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✦ .  ˚  Meet the Boar˚ . ✦

Astro@Penn Executive Team 2026-2027 (Website under construction)

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President

Jasmin Palacios

Class of 2028, Physics major (concentration in astrophysics)

Favorite astronomical object: Black Holes!!

Fun fact: I've had 5 teeth removed, and have 4 more to go!

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Treasurer

Anhkhoa Le

Class of 2029, Statistics major

Favorite astronomical object: Nebulas

Fun fact: i really really really like to play foosball

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Secretary

Tiffany Lu

Class of 2028, Mechanical Engineering

Favorite astronomical object: Neutron Stars

Fun fact: I've done a cross-country road trip from Philly to LA

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Marketing Chair

Ciro

Class of 2028, Physics and Economics majors

Favorite aspect of astronomy: Observing the night sky brings our place in the universe into perspective

Fun Fact: I love live music and saw 8 Philly concerts in the past year. 

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Design Chair 

Bilguun-Erdene Munkhbadrakh (Bibi)

Class of 2025, Biology major 

Favorite aspect of astronomy: Its beauty. :)) I love the breathtaking views.

Fun Fact: I love playing ukulele and singing. 

President

PASA General Board 2023-2024

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Board Member (Director of Fun) 

Cameron Woo

Class of 2024, Electrical Engineering major 

Favorite aspect of astronomy: The feeling of how small one is compared to the universe is relaxing.

Fun Fact: I like mimicking sounds I hear. 

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Finance Committee Member

Henry Montano

Class of 2026, Physics major

 

Favorite aspect of astronomy: How a dramatic death of a star can create a birthplace for new stars.

 

Fun Fact: I saw Jupiter's moons before I saw snow.

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Finance Committee Member

Anna Lugovskoy

Class of 2027, Cognitive Science major

Favorite aspect of astronomy: The stars 

Fun fact: I have a pet radish.

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Design/Marketing Committee Member

Rin Fukuoka

Class of 2027, CS (Digital Media Design) major 

Favorite aspect of astronomy: Different types of moon

Fun Fact: I’ve had a turtle, a mouse, and a guinea pig

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Design/Marketing Committee Member

Zara

Class of 2027, History + Neoroscience major

Favorite aspect of astronomy: Nebulae and star formation

Fun Fact: I really like maple flavored ice cream

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Outreach Committee Member

Sam Smith

Class of 2026, Biology and Neuroscience major 

Favorite aspect of astronomy: Learning about new galaxies, planets, and space phenomena that continue to reveal the vastness of our universe

Fun Fact: I’ve pet a penguin

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Outreach Committee Member

James Hadley, Jr.

Class of 2027, Physics and Political Science major

Favorite aspect of astronomy: I love just how big space is and all the infite things that are out there.

Fun Fact: I have a pet tortoise.

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Board Member

Tyler Turek

Class of 2026, Physics major

Favorite aspect of astronomy: Day dreaming about what is out there

Fun Fact: I'm from Chicago

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