ECSE graduate student council, founded in Spring 2019, is invested in improving the graduate student experience in our department. Notable undertakings of the council include planning and overseeing the renovation of the Flip-Flop lounge and organizing mixers to promote interactions between graduate students with different research interests. The council regularly organizes discussion sessions in each of the six core research areas in our department to assist first and second-year doctoral candidates in preparation for the doctoral qualifying exam (DQE).
Graduate Student Council
Graduate Student Council Members

John Higham
President, ECSE Graduate Student Council
Email: highaj@rpi.edu
Office: JEC 6318

James Onyejizu
Graduate Student Representative, ECSE Graduate Student Council
Email: onyejj@rpi.edu

Meltem Tatli
Vice President, ECSE Graduate Student Council
Email: tatlim@rpi.edu
Office: JEC 6218

Zhemin "Hisen" Zhang
Secretary, ECSE Graduate Student Council
Email : zhangz29@rpi.edu

James Laun
Publicity Coordinator, ECSE Graduate Student Council
email: launj@rpi.edu

Anindita Ghosh
Event Coordinator, ECSE Graduate Student Council
Email: ghosha7@rpi.edu
Office: CII 8313

Rui Xie
Event Coordinator, ECSE Graduate Student Council
Email: xier2@rpi.edu

Garrett Gagnon
Graduate Student Representative, ECSE Graduate Student Council
Email: gagnog@rpi.edu

Nicolas Lizarralde
Graduate Student Representative, ECSE Graduate Student Council
Email: lizarn@rpi.edu
Office: CII 8307

Ziqiao Fang
Graduate Student Representative, ECSE Graduate Student Council
Email: fangz7@rpi.edu