts/OIGP
Dylan Clarke
Statistics Senator
College
College of Science
Email
clarke55@purdue.edu
Harry Tian
Computer Science Senator
College
Science
Email
tian253@purdue.edu
Jean Fritz Saint Preux
Forestry & Natural Resources Senator
College
Agriculture
Email
jsaintpr@purdue.edu
Christian Chimezie obijianya
Environmental & Ecological Engineering Senator
College
Engineering
Email
cobijian@purdue.edu
Don-Terry Veal
Aeronautics and Astronautics Senator
College
Engineering
Email
veald@purdue.edu
Emmanuel Oluwarotimi
Interdisciplinary Life Science (PULSe) Senator
College
The Graduate School – Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
Email
eoluwaro@purdue.edu
James Harry Day
Philosophy Senator
College
Liberal Arts
Sarandan Green
Political Science Senator
College
Liberal Arts
Ramakrishnan Jayasekaran
Mechanical Engineering Senator (West Lafayette)
College
Engineering
Email
rjayase@purdue.edu
Sushma Gude
Biomedical Engineering Senator (West Lafayette)
College
Engineering
Email
sgude@purdue.edu
Autumn Denny
Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) Senator
College
Agriculture
Email
denny10@purdue.edu
Ayomide Olohigbe Unuigbokhai
Biological Sciences Senator
College
College of Science
Ayomide is a PhD student in the Department of Biological Sciences. Her
Pius Sarfo Buobu
Nutrition Science Senator
College
Health and Human Sciences
Email
pbuobu@purdue.edu
Jayvaughn Peter
Ecological Science and Engineering Senator
College
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
Email
peter17@purdue.edu
Heidi Cooke
Anthropology Senator
College
Liberal Arts
Email
cooke40@purdue.edu
Kasey Paige Riha
Hospitality and Tourism Management Senator
College
Health and Human Sciences
Email
rihak@purdue.edu
Elnara Mammadova
Technology Leadership & Innovation(TLI) Senator (West Lafayette)
College
Polytechnic Institute
Elnara is a PhD student in Technology, Leadership, and Innovation at Polytechnic
Sean Boylan
Sociology
College
Liberal Arts
Email
boylan3@purdue.edu
Iqra Nazir
Animal Sciences Senator
College
Agriculture
Gladys Mana Momade
Communication Senator
College
Liberal Arts
Email
gmomade@purdue.edu
Gustavo Adolfo Sanchez Cortes
Aviation & Transportation Technology (ATT) Senator
College
Polytechnic Institute
Gustavo Adolfo Sanchez Cortes is a driven Ph.D. Candidate at Purdue University’s
Lindsay Michelle Dawson
Physics and Astronomy Senator
College
Science
Email
dawson99@purdue.edu
Anusha
Chemistry Senator
College
Science
Email
aanusha@purdue.edu
Abhishek Chappidi
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Senator (West Lafayette)
College
Engineering
Email
chappidi@purdue.edu
Jonah Lau
Nuclear Engineering Senator
College
Engineering
Email
lau61@purdue.edu
Esraa Gabal
School of Health Sciences Senator
College
Health and Human Sciences
Email
egabal@purdue.edu
Zachary Knepper
Economics Senator
College
Daniels School of Business
Email
zknepper@purdue.edu
Jacob Czaicki
Biochemistry Senator
College
Sciences
Email
jczaicki@purdue.edu
Oluwabunmi T. Oladele
Veterinary Clinical Sciences Senator
College
College of Veterinary Medicine
Email
oojo@purdue.edu
Sanjeevani Manoj Patankar
Computer Graphics Technology Senator
College
College of Veterinary Medicine
Sanjeevani is a second-year Master’s student in Computer Graphics Technology. Her research
Jude Addo-Chidie
Agronomy Senator
College
Agriculture
Email
jaddochi@purdue.edu
Khalil El Breidi
Applied and Creative Computing Senator (West Lafayette)
College
Polytechnic
Email
kelbreid@purdue.edu
Kavitha Srikanth
Agricultural Economics Senator
College
Agriculture
Email
ksrikan@purdue.edu
Avijit Saha
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Senator (Indianapolis)
College
Engineering