Lead Ambassador Program

The SciX Lead Ambassadors are community advocates working with the SciX staff. Together, we are building a better interdisciplinary digital library system. SciX makes research in astrophysics, planetary science, heliophysics, and earth science more findable and accessible. A Lead Ambassador’s responsibilities include:

Facilitating a robust network among their cohort and the broader SciX community.
Engaging with their local and professional communities to promote the values and goals of SciX.
Contributing to the SciX blog and online forums, sharing their insights and experiences.

The 2024-26 SciX Lead Ambassadors, our first cohort, achieved an exciting lineup of events aimed at promoting collaboration and community development. Key events included:

A foundational workshop at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian from August 21 - 23, 2024. The program trained Lead Ambassadors to share SciX with their communities, improve our Lead Ambassador Program, foster connections with the SciX team and other ambassadors, and create materials to facilitate community engagement.
Monthly community calls to discuss progress, challenges, and opportunities for collaboration.
Engagement in high-visibility events to represent and promote SciX initiatives.

2025-27 SciX Lead Ambassadors:

Alvin Angeles (Heliophysics)
Anna Cammaro (Science Education, Space Advocacy)
Saswati Das (Biochemistry, Chemical Pathology)
Vincent Ledvina (Space Physics, Space Weather)
Brooke Long-Fox (Conservation Paleobiology)
Jodie McLennan (Space Physics, Space Weather)
Murti Nauth (Planetary Science)
Cielo Sharkus (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Keith Siew (Medicine, Physiology)

2024-26 SciX Lead Ambassadors:

Simon Anghel (Astronomy, Physics)
Thom Chaffee (Geophysics, Geology)
Yueyi Che (Glaciology, Geology)
Gwyneth Hutchinson (Bioengineering)
Chenyue Jiao (Information Sciences)
Sarah Lamm (Geology)
Manuel Pichardo Marcano (Astronomy)
Amirhosein Mousavi (Earth Data Science)
Anand “Sunny” Narayanan (Space and Medical Physiology)
Tieza Mica Santos (Environmental Sciences and Policy)
Olivia Wilkins (Astrochemistry)

If you have comments or questions about SciX, you are welcome to contact any Ambassador directly, although the preferred way to get in touch with SciX staff is through our support email (help [at] scixplorer.org), which guarantees a timely reply to your inquiry.