Hi there! My name is Julia Buccola and I'm a rising senior at Radford University majoring in Theoretical & Experimental Physics with minors in Gender Studies and Philosophy. I'm also passionate about singing and music, political activism, and so many crafts, most recently crocheting. Outside of my hobbies and classes, I've enjoyed being involved and holding leadership positions around my campus in organizations such as Alpha Sigma Tau, the Society of Physics Students, and Sigma Pi Sigma.

I have also been lucky enough to participate in some form of undergraduate research during every year I've been a student at Radford, with my most recent project taking me all the way to Alaska and Chicago as I studied airborne microplastics and then presented this research at the AGU's Fall 2022 meeting. Although I love research, I'm incredibly excited to pursue this internship in science policy and to learn more about the budgetary considerations that go into making the science I'm passionate about possible.