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)
Chloe Billet
Major: Astronomy
Minors: Physics, Planetary Sciences, Math, History
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA
"Do it for 80 year old you that is sitting there thinking "I'm so glad I did that.'" -Anon
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
Johanna Packiam
Major: Mathematics
Minor: Biochemistry
Hometown
Phoenix, AZ
"Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines." - Robert H. Schuller
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
Kaia Mount
Major: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Minor: Chemistry
Hometown
Placerville, CA
"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." -Jane Goodall
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
Nayera Abdessalam
Majors: Physics and Astronomy
Minors: Mathematics and Computer Science
Hometown
Omaha, NE
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.” ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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