Meet the Team

Executive Board

Portia Rayner

President

I am a Master's Thesis Candidate in the MACRObotics Lab and Lab of Biomaterials Engineering working on soft robots made of biomaterials. I am responsible for overseeing the activities of GAMES and advocating for students in our department.

Lingzhi Zhang

Vice President Administration

I am responsible for the administration and communications of the GAMES at McGill. Outside of GAMES, I am a M.Sc. Thesis candidate at the McGill Nanofactory Lab working on design and manufacturing of MEMS.

Arturo Del Castillo Bernal

Vice President Academic

I represent the graduate membership at the department level in their academic matters. I attend various departmental and Faculty meetings and get academic updates to you. Outside of GAMES, I am a PhD student at the DECAR Lab working on developing robust algorithms for underwater navigation of UUV.

Dylan Caverly

Vice President Events

I am a PhD candidate with the McGill Fluid Dynamics Lab, studying reduced-order models of wakes. I am responsible for organizing monthly coffee/pizza socials, and larger social events!

Justin Puma

Vice President Finance

As VP Finance, I am responsible for organizing, managing and overseeing the budget and all spending activities. I research high-precision 3D printing by day, and plan the financial success of graduate events by night. As an engineer, I have a great appreciation for the value of money!

Representatives

Noah LeFrancois

PGSS Representative

Hi, I represent all the graduate students in the department at the PGSS meetings along with Shuaibing. I am a Masters student studying the application of non-invasive temperature and velocity measurement techniques to study coupled radiation-convection heat transfer in molten salts.

Shuaibing Jiang

PGSS Representative

Hi, I represent all the graduate students in the department at the PGSS meetings along with Noah. My research focus is interdisciplinary in nature, focusing on the interface between Mechanics, Materials and Biomedical Engineering.

Delegates

Xuan Li

AGESM TA Delegate

Hi, I represent all the teaching assistants in the department at the AGESM meetings. My research is the development of hydrogel bioadhesives for intervertebral disc repair and regeneration.

Shourav Ahmed

AGESM Invigilator Delegate

Shourav's PhD research considers the aircraft design process from a project management and supply chain persepective. It aims at minimizing non-value adding tasks as well as optimizing review and certification procedures.

GEEC Representative

Kartik Mangalvedhe

EDI Liason

I’m a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering working with Prof. Jeffrey Bergthorson. My work focuses on quantifying NOx in metal combustion using laser diagnostics. This will enable to identify the pollutant that could potentially limit the use of metals as alternative fuels for clean energy. In free time, I enjoy long bike rides on weekends.