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Penn Astronomical Student Association
✦ .  ˚ Meet the Board ˚ . ✦
PASA Executive Team 2023-2024
President
Joy Gong
Class of 2025, Physics major (concentration in astrophysics)
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Favorite aspect of astronomy: Exoplanets and standard candles like Type Ia supernovae!
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Fun fact: More than half of my closet is thrifted!
Treasurer
Forest Ho-Chen
Class of 2026, CIS + Mathematical Economics major
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Favorite aspect of astronomy: Space exploration
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Fun fact: I was on Team USA for the IAO in 2021.
Secretary
Kaitlyn Szot
Class of 2025, Hispanic Studies major
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Favorite aspect of astronomy: Getting to see another side of nature!
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Fun fact: I can say the alphabet backwards in less than 5 seconds.
Marketing Chair
Dana Bahng
Class of 2026, Cognitive Science major
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Favorite aspect of astronomy: Observing the night sky brings our place in the universe into perspective
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Fun Fact: I love live music and saw 8 Philly concerts in the past year.
Design Chair
Bilguun-Erdene Munkhbadrakh (Bibi)
Class of 2025, Biology major
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Favorite aspect of astronomy: Its beauty. :)) I love the breathtaking views.
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Fun Fact: I love playing ukulele and singing.
President
PASA General Board 2023-2024
Board Member (Director of Fun)
Cameron Woo
Class of 2024, Electrical Engineering major
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Favorite aspect of astronomy: The feeling of how small one is compared to the universe is relaxing.
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Fun Fact: I like mimicking sounds I hear.
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.
Finance Committee Member
Anna Lugovskoy
Class of 2027, Cognitive Science major
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Favorite aspect of astronomy: The stars
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Fun fact: I have a pet radish.
Design/Marketing Committee Member
Rin Fukuoka
Class of 2027, CS (Digital Media Design) major
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Favorite aspect of astronomy: Different types of moon
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Fun Fact: I’ve had a turtle, a mouse, and a guinea pig
Design/Marketing Committee Member
Zara
Class of 2027, History + Neoroscience major
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Favorite aspect of astronomy: Nebulae and star formation
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Fun Fact: I really like maple flavored ice cream
Outreach Committee Member
Sam Smith
Class of 2026, Biology and Neuroscience major
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Favorite aspect of astronomy: Learning about new galaxies, planets, and space phenomena that continue to reveal the vastness of our universe
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Fun Fact: I’ve pet a penguin
Outreach Committee Member
James Hadley, Jr.
Class of 2027, Physics and Political Science major
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Favorite aspect of astronomy: I love just how big space is and all the infite things that are out there.
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Fun Fact: I have a pet tortoise.
Board Member
Tyler Turek
Class of 2026, Physics major
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Favorite aspect of astronomy: Day dreaming about what is out there
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Fun Fact: I'm from Chicago