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
Thomas Nguyen
Majors: Astronomy and Physics
Minor: Mathematics
Hometown
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
"One thing scientists do is to find order among a large number of facts, and one way to do that across fields as diverse as biology, geology, physics and astronomy is through classification." - Alan Stern
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
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
Ira Puranik
Major: Neuroscience & Cognitive Science
Minor: ISTA & Population Health Data Science
Hometown
Phoenix, AZ
"Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done." -Robert A. Heinlein
Elise Belcher
Major: Psychology
Minor: Leadership Studies and Practices
Hometown
Spring Hill, KS
“You can do anything once you stop trying to do everything!” – Eric Barker
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.”
Isabella Lopez
Major: Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Hometown
El Paso, TX
"Above all don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them." - Rita Levi-Montalcini
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.”