Meet Some of Our Students

yasmin bimbatti

View JLLA Profile: Yasmin Bimbatti

Yasmin Bimbatti is a Ph.D. student in the Polymer Program at the UConn’s Institute of Materials Science. She is also the President of the John Lof Leadership Academy.

leana santos

View JLLA Profile: Leana Santos

Leana Santos is a Ph.D. candidate in Civil & Environmental Engineering with an interest in structural engineering.

shal afzal saki

View JLLA Profile: Shah Afzal Saki

Shah Saki is a Ph.D. candidate in Civil & Environmental Engineering. He is also the Vice-President of the John Lof Leadership Academy.

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Upcoming Events

  • Mar
    17
    CCAT 2026 Digital Transformation Training Opportunities
    222 Pitkin St STE 101, East Hartford, CT 06108
    ALL DAY

    This training is being supported with funding from the Department of Defense, to inform and strengthen adoption of newer technologies and applications like additive manufacturing, model-based definition (MBD), and digital engineering, across the entire industry supply chain. These classes will enhance your skillsets & marketability!

  • Mar
    18
    CCAT 2026 Digital Transformation Training Opportunities
    222 Pitkin St STE 101, East Hartford, CT 06108
    ALL DAY

    This training is being supported with funding from the Department of Defense, to inform and strengthen adoption of newer technologies and applications like additive manufacturing, model-based definition (MBD), and digital engineering, across the entire industry supply chain. These classes will enhance your skillsets & marketability!

  • Mar
    18
    Community Engagement and Impact, Impact, Impact: a Co-Curricular Model for Co-Creating Change
    1:00 PM

    Khanjan Mehta, Lehigh’s inaugural Vice Provost for Creative Inquiry, and Bill Whitney, Assistant Vice Provost for Experiential Learning Programs, will present the Impact Fellowship program’s structure, methodology, and examples of how complex global problems can translate to students taking radical ownership of potential solutions, advancing knowledge and praxis, and creating alternate happy futures.

  • Mar
    19
    CCAT 2026 Digital Transformation Training Opportunities
    222 Pitkin St STE 101, East Hartford, CT 06108
    ALL DAY

    This training is being supported with funding from the Department of Defense, to inform and strengthen adoption of newer technologies and applications like additive manufacturing, model-based definition (MBD), and digital engineering, across the entire industry supply chain. These classes will enhance your skillsets & marketability!

The John Lof Leadership Academy

The UConn College of Engineering is proud to announce the establishment of the John Lof Leadership Academy for Graduate Engineering Students. Backed by the generous endowment from John Lof, a former UConn Electrical and Computer Science professor of 35 years, this exclusive Academy will aim to continue the legacy of Dr. Lof, who wished to reward and cultivate a select group of future leaders and engineering trailblazers. The proceeds of the endowment will be used toward the direct support of the student members (in the form of grants and fellowships) as well as the corresponding Academy programs. Applicants are accepted annually for two-year tenures in the academy.

Learn More About the Leadership Academy


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