Executive Board
2025 PDA Board Members
President
Nishant Kumar
Ph.D. Physics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Vice President
Bipin Jairaj Gaikwad
Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Career Development Associate
Atul Sharma
Ph.D. Biosensors and Bio-analytical Chemistry
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Community Building Associate
Sihan Liu
Ph.D. Cellular & Molecular Biology
School Of Medicine
IT & Information Committee Chair
Federico Pigozzi
Ph.D. Computer Engineering
Department of Biology
Postdoc Wellness Associate
Merve Turemen
Ph.D. Textile Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Career Development Associate
Krystyna Rybka,
Ph.D. Behavioral Neuroscience
Tufts Medical Center
Past PDA Board Members
Grafton Campus Postdoc Representative (2023-2025)
Neharika Jain
Ph.D. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Health (IDGH)
Please feel free to contact any of us if you have any questions! If you’re not sure who to reach out to, just email pda-president@tufts.edu