AIS Student Ambassadors
Meet the Team!
Ambassadors for the Integrated Science Curriculum (ISC)
Addison Acham
Major: Biochemistry
ISC
Adelle Curtis
Majors: Biological Sciences and Animal & Poultry Science
ISC
Adina Sabir
Major: Microbiology
ISC
Aditi Bhattacharjee
Major: Neuroscience
ISC
Afra Hossain
Majors: Biochemistry
and Microbiology
ISC
AMV, MSA, Biochemistry Club
Aikeremu Dilimire
Major: Biochemistry
ISC
Amelia Cooper
Major: HNFE
ISC
Amelia Rawlings
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: Public Health
ISC
Honors College, Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, AMSA
ameliarawlings@vt.edu
Angelina Hoffman
Major: EAHS
ISC
Anoushka Aggarwal
Major: Biological Sciences
ISC
Anja Muju
Major: Clinical Neuroscience
Minor: Finance
ISC
Ashlynn Mayfield
Major: Biological Sciences with Biomedical Option
Minor: Integrative Health & Wellness
ISC
Ava Belcastro
Major: Biochemistry and Animal & Poultry Sciences
ISC
Caroline Drum
Major: Biological Science
ISC
Elijah Foster
Major: Biological Science
ISC
Club Jump Rope at Virginia Tech
Gabrielle Calandra
Majors: Clinical Neuroscience
and Psychology
Minor: Adaptive Brain and Behavior
ISC
DEM, Synapse
Gillian Gutierrez
Major: Biochemistry
ISC
Hadley Hoehl
Major: Neuroscience
ISC
Hanna Herbolsheimer
Majors: Biological Sciences
and Spanish
ISC
FBRI research
Ilakkiya Viji
Major: Neuroscience
ISC
Jesim Jaheer
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Minor: Statistics
ISC
Julia Ho
Major: Biological Sciences
ISC
Kappa Alpha Theta, Pre-PA club, Honors College
Kirah Aylor
Majors: Biological Sciences with Biomedical Option and Exercise & Health Science
Minor: Adaptive Brain & Behavior
ISC
Krithikaa Arun
Major: Neuroscience
ISC
Kushi Patel
Majors: Biological Sciences
and Psychology Double Major
ISC
USHV and Holding Hands
Lauren Hinkley
Major: EAHS
ISC
Malia Ornelas
Major: Microbiology
Minor: Public Health
ISC
Kappa Pi International Arts Honor Society/Co-Ed Fraternity, Office of Admissions Tour Guide
Maya Gosai
Major: Neuroscience
ISC
Morgan Lundberg
Major: Geosciences with concentration in Environment & Engineering
ISC
Nikita Sirigiri
Major: Clinical Neuroscience
Minor: Spanish
ISC
Roguen Pricer
Major: Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience
ISC
Team Malawi Research
Sabrina Riveros
Major: Biology Major with a Biomedical Concentration
ISC
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Sasha Lee
Majors: Neuroscience
and Psychology Double Major
ISC
Study Abroad
Shaeleigh Fleidner-Book
Major: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Minor: Disability Studies
ISC
National Society of Leadership and Success Vice President of Events, Integrated Science Peer Mentor, Animal and Poultry Sciences First Year Experience Peer Mentor, Member of Aurora Living Learning Community, Student Representative to the Aurora Advisory Board, School of Animal Science Ambassador, Member of Pre-Veterinary Medical Association, Weeks of Welcome Leader
Sienna Wickwire
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Public Health
ISC
USHV (Undergraduate Students for Hospice Volunteering)
Smera Ayyagari
Major: Neuroscience
ISC
Ambassadors for the Nanoscience Program
Alex Heisler
Major: Nanomedicine
ISC
Anirudh Malapaka
Major: Nanoscience
Bethel Agyeman
Major: Nanomedicine
Minor: Spanish
Casper Donner
Major: Nanomedicine
Chase Hibbs
Major: Nanoscience
and Biochemistry
ISC
Nanoscience student society
Dylan Haymore
Major: Nanoscience
Ellie Snider
Major: Nanoscience
Heidi Thompson
Major: Nanomedicine
Minor: Chemistry
Chamber Music Club, College of Science Ambassador Team
Ian Jeong
Major: Nanomedicine
e-NABLE, Nanoscience Student Society
Jacey Hendrix
Major: Nanomedicine
Minor: Chemistry
Nanoscience Student Society - Operations Chair
Jonathan Bryant
Major: Nanomedicine
Minor: Interdisciplinary Engineering & Science
Kanha Adhikari
Major: Nanomedicine
Matthew Ruiz
Major: Nanomedicine
Minor: Corps of Cadets Leadership
ISC
Corps of Cadets
Paige Georgeou
Major: Nanoscience
Minor: Polymer Chemistry
Real Greek Life, Undergraduate Chemistry Student Senate, Meraki Living-learning Program, Undergraduate Research, Study Abroad
Samuel Frendo
Major: Nanomedicine
Minor: Psychology
Sofia Heredia
Major: Nanomedicine
Minor: Biological Sciences
ISC
For more information, please contact Sharon Stacy, program manager for the Academy of Integrated Science, at sharonsb@vt.edu.
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Primeros Pasos Career Fair March 2026
AIS Ambassadors Kirah Taylor, Jacey Hendrix, Marlo Pinto, Katherine Smith and Nikita Sirigiri.
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Primeros Pasos Career Fair March 2026
ISC Ambassadors Nikita Sirigiri and Katherine Smith
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Hokie Focus Spring 2026
ISC Ambassador Morgan Lundberg, and ISC Faculty Gary Long
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Hokie Focus Spring 2026
ISC Ambassadors Vy Tran and Morgan Lundberg, and ISC Faculty Gary Long
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VT Open House October 2025
Nanoscience Ambassador Paige Georgeou and Nano Faculty Marc Michel
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Majors & Minors Fair Fall 2025
Nanomedicine Ambassador Jacey Hendrix and AIS Faculty Penghui Zhau
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Open House September 2023
Systems Biology Ambassador Ben Yost and AIS Faculty Anand Banerjee
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Open House September 2023
Systems Biology Ambassador Vy Tran and AIS Faculty Anand Banerjee