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.

Mahsheeb Khan

Mahsheeb Khan

Co-Director

Mahsheeb is a senior at WashU majoring in biochemistry with a minor in South Asian studies. Fun fact: Mahsheeb is a tea enthusiast and loves trying new ones.

Demi Zhuang

Demi Zhuang

Co-Director

Demi is a senior 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 senior 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!

Isaac Wang

Isaac Wang

Co-Treasurer

Isaac is a sophomore at WashU majoring in computational biology. He is from Fresno, CA, and a fun fact about Isaac is that he plays basketball and listens to murder mystery audiobooks in his free time!

Michelle Liu

Michelle Liu

Internal Logistics Chair
Logistics Committee

Michelle is a sophomore at WashU majoring in computational biology and minoring in anthropology. A fun fact about Michelle is that she has tried most of the Corner 17 boba teas!

Reagan Winegar

Reagan Winegar

External Logistics Chair
Logistics Committee

Reagan is a sophomore at WashU majoring in cognitive neuroscience on the pre-med track. She is from Nixa, MO, and a fun fact about Reagan is that she loves attending concerts in new places!

Emmy Morin

Emmy Morin

Question Writing Co-Chair
Question Writing Committee

Emmy is a senior at WashU double majoring in chemistry and mathematical sciences. Fun Fact: Emmy loves to take road trips and explore new places!

Andy Liu

Andy Liu

Question Writing Co-Chair
Question Writing Committee

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

Dongting Li

Dongting Li

Question Writing Exam Co-Chair
Question Writing Committee

Dongting is a junior at WashU majoring in chemistry with a concentration in biochemistry and minoring in French. Fun fact: Dongting plays in WashU club table tennis!

Ina Jaegy

Ina Jaegy

Question Writing Exam Co-Chair
Question Writing Committee

Ina is a sophomore at WashU majoring in chemistry and minoring in French. Fun fact: She is from Spring, TX and plays the piano, both classical and jazz.

Lucia Umbreit

Lucia Umbreit

Community Outreach Co-Chair
Community Outreach Committee

Lucia is a junior 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 senior 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 Co-Chair
Public Relations Committee

Jenna is a senior 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.

Halima Larhdiri

Halima Larhdiri

Public Relations Co-Chair
Public Relations Committee

Halima is a senior at WashU majoring in chemistry with a minor in anthropology on the global health and environment track. A fun fact is that she is Moroccan and lived there for two years!

Daniel Gai

Daniel Gai

Web & App Chair
Web & App Committee

Daniel is a senior at WashU majoring in computational biology. Fun fact: In his free time, he enjoys powerlifting and teaching himself guitar!

Nessim Yohros

Nessim Yohros

Web & App Chair
Web & App Committee

Nessim is a sophomore at WashU majoring in computer science from Miami. Fun fact: Nessim loves coding in his free time and he wants to visit Japan someday!