Gerson Adimir Esquivel Garcia

• Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico
• Expected Graduation Year: Year of 2026
• Declared Major(s): Nuclear Engineering
• Intended Certificate(s): Nuclear Materials

Q and A with Gerson

1. Could you share some of your campus involvement and/or research experience?

I am actively involved in several organizations on campus. I serve as the Treasurer for the UW-Madison Chapter of the American Nuclear Society and am a member of the Grand Challenges Scholars program, the Creando Comunidad: Community Engaged BIPOC Fellows Program at the Morgridge Center for Public Service, and the Engineering Honor Society. In terms of research, I work as a research assistant in the Heat Transfer and Safety Analysis Laboratory under Dr. Pacheco Duarte and also assist Dr. Paul Wilson in the Computational Nuclear Engineering Research Group. These roles have given me valuable insights into both practical and computational aspects of nuclear engineering.

2. Why is being a King-Morgridge Scholar important to you?

Being a King-Morgridge Scholar is important to me because it makes me feel part of an international family that supports me at every moment. I’m far from home, but I love spending time with very smart people from all over the world that teach me how vast and enormous is the world whenever I talked to them. It is a network that I love being part of.

3. Why is having the King-Morgridge Scholars Program at UW-Madison important to the institution, state, and world?

It is very important to have a program like this one for everyone at every level because it transforms people’s lifes. It encourages students to reach their full potential academically to later on create a long-lasting effect in their communities, countries, and possibly the world.

4. What is something you are passionate about?

The role of safety and politics regarding nuclear energy.