Student Ambassadors

E2SCALA Student Ambassadors are outstanding members of our network who are interested in advancing research and education. They mentor other students, encourage collaboration by leading pilot projects on topics aligned with their research or educational interests. E2SCALA Student Ambassadors can also lead webinars and training sessions to share their skills with others and help disseminate relevant and timely technical content by creating educational videos, tutorials, open-source codes, etc.A E2SCALA Mentor can nominate a deserving student to serve as a E2SCALA Student Ambassador by sending a nomination letter along with the student’s curriculum vitae here: e2scala@gmail.com Please use subject line: “Student Ambassador nomination”

Current E2SCALA Student Ambassadors

**David Barba Galdamez**
PhD student at NC State University
Country of origin: El Salvador
Email: dfbarbag@ncsu.edu

**Melanie Dickson**
PhD student at NC State University
Country of origin: Dominican Republic

Screenshot 2025-10-25 at 13-52-43 Tab design - Google Docs — **Faby Claure Soliz**
PhD student at NC State University
Country of origin: Bolivia
Email: rfclaure@ncsu.edu

Screenshot 2025-10-20 at 12-57-52 Tab design - Google Docs — **Ana Paula Bona**
PhD student at NC State University
Country of origin: Brasil

Screenshot 2025-10-20 at 12-59-57 Tab design - Google Docs — **Lina Espinosa**
PhD student at NC State University
Country of origin: Colombia

Screenshot 2025-10-25 at 13-56-46 Tab design - Google Docs — **Paul Acuna**
PhD student at NC State University
Country of origin: Ecuador

Past Student Ambassadors

Cristina Lorenzo-Velazquez (Puerto Rico); Currently at Jaca & Sierra Engineering, PSC
Cassie Gann-Phillips (USA)
Julio Samayoa (El Salvador); Currently a postdoctoral student at NC State
Ariadne Palma (Colombia); currently at Parsons Corporation