2024-25 Executive Board Members

President: Naaz Shafeer V.K

Year: Junior
Pronouns: she/her
Major: Physics
Minor: Astronomy, AI Applications
Area of Interest: Cosmology, Computational Astrophysics
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Hobbies: Photography, videography, and reading
Email: vemmerat@usc.edu

Vice President: Rhea Richards

Year: Junior
Pronouns:
she/her
Major:
Physics
Area of Interest: Cosmology
Hometown:
Oak Park, IL
Hobbies:
sewing, doing nails, drawing
Email:
rhearich@usc.edu




Academic and External Affairs: Taylor Smith

Year: Junior
Pronouns: she/her
Major: Physics
Minor: Applied Analytics
Area of Interest: Planetary Motion (K.S.)
Hometown: Fayetteville, NC
Hobbies: Water polo, Swimming, Reading, Sending tik toks to Naaz
Email: taylorbs@usc.edu

Marketing Chair: Kristi Skane

Year: Junior
Pronouns: she/her
Major: Astronomy
Area of Interest: Cosmology, Planetary Science and Taylor Expansion
Hometown: Everett, MA
Hobbies: Play softball, read
Email: kskane@usc.edu



Design Chair: Sana Hamid

Year: Sophomore
Pronouns:
She/her
Major:
Mechanical Engineering
Minor:
Songwriting
Area of Interest: Combustion
Hometown:
Irvine, CA
Hobbies:
Legos, poetry, percussion, sketching, scenic walks
Email:
sahamid@usc.edu

Senior Advisor: Mowen Zhao

Year: Senior
Pronouns: he/him
Majors: Physics
Minor: Artificial Intelligence Applications
Area of Interest: Condensed Matter Physics
Hometown
: Nanning, Guangxi
Hobbies: Reading, classical guitar, calligraphy, doomscrolling on Bilibili
Email: mowenzha@usc.edu



Treasurer: Kylie Li

Year: Senior
Pronouns: he/him
Major: Physics & CS Applied Math
Area of Interest: Condensed Matter Physics/Material Science
Hometown
: East Meadow, NY
Hobbies: Video games, sleeping, manga and anime
Email: kyleli@usc.edu



Creative Director: Avani Lakkireddy

Year: Sophomore
Pronouns: She/her
Major: Physics
Minor: Dance, Data Science
Area of Interest: Experimental Particle Physics/AMO
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Hobbies: Music, Dance, Watching Sports
Email: alakkire@usc.edu



Secretary: Dominic Pang

Year: Sophomore
Pronouns: he/him
Major: Physics
Minor:
Astronomy, AI Applications
Area of Interest: Cosmology, Astro Particle Physics
Hometown
: Millbrae, CA
Hobbies: Working out, Badminton, Video Games, Read Manga
Email: pangdomi@usc.edu



Secretary: Isaac Mottern

Year: Sophomore
Pronouns: He/him
Major: Physics
Area of Interest: Condensed Matter Physics
Hometown: Pheonix, AZ
Hobbies: Baking, Debate, Video Games, Working Out
Email: imottern@usc.edu

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