Meet Your Global Ambassadors
David Nworie
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Home Country: Nigeria
Degree Program: Geology
Hobbies and Interests: Volleyball, Cycling, Ping Pong and Hiking
Fun fact: Did a 35-mile cycling challenge with my Advisor and other colleagues at my Research Group in the Netherlands.
Favorite MINES memory: Field sessions and the M-climb!
Languages: English
Region Rep: Africa, Brazil
Sito-Abasi Udoh
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Home Country: Nigeria
Degree Program: MSc Mineral and Energy Economics
Hobbies and Interests: Singing, travelling, painting, reading
Fun fact: An accountant “metamorphosing” into an economist
Favorite MINES memory: International Students’ day 2023
Languages: English, Ibibio/ Efik, Yoruba
Region Rep: Africa
Yooran Im
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Home Country: South Korea
Degree Program: Material Science PhD
Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, baking, traveling, and sprouting
Fun fact: I have never seen anyone with worse eyesight than me
Favorite MINES memory: Watching fireworks with friends during the E-Days
Languages: Korean and English
Region Rep: Asia (Southeast)
Araz Shafiyev
Pronouns: He/him/his
Home Country: Azerbaijan
Degree Program: Geophysical Engineering
Hobbies and Interests: Calisthenics, Street Workout
Fun fact: Experienced Zero-G Flight
Favorite MINES memory: E-Days
Languages: English, Russian, Azerbaijani, Lezgi, Turkish, French
Region Rep: Everywhere
Kazi Rafat Bin Rafiq
Pronouns: He/Him
Home Country: Bangladesh
Degree Program: PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Hobbies and Interests: Cricket, Football, Hiking, Movies
Fun Facts: Collaborate with multinational students
Favourite MINES memory: Playing Cricket
Languages: Bengali, English
Region Rep: Islam
Anna Oemick
Pronouns: she /her
Home Country: Chile
Degree Program: Engineering physics
Hobbies and Interests: Solving problems and new challenges, I like to travel, building legos, spending time with friends, going on adventures and cooking.
Fun Facts: I get a Lego mini figure every time I do good on a test.
Favourite MINES memory: Probably the M climb and meeting new friends.
Languages: English/ Español
Region Rep: Everywhere
Rueben Anafo
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Home Country: Ghana
Degree Program: Mineral and Energy Economics
Hobbies and Interests: Watching Soccer, Reading, Listening to good music, and Volunteering
Fun Facts: Earth is 4.54 billion years old
Favourite MINES memory: Engineering Day Celebrations (E-Day)
Languages: English
Region Rep: Africa
Amjd Al Rahbi
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Home Country: Oman
Degree Program: BS in petroleum engineering
Hobbies and Interests: driving, reading, building stuff.
Fun Facts: I am from three different cultures.
Favourite MINES memory: dorm friends
Languages: Arabic, English, Persian, Hebrew, beginner in Spanish and French
Region Rep: MiddleEast, Asia, North Africa
Isabel Casasbuenas Cabezas
Pronouns: Her/ Hers
Home Country: Colombia
Degree Program: Mining Engineering (PhD)
Hobbies and Interests: Gym workout, hiking, camping, running, dance, listening to music, go to concerts.
Fun Facts: Love coffee, always say yes to a cup of coffee.
Favourite MINES memory: Going to the M with my rock
Languages: Spanish and English
Region Rep: Colombia, and South America
Yee Shen Teoh
Pronouns: He/ Him
Home Country: Malaysia
Degree Program: MS Thesis in Robotics
Hobbies and Interests: Cheerleading, Gym, and reading comics
Fun Facts: I once did a road trip from Iowa to New York and back in 4 days, when it was close to finals week!
Favourite MINES memory: Cheering for the football games and competing in Nationals with the cheer team!
Languages: English, Chinese, Malay
Region Rep: Asia/ Southeast Asia
Eunice Garay Araujo
Pronouns: She/Her
Home Country: Peru
Degree Program: Bachelor of Mining Engineering
Hobbies and Interests: Sports (Swimming, volleyball, basketball), outdoors (hiking) and dancing
Fun Facts: Have been in Golden for almost 5 months and still haven’t gone skiing 🙁
Favourite MINES memory: E-Days!
Languages: Fluent in English and native Spanish speaker
Region Rep: Everywhere
Ahmad Tourei
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Home Country: Iran
Degree Program: Hydrologic Science and Engineering
Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, swimming, driving scenery.
Fun Facts: I did fieldwork in the northernmost town in the US, Utqiaġvik, Alaska, for eleven days!
Favourite MINES memory: Organizing and hosting the Persian New Year celebration for about 80 guests and seeing everyone have a blast!
Languages: Farsi, English
Region Rep: Everywhere
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