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CPA Governing Board Members

Nivedita Mahesh
David and Ellen Lee Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Astronomy
CPA Governing Board; 

CPA Chair

nmahesh@caltech.edu

Hanxun Jin
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Applied Physics and Materials Science
CPA Governing Board; 

Communications Chair & External Affairs

hjin@caltech.edu

John Bostick
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
CPA Governing Board; 

CPA Secretary

jbostick@caltech.edu

Juni Singh
Lecturer in Social Sciences of Sustainability; Visiting Associate in Social Sciences of Sustainability
CPA Governing Board; 

Social Co-Chair

jsingh7@caltech.edu

Elisabetta Benazzi
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Chemistry
CPA Governing Board; 

Advocacy Co-Chair

ebenazzi@caltech.edu

Isabel Scherl
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
CPA Governing Board; 

Advocacy Co-Chair

ischerl@caltech.edu

Tridip Das
Scientific Researcher
CPA Governing Board; 

Childcare & Support Co-Chair

tridip@caltech.edu

Marziye Jafariyazani
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Astronomy
CPA Governing Board; 

Outreach Co-Chair

jafari@ipac.caltech.edu

CPA Committees

Samuel Lanthaler
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Computing & Mathematical Sciences
CPA Committees; 

Career Co-Chair

slanth@caltech.edu

Danial Panahandeh Shahraki
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
CPA Committees; 

Career Co-Chair

shahraki@caltech.edu

Manu Tom
Postdoc
CPA Committees; 

Career Co-Chair

manu.tom@jpl.nasa.gov

Rebeccah Warmack
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Chemistry
CPA Committees; 

Diversity Co-Chair

rwarmack@caltech.edu

Riccardo Caniato
Olga Taussky and John Todd Postdoctoral Scholar Teaching Fellow in Mathematics
CPA Committees; 

Diversity Co-Chair

rcaniato@caltech.edu

Aditya Khuller
Postdoctoral Scholar
CPA Committees; 

Social Co-Chair

aditya.r.khuller@jpl.nasa.gov

Ariane Mora
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Chemical Engineering
CPA Committees; 

Childcare & Support Co-Chair

amora@caltech.edu

CPA Division Representatives, Biology and Biological Engineering (BBE)

Sayan Dutta
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Biology & Biological Engineering
CPA Division Representatives;  Division of Biology and Biological Engineering (BBE); 

sdutta2@caltech.edu

Emma Boxer
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Biology and Biological Engineering
CPA Division Representatives;  Division of Biology and Biological Engineering (BBE); 

eeboxer@caltech.edu

Pallavi Panda
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Biology & Biological Engineering
CPA Division Representatives;  Division of Biology and Biological Engineering (BBE); 

ppanda@caltech.edu

CPA Division Representatives, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (CCE)

Tridip Das
Scientific Researcher

tridip@caltech.edu

CPA Division Representatives, Division of Engineering and Applied Science (EAS)

Kelsi Rutledge
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Aerospace

krutledge@caltech.edu

CPA Division Representatives, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences (GPS)

Junjie (JJ) Dong
Stanback Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Comparative Planetary Evolution

dong2j@caltech.edu

CPA Division Representatives, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)

Ayse (Zeynep) Enkavi
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Neuroeconomics

zenkavi@caltech.edu

Tessa Rusch
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Neuroscience

trusch@caltech.edu

CPA Division Representatives, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy (PMA)

Drew Miles
Research Assistant Professor of Physics

dmmiles@caltech.edu

Affiliates from Carnegie Institution for Science

Viridiana Avila-Magana
Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Carnegie Institution for Science

vavila-magana@carnegiescience.edu

Affiliates from Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

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