tephanie O'Gara is a first year graduate student in mechanical engineering. Last year she completed a Fulbright Student Research fellowship to Indonesia. During her Fulbright, she conducted a biomass residue assessment in rural Eastern Indonesia and founded a bioenergy student group at a university in Jakarta. Stephanie holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Columbia University. While an undergraduate student, she published research related to laser manufacturing solar panels. She is passionate about sustainable development for low-resource communities and is excited to conduct research on emerging technologies at Caltech.
