SCI Lead

SCI Lead is a student council within the College of Science, which assists students in developing professional, leadership, and communication skills. Our members participate in a variety of professional and community opportunities, that are designed to help students network with others in their field and prepare them for a career in science.

Our goal is to support professional skill development through creative thinking, leadership training opportunities and community outreach, while also helping students establish their professional identities.

Members of SCI Lead receive the following opportunities during their time within the council:

• Participate in a Leadership Learning Laboratory (a series of workshops designed to strengthen leadership skills)
• Collaborate with fellow members to address challenges through strategic student-led initiatives for the LSU and Baton Rouge Community
• Engage in the development and implementation of outreach events and activities for their peers and K-12 students.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Enrolled as a full-time student
• Have completed at least one semester at LSU
• Be in good academic standing with the University
• Have at least a 3.0 semester & cumulative GPA
• Major in a degree program within the College of Science (Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Microbiology, or Physics)

Applications for the 2025-2026 council are closed.

 

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Meet the 2025-2026 Council

Former SCI Lead Students

 

Name	Area of Study	Years Active
Zarafshan Gulam-Ali	Biological Sciences	2019-2020
Steph Armond	Physics	2023-2024
Mihir Babbar	Biological Sciences	2024-2025
Owanaemi Krakrafaa Bestman	Biological Sciences - Secondary Education	2024-2025
Grace Brandhurst	Biochemistry/Philosophy	2021-2023
Daniel Brignac	Computational Mathematics	2018-2019
Ethan Burnett	Biological Sciences	2018-2021
Eduardo Chamah	Biological Sciences	2019-2021
Lexi Cheramie	Biological Sciences	2023-2024
Nina Colegrove	Biological Sciences - Secondary Education	2022-2024
Connor Couvillion	Biological Sciences	2022-2024
Onesty Culpepper	Biological Sciences	2019-2021
Shatiyana Dunn	Chemistry	2018-2020
Benjamin Erdozain	Biochemistry	2024-2025
Rory Escobedo	Geology	2019-2020
Kiara Ferrygood	Mathematics	2018-2020
Haley Gagliano	Biological Sciences	2018-2020
A'Maya Hill	Biochemistry	2023-2024
Darryl Higgins	Biological Sciences	2022-2023
Imogen Hoffman	Chemistry	2018-2021
Jason Huang	Biological Sciences - Secondary Education	2021-2023
Willie Hurst	Microbiology	2018-2019
Bailey Hutzler	Astrophysics	2018-2019
Adrianna Jones	Biological Sciences	2018-2020
Abby LeBlanc	Biological Sciences	2021-2022
Samantha Lee	Biological Sciences	2018-2021
Anna Leyrer	Biological Sciences	2021-2022, 2023-2024
Lilia Lopez	Chemistry	2023-2025
Salim Lutfallah	Chemistry	2019-2020
Skylar Mancuso	Biological Sciences	2022-2023
Maci Mannina	Microbiology	2022-2024
Nita McCulla	Microbiology	2022-2024
Brooke Mendoza	Mathematics	2019-2020
Ashley Merriweather	Chemistry	2018-2019
Dipika Nagliya	Biological Sciences	2018-2019
Zahra Vafaei Naeini	Biological Sciences	2022-2023
Calli Nguyen	Biological Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies	2021-2022
Joshua Nguyen	Chemistry	2018-2021
Oluwagbenga Ojemakinde	Biological Sciences	2023-2024
Cody Orvin	Biological Sciences	2019-2022
Nathan Pearl	Biological Sciences	2018-2020
Joel Penalber	Biochemistry	2024-2025
Sadman Raabith	Physics	2022-2024
Aaliyah Robinson	Biological Sciences	2021-2022
Claudia Rodriguez	Biological Sciences	2019-2020
Tammy San	Microbiology	2022-2023
Zoë Schuster	Biochemistry	2024-2025
Aaron Scott	Physics - Secondary Education	2024-2025
Grace Smith	Mathematics, Industrial Engineering	2024-2025
Jamar Whitfield	Mathematics, Computer Science	2024-2025
Dykia Williams	Biological Sciences	2022-2024

 

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