GoSTEM (or GoSTEM@NU) is Northwestern University’s graduate student chapter of oSTEM (Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Inc.), a global association focused on LGBTQIA+ people in STEM. GoSTEM was founded in 2019 and has been slowly growing ever since. We welcome any STEM graduate student who identifies as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community to join us.
Casandra “Clover” Moisanu (shey/they)
President
2nd year at Northwestern Ph.D. program
Undergrad at Cornell University. I like snowboarding, casterboarding, playing trumpet.
Also involved in: Northwestern University Building on Diversity (NUBonD), Research Safety Student Initiative (RSSI)
Alexis Martell (he/him/his)
Treasure
3rd year Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern
I like hiking, longboarding, volleyball, bike riding, exploring the city.
Also involved in: Northwestern University Building on Diversity (NUBonD), Northwestern University Graduate Workers (NUGW), Phi Lambda Upsilon (PLU)
Dawn Duan (by my name, Dawn)
Website Manager and Tech Support
5th year Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern
Undergrad at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. I like boxing and learning a wide range of new things outside of my research
Gudetama is the best 🙂
Also involved in: Northwestern University Building on Diversity (NUBonD), Phi Lambda Upsilon (PLU), Northwestern Climate Technology Club (CTC), Graduate International Student Association (G-ISA)
Alice Li (she/her/hers)
General Member and Gracious Helper :)))
2nd year at Northwestern Ph.D. program
Undergraduate University was Bates College and I like petting cats and dogs, also circus arts, and chemistry.
Pietro Zanin (he/him)
General Member and Gracious Helper :)))
1st year at Northwestern Ph.D. program
Undergraduate University was the University of Sao Paulo and I like playing chess, soccer, and violin.
Nia Burrell (she/her)
Flyer Designer
4th year Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern
Undergraduate University was Lafayette College and I like roller skating, barre, drawing, and photography.
Also involved in: NU SPIE Chapter, Science Club Mentor
Marcelo Vinces (he/him/his)
Faculty Advisor
Marcelo Vinces is an academic adviser and assistant professor of instruction in biology at Northwestern University. Previous to Northwestern, which he joined in 2018, Marcelo served as director of the Center for Learning, Education and Research in the Sciences at Oberlin College. He is the faculty adviser of several undergraduate and graduate student groups, including Advancing the Undocumented Community, NU-SACNAS, and GoSTEM. He comes from an immigrant family, was formerly undocumented, and navigated university as a low-income student
