Connect with a Science Ambassador
College of Science Ambassador Program
Hear first-hand what it's like to be a College of Science student at the University of Arizona!
Schedule a 30-minute Zoom session at your convenience and have a personalized conversation with a current Science Ambassador. If you have questions about scheduling a meeting, please contact Catalina Carlos at martinez@arizona.edu
Meet Our Science Ambassadors:
Dulcie Quinn
Major: Astronomy & Clarinet Performance
Minor: Physics
Hometown
Hong Kong and Santa Fe, NM
"You said science was about admitting what we don't know." (Murphy, Interstellar 2014)
Olivia Culbert
Major: Astronomy
Minor: Physics
Hometown
Austin, MN
"My methods are really methods of working and thinking; this is why they have crept in everywhere anonymously." -Emmy Noether
Vaibhav Joshi
Majors: Astronomy and Physics
Minors: Math and Japanese
Hometown
New Delhi, India and Gurnee, Illinois
“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” - Stephen Hawking
Erin Schuette
Major: Biochemistry
Minors: Health and Human Values, Biology
Hometown: Omaha, NE
"Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them." - Rita Levi-Montalcini
Mitchell Baird
Major: Geosciences
Minor: Environmental Science, Planetary Science, Mathematics
Hometown
Omaha, NE
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” - Marie Curie
Sam Gibbon
Major: Mathematics, Economics
Minor: Cognitive Science
Hometown
Rapid City, SD
"All models are wrong but some are useful." - George Box
Leah Herring
Majors: Molecular & Cellular Biology, Biochemistry
Minor: Criminology
Hometown: Allentown, PA
“You could have the world in the palm of your hand, but it don't mean a thing 'til you change it."
Noorie Sandhu
Major: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Minor: Physiology
Hometown
Solon, OH
"Science is more than just sharing facts. It creates a language and community that is based on uncovering the truth and using that truth to advance the world as a whole." - Noorie Sandhu
Bar Naiberg
Major: Neuroscience & Cognitive Science
Minor: Biochemistry
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
Hailey Manning
Major: Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Minor: American Sign Language
Hometown
Gilbert, AZ
“Impossible only means that you haven’t found the solution yet.”
Tiffany Wong
Major: Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Minor: Public Health
Hometown
Scottsdale, AZ
"Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt
Anay Patel
Majors: Statistics & Data Science, Mathematics
Hometown
Kansas City, KS
“Science isn’t just about finding answers—it’s about asking better questions.”