Executive Members

Pegah Farjad, President

2nd year | M.Sc. student | Materials Engineering

Research Interests: Nano material, Construction material
Favorite Books: Gone with the Wind, The Gadfly, Harry Potter
Favorite Movie/TV Show: Prison break, Game of thrones, Inception, Friends, Big Bang Theory
Favorite Travel Destination: Netherland, Hawaii, Italy
Hobbies: Watching movies, Playing guitar and singing, Reading book

Contact: pegah.farjad@ucalgary.ca

Hope Roberts, VP Events

1^st year | M.Eng. student | Project Management

Favorite Book: The Tao of Pooh
Favorite Movie/TV Show: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Favorite Travel Destination: Guatemala & Vancouver Island
Hobbies: Reading, playing racquetball, knitting, trying new foods, & spending time with my French Bulldogs

Contact: hope.roberts1@ucalgary.ca

Farhad Nourollahkhani, VP Finance

1^st  year | M.Eng. student | Project Management

Favourite Book: The Prince
Hobbies: Reading books, Hiking

Contact: farhad.nourollahkhan@ucalgary.ca

Roozbeh Mowlaei, VP Communications

2nd year | M.Sc. student | Materials Engineering

Research Interests: Nanomodified Cementitious Composites, Digital Construction
Favorite Books: One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Kite Runner, 1984
Favorite Movie/TV Show: Breaking Bad, Mr. Robot, The Green Mile
Favorite Travel Destination: Japan, Italy
Hobbies: Black Pencil Drawing, Playing Video Games

Contact: roozbeh.mowlaei@ucalgary.ca

Pubudu Damsara, VP Student Relations

2^nd year | Ph.D. candidate | Transportation Engineering

Research Interests: Driver behavior, Road safety, ADAS
Favorite Book: To sir with love, The first teacher
Favorite Movie/TV Show: Theory of everything, Money heist
Favorite Travel Destination: Switzerland, Paris, Melbourne
Hobbies: Reading books and listening to music

Contact: donpubududamsara.kap@ucalgary.ca

Ali Teymouri, VP Media

2^nd year | Ph.D. candidate | Materials Engineering

Research Interests: Eco-friendly Concrete, Multifunctional Concrete, Life Cycle Assessment
Favorite Book: The Compound Effect, The Blind Owl
Favorite Movie/TV Show: Star Wars, The Boys, TBBT, The Office, Vikings, Breaking Bad, Friends
Favorite Travel Destination: Switzerland, France, Maldives
Hobbies: Watching Movies/Series, Playing Video Games, Hanging Out with Friends

Contact: ali.teymouri@ucalgary.ca

Derrick  Ayebazibwe

4^th year | Ph.D. candidate | Geotechnical Engineering

Favorite Book: Gifted Hands, The Alchemist  
Favorite Movie/TV Show: The Pursuit of Happiness, The Great Debaters
Favorite Travel Destination: Swakopmund (Namibia), Cairo, Hokkaido (Japan)
Hobbies: 8-ball Pool, Bowling, Golf, Hiking, Reading

Contact: derrick.ayebazibwe@ucalgary.ca

ISHAAN SHARMA  

2^nd year | M.Eng. Student

Favorite Book: Rich Dad Poor Dad, Outliers, The Power of Positive Thinking 
Favorite Movie/TV Show: Peaky Blinders, The Big Bang Theory, Breaking Bad
Hobbies: Soccer, Volunteering, Outdoor Sports, Reading, Music

Contact: ishaan.sharma1@ucalgary.ca

Mihir Modi

2^nd year | M.Eng student

Favourite Book: 1984, 12 Rules of Life, Thinking Fast and Slow, Man’s Search for Meaning
Favourite Movie/TV show: Interstellar, F.R.I.E.N.D.S, End Game
Favourite Travel Destination: Kerala, Rishikesh, Shreenathji
Hobbies: Table Tennis, Hiking, Learning musical instruments 

Contact: mihir.modi@ucalgary.ca

Vaidehi Vyas

2^nd Year I M.Eng Student I Project Management

Favorite Book: Atomic Habits, Smart Choices, Harry Potter
Favorite Movie/TV: Star Wars, /Big Bang Theory, The Office
Favorite Travel Destination: Paris/Switzerland
Hobbies: Dancing, Cycling, Volleyball, Reading

Contact: vaidehi.vyas@ucalgary.ca