Leadership

Current Leadership (2024-2025)

Emily Selland: Co-President & Community Outreach Director

Department of Biological Sciences, 4th year. Emily researches the ecological transmission of infectious diseases and community-based methods of disease control.

Disha Patel: Co-President

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, 3rd year. Disha research focuses on the folding and targeting of bacterial virulence proteins secreted by Gram-negative pathogens.

Julian Najera: Communications Director

Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 4th year. Julian studies the effects of abnormal tumor mechanical forces in the breast peritumor.

Kate Ruley Haase: Financial Director

Department of Biological Sciences, 3rd year. Kate researches the effects of signaling molecules, called cytokines, and Western-style diets in mice with inflammatory bowel disease.

Connor Schmidt: Programming Director

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 3rd year. Connor develops new materials such as responsive hydrogels for drug delivery applications. 


 

Current Faculty Advisor

Professor Amy Hixon

Amy Hixon

We are extremely thankful for the ongoing and generous support from the Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values and the National Science Policy Network Microgrant Initiative. 


Past Leadership

2023-2024
Emma Thrift-Cahall, Co-President
Emily Selland, Co-President
Julian Najera, Communications Director
Mitchell Liddick, Finance Director
Elijah Keal, Community Director
 
2022-2023
Emma Thrift-Cahall, Co-President
Shradha Reddy Kommidi, Co-President
Hannah Wesselman, Communications Director
Meghana Machireddy, Finance Director
 
2021-2022
Morgan Munsen, Co-President
Sam Potier, Co-President
Bethany Wentz, Community Director
Subash Gamage, Finance Director
Audrey Taylor, NSPN Liason
 
2020-2021
Robert K. Stanley, Co-President
Sasha Padilla, Co-President
Cassandra Shaffer, Finance Director
Carly Barbera, Communications Director
Hannah McGarraugh Programming Director
Morgan Munsen, Community Director
2019-2020
Alexandra Chirakos Co-President
Robert K. Stanley Co-President
Agust Olafsson Finance Director
Sasha Padilla Communications Director
Hannah McGarraugh Programming Director
2018-2019
Alexandra Chirakos Co-President
Daniel Howard Co-President
Robert K. Stanley Finance Director
Pamela Bilo Thomas Communications Director
Kathleen Nicholson Programming Director
2017-18
Daniel Howard Co-President
Micah Ferrell Co-President
Kristopher Murray Finance Director
Chelsea McCallister Communications Director (2017)
Alexandra Chirakos Communications Director (2018)
2016-17
Cate Flanley Co-President
Pancho Fields Co-President
Maria Cristina Miranda-Vergara Finance Director
Eve Granatosky Communications Director
2015-16
Eve Granatosky Co-Founder
Josh Mason Co-Founder
 

Faculty Advisors

2015-18