2025 – 2026 Board Members
President: Christopher Bianco
Christopher is a 1st year PhD student in Dr. Nathan Wei’s lab. His research focuses on laboratory scale experiments on urban atmospheric turbulence. When not in the lab, Christopher enjoys hiking, cooking, reading, and playing board games.
chbianco@engineering.upenn.edu
Vice President: Natalia Furmanczyk
natalia3@engineering.upenn.edu
Treasurer: Bridget Cornel
Secretary: Nils Roede
Nils is a 2nd year PhD student working with Dr. Mark Yim. His research is focused on modular robot design and simulation. In his free time, he enjoys exploring Philly, playing board/card games, and drumming.
Student Liason: Anthony Cheng
Anthony is a 2nd-year PhD student in Dr. Nathan Wei’s lab. His research is in developing methods for measuring atmospheric flows over complex terrain. Outside of school, Anthony enjoys cooking, eating, music, and aerobic exercise.
GSEG Representative: Bowen Zheng
Bowen is a 1st year graduate student working with Dr. Ottman Tertuliano. His research is on soft tissue mechanics at the nanoscale. In his free time, he enjoys playing volleyball and mahjong.
GSEG Representative: Yilong Huang
For a list of previous MEGA board members click here.
Board position descriptions
President: Leads MEGA in voice and spirit, the point person between grad students and the head of MEAM department, works to secure extra funding from MEAM for MEGA, dots the i’s and crosses the t’s of any MEGA actions. This is a one-year job until next September, please make sure you and your team can still organize events during summer.
Vice President: General consulting and opinion making, steps up if/when the president is unable to fulfill the duties of the office.
Treasurer: The money person, takes receipts to GSEG treasurer for reimbursement.
GSEG Representative: Once a month meets with the general GSEG board, receives funding for events, general point person between MEGA and GSEG.
Secretary: Logistics person. Maintain a record of MEGA events and individuals tasks throughout the semester. Update and maintain MEGA website.
MEGA Student liaison: Hosts visiting students during coffee hour. Connects prospective students to current students.