2018-19 Team Members

Current Team

Officers

Annie Brunton

President

Junior, Biosystems Engineering

Annie is the current (and previous) president of Rube. She is passionate about the conservation of natural resources and sustainability. In her limited free time, she likes to hike, travel the world, get lost in caves (but only temporarily), read, and play cards.

Sam Lombardi

Vice President

Senior, Mechanical Engineering

Sam is the current the vice president of Rube Goldberg, and he was GOAT and Webmaster last year. Alongside mechanical engineering, Sam likes to crochet and play croquet, and his high score on iPhone Tetris is 2,090,044.

Rory Scobie

Secretary

Senior, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Rory is the current secretary of Rube, and previously served as Historian and Treasurer. He didn't bother to submit a bio for the website, so here are some hobbies he (probably) has: competitive dog grooming, living his dream life as a hobbit, learning Klingon on Duolingo, and running late.

Amanda Bertsch

Treasurer

Sophomore, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science

Amanda is the current treasurer of UA Rube and last year's historian. In her free time, she performs with the Tucson Flute Club, writes science fiction and fantasy, spoils her two cats, trains for long distance runs, and occasionally goes to class. Her fun financial tip: cut down on rent by sleeping on the Rube Room couch.

Lindsey Carranza

Project Manager

Junior, Chemical Engineering

Lindsey is this year's project manager and last year's vice president. She has a deep interest in wastewater treatment and environmental engineering. Lindsey is also an avid fan of lucha libre (Mexican style of wrestling), practitioner of Muay Thai (a martial art similar to kickboxing), and plans to someday write, produce, and release her own hip-hop album (stay tuned).

Brianna Hoegler

Webmaster

Freshman, Geosciences

Brianna is the current webmaster of UA Rube and previously served as nothing because she was only made aware of this club's existence in September. In her free time, Brianna likes to ski, travel, show unsuspecting victims pictures of her three dogs, be a Pinterest mom, and rewatch Arrow on Netflix for the millionth time.

Nizhonabah Davis

GOAT

Sophomore, Computer Engineering, Physics

Nizhonabah, also known as Niz or "Beautiful Bread", is a sophomore majoring in Chemical Engineering and Physics. She is a proud advocate for increasing the size of pockets on women's clothing, and likes to draws pictures of angry mouse directors. When she is not studying or in class, she is running, adding books to the pile of books she plans to read, and volunteers in a lab, removing uranium from water.

Active Members

Elliot Long

Freshman, Psychology

Elliot Long is a freshman majoring in Psychology and double minoring in Classics and Music. They do not have free time, but if they did, they would probably spend it singing, researching greco-roman history and culture, and trying to figure out how to help EVERYONE by the end of their mortal lifespan anyway.
Some fun facts about Elliot: Their mortal form is only twenty years old, but their true form is what most mortals would call "an eldritch horror/ lovecraftian abomination/ affront to God" older than the concept of reality itself. Their true name is not Elliot, but instead cannot be comprehended by mortals, because merely seeing or hearing it would drive them insane. Elliot's mortal form has memories of growing up in a strange and frightening land called Virginia which Elliot themself hopes to never see (again).

Vanessa Silbar

Freshman, Biomedical Engineering

When not struggling with chemistry in the comfort of her dorm room, she enjoys making art, playing video games, and watching spooky movies. The only thing she's proud of is the Rube Goldberg machine she made in her freshman Physical Science class... which didn’t end up working... never mind. Her one true skill is making vine references at the perfect time.

George Stancu

Sophomore, Aerospace Engineering

George is taking the first step in creating a functional Starship Enterprise: getting a degree in Aerospace Engineering. In the meantime, he enjoys creating frivolous machines with Rube, as well as playfully teasing the other members. When at home, George prefers to play one of his multitudes of video games, and he is always world-building for his eternally-on-hiatus Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

Gerardo Garcia

Freshman, Computer Engineering

Gerardo is an aspiring computer engineer and software developer. He enjoys programming and has experience with Java, C#, C, HTML, and CSS. He also loves amusement parks and roller coasters and wants to one day be an engineer for Universal or Disney Imagineering.

Brian Faires

Freshman, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Brian is currently interesting in pursuing a career in robotics with a focus on hardware. In his free time, he enjoys many hobbies such as cooking and wood turning specializing in pen making.

Thor Neill

Isabel Sha

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Paul Blowers

Chemical and Environmental Engineering

University Distinguished Professor

His research interests include pedagogically based instructional innovation, using quantum chemistry techniques to characterize the environmental footprint of chemicals before they are widely deployed for use, and life-cycle assessments of technology and product choices. Outside of his work life, he is father to two children, bikes more than 3,500 miles a year, reads 53+ books per year and is learning to play the piano on his own. Paul likes to cook, create new recipes, play table tennis, and do random adventures by bicycle. Source. ACUE

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