Who We Are

WUCT was formed in the fall of 2015. The team originally consisted of a group of 20-25 students, but has since then expanded to over 70 undergraduates in six committees: Budget and Fundraising, Community Outreach, Logistics, Public Relations, Question Writing, and Website & App Development.

Dr. Jia Luo

Dr. Jia Luo

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Luo is a senior lecturer and the director of the General Chemistry Transition Program at WashU.

Sarah Olsen

Sarah Olsen

Co-Director

Sarah is a senior at WashU double majoring in chemistry and French. Fun fact: Sarah is from sunny Irvine, CA!

John Georgiades

John Georgiades

Co-Director

John is a senior at WashU majoring in chemistry with a concentration in biochemistry and minoring in music and biology. Outside of STEM, he plays the violin and enjoys sharing his love of music through the WU Symphony Orchestra and other Music Department ensembles.

Demi Zhuang

Demi Zhuang

Co-Treasurer

Demi is a junior at WashU double majoring in biochemistry and statistics. Fun fact: She likes playing volleyball and writing Chinese calligraphy in her free time!

Vikram Simhambhatla

Vikram Simhambhatla

Co-Treasurer

Vikram is a junior at WashU majoring in neuroscience. He is from Orange County, CA, and a fun fact about Vikram is that he enjoys watching mixed martial arts!

Mahsheeb Khan

Mahsheeb Khan

Internal Logistics Chair
Logistics Committee

Mahsheeb is a junior at WashU majoring in chemistry with a concentration in biochemistry. A fun fact about Mahsheeb is that she used to play volleyball and basketball!

Marissa Poole

Marissa Poole

External Logistics Chair
Logistics Committee

Marissa is a senior at WashU majoring in biochemistry on the pre-med track. She is from Kansas City, MO, and currently plays on the club volleyball team!

Cythia Chang

Cynthia Chang

Question Writing Co-Chair
Question Writing Committee

Cynthia is a senior at WashU majoring in chemistry with a concentration in biochemistry. A fun fact about Cynthia is that she loves to play ultimate frisbee!

Emmy Morin

Emmy Morin

Question Writing Co-Chair
Question Writing Committee

Emmy is a junior at WashU double majoring in chemistry and applied mathematics. Fun Fact: Emmy loves to take road trips and explore new places!

Andy Liu

Andy Liu

Question Writing Exam Chair
Question Writing Committee

Andy is a sophmore at WashU majoring in chemistry with a concentration in biochemistry. He is from Taiwan, and a fun fact about Andy is that he likes to play the ukulele and do magic tricks!

Joshua Liu

Joshua Liu

Question Writing Exam Chair
Question Writing Committee

Josh is a senior from San Jose, CA double majoring in chemistry and biology. A fun fact about him is he enjoys playing ice hockey and rock climbing!

Lucia Umbreit

Lucia Umbreit

Community Outreach Co-Chair
Community Outreach Committee

Lucia is a sophomore from Kansas City, MO, majoring in chemical engineering with a minor in mathematics. In her free time she enjoys painting and thrifting.

Lea Pagonis

Lea Pagonis

Community Outreach Co-Chair
Community Outreach Committee

Lea is a junior at WashU majoring in Biology and minoring in English Literature. Lea is from Chicago, Illinois and a fun fact is that she is learning to paint watercolor.

Jenna Nguyen

Jenna Nguyen

Public Relations Chair
Public Relations Committee

Jenna is a junior at WashU majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in mechanical engineering. In her free time, she enjoys playing badminton and creating art with different mediums.

Daniel Gai

Daniel Gai

Web & App Chair
Web & App Committee

Daniel is a junior at WashU majoring in computational biology. He is from Baltimore, MD, and enjoys lifting and listening to music in his free time!