The Annual Graduate Student Conference (GSC) was instituted in Mechanical Engineering in 2002, and is run and organized by MIE graduate students. The idea was put forth by Professors Harris Wong and Keith Gonthier, championed by Professors Marcio deQueiroz and Dorel Moldovan, and embraced by the ME graduate student body and the then Department Chairperson Glenn Sinclair. The GSC has thrived since its inception and has given the opportunity to the graduate students to present their research to their peers and the faculty, thereby gaining valuable experience in the art of communicating and discussing research and technical content. Over the years, the GSC has also hosted graduate student speakers from other Departments, Colleges, and Louisiana institutions. Since the formation of MIE in 2012 the GSC has transitioned from an ME affair into a combined ME and IE event.
21st Annual Graduate Student Conference
Date: Saturday, April 20th, 2024.
Conference Website (Community Moodle)
For further information, reach out to the faculty contact Dr. Hunter Gilbert.
MIE Graduate Conference History
Dates and information on past occurrences of this event.
21st Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 20th, 2024.
Outstanding Research Assistant Award: John Konlan
Best Presentation Awards: Peyton Wilson (1st), Elnaz Sheikh (2nd), Mojtaba Talachian
(3rd)
Organizing Committee: Haresh Chandrasekhar, Philip O John, Subhrajyoti S Kundu, Sourav
Saha, Dr. Hunter Gilbert.
20th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 29th, 2023.
Outstanding Research Assistant Award: Salar Saadatian
Best Presentation Awards: Siavash Sarrafan (1st), Nicholas Anderson (2nd), John Konlan
(3rd)
Organizing Committee: Mohammad Amooie, Haresh Chandrasekhar, Eloghosa Ikponmwoba,
Varun Viswamithra, Dr. Ingmar Schoegl.
19th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 23rd, 2022.
Outstanding Research Assistant Award: Cheng Yan
Best Presentation Awards: Salar Saadatian (1st), Clifford LeBlanc (2nd), Luis Velazquez
(3rd)
Organizing Committee: John Hebert, Wencai Li, Debaroty Roy, Farid Sahebsara, Mojtaba
Talachian, Dr. Ingmar Schoegl.
The conference was canceled 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
18th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 6th, 2019.
Outstanding Research Assistant Award: Tairan Liu
Best Presentation Awards: Ali Hemmasian Ettefagh (1st), Victor Fernandez-Kim (2nd),
David Hoskins (3rd)
Organizing Committee: David Akinpelu, Edison Chukwuemeka, Jagannath Upadhyay, Zheng
Qiao, Dr. Harris Wong.
17th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 14th, 2018.
Outstanding Research Assistant Award: Jizhou Fan
Best Presentation Awards: Hansen Jones (1st), Ardalan Chaichi (2nd), Milad Khaledyan
(3rd)
Organizing Committee: Oluwakemi Adio, Jizhou Fan, Md Imdadul Islam, Sai Kandati, Veerendra
Naralasetti, Dr. Harris Wong.
Conferences prior to 2018:
- 16th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 22nd, 2017.
- 15th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 16th, 2016.
- 14th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 18th, 2015.
- 13th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 26th, 2014.
- 12th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 27th, 2013.
- 11th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 21st, 2012.
- 10th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 30th, 2011.
- 9th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 10th, 2010.
- 8th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 18th, 2009.
- 7th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 26th, 2008.
- 6th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 28th, 2007.
- 5th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 29th, 2006.
- 4th Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 2005.
- 3rd Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 17th, 2004.
- 2nd Annual Graduate Student Conference: May 3rd, 2003. For the first time, graduate students from Louisiana Tech, Ruston and University of Louisiana, Lafayette participated in the conference. Apart from the presentations, two students delivered poster presentations.
- 1st Graduate Student Conference: April 13th, 2002. Most of the policies, procedures and event schedules originated from this conference. Twenty graduating students took part in this one day event organized by the faculty and graduate students of the Mechanical Engineering Department.