Peer Tutors

Delta Blendea

Delta Blendea is a sophomore studying Applied and Computational Mathematics. She is a member of Dabney House, where she is training as a Health Advocate and can regularly be found in the lounge. Delta is from Seattle, where she enjoys going on hikes around the Cascades and bicycling around the Seattle Metropolitan Area. As a Hixon Writing Center peer tutor, she wants to help anyone at any stage of the writing process refine their ideas, improve their composition skills, and become confident in expressing ideas through the medium of writing.

Hannah Bowman

Hannah is a sophomore studying bioengineering. As a member of Avery House, she also serves as an Equity & Title IX advocate and Health Advocate. As a Hixon Writing Center tutor, she hopes to help students communicate their ideas clearly and confidently across disciplines. In her free time, Hannah enjoys playing cello, reading, and spending time with friends.

Paulina Chavira, Ricketts

Paulina is a senior studying Chemical Engineering on the process systems track. She enjoys running and volunteering in outreach events and is the Dia De Ciencias coordinator for the Caltech Hispanic and Latino Association. She speaks Spanish fluently and is working towards fluency in Japanese as her third language. Music is one of her favorite things. She loves to sing, play electric guitar, and listen to music in different languages. She hopes to drive students to be expressive by helping students coherently and persuasively communicate their unique ideas through their writing.

Annabelle Eisner

Annabelle is a sophomore studying biology. She also runs for the Caltech cross-country and track teams and plays cello in a chamber music group. In her free time, she enjoys reading, doing crossword puzzles, and being outdoors. As a Hixon Writing tutor, she hopes to share her enjoyment of writing and communicating arguments with others. She believes writing is essential across a range of disciplines and wants to help other students develop skills that will serve them well in both science and the humanities.

Grace Davis, Venerable

Grace is a senior majoring in chemistry with a possible minor in English. In addition to peer tutoring, she studies the behavior of polymer fluids in confinement with the Datta Lab, swims for the Caltech Swim and Dive Team, and serves as a peer advocate for the campus undergraduate community. She has always enjoyed writing—both creatively and academically—and hopes to help build students' abilities to express their thoughts confidently and coherently in their work. In her free time, Grace is an avid reader (and audiobook listener!) and lover of any outdoor activity, especially kayaking, hiking, and gardening.

Shan Gupta, Lloyd

Shan is a senior in Lloyd studying electrical engineering. He used to hate writing, but, after spending years struggling with it, he found himself enjoying how mere words could be used to make lofty arguments. Shan wants to help others who are just like him, those who may be nervous when putting their thoughts to a page or may just hate spending time typing at a computer, to show that writing can unlock creativity and connection. Outside of coursework, Shan enjoys watching reruns of sitcoms, reading, and spending time with family.

Hypatia Hamkins, Blacker

Hypatia is a junior pursuing a double major in Math and Philosophy. She loves reading because it lets her see the world in a new way, and she loves to write because it lets her communicate the way she sees the world to others. Some of her favorite books are The Martian by Andy Weir and The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. She also quite likes short stories, particularly those by Ray Bradbury and Joan Didion. Hypatia can be found climbing various trees around campus, as well as running for the cross-country team, engaging in shenanigans, and occasionally doing her homework. She is very excited to be a Peer Tutor and hopes to help students at all levels of experience have fun with the writing process and improve their skills.

Renee C. Hsu, Avery

Renee is a senior Mechanical Engineering major who is passionate about innovating medical devices. As a Hixon Writing tutor, she enjoys helping students reach final draft potential, enable creative analysis, and communicate effectively. She believes writing is one of the most important tools in both humanities and STEM disciplines. Renee loves baking, any form of creative writing, and re-watching Gilmore Girls.

Ritali Jain, Avery

Ritali is a senior studying Applied and Computational Mathematics. As a Hixon writing tutor, Ritali hopes to inspire her students to develop a genuine appreciation for writing while helping them navigate their own writing challenges. She views writing and communication as essential components of any field, particularly in scientific research and discovery. In addition to supporting students as a Hixon writing tutor, Ritali also represents Avery House on the Academics and Research Committee for Undergraduates, in addition to serving as a Peer Academic Coach for multiple subjects.

Nora Kane, Page

Nora is a junior in Page studying Physics. Outside of tutoring, she is also an Equity & Title IX Advocate and a member of the swim team. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, and playing board games. As a Hixon Writing Center tutor, Nora hopes to help students turn their ideas into clear and concise writing and ensure all students at Caltech have access to the resources they need to be successful in their writing careers.

Aurelia H. Kuester, Fleming

Aurelia is a senior majoring in bioengineering. In addition to peer tutoring, Aurelia serves on the BOC and ARC and plays for Caltech's soccer and track and field teams. As a tutor, she hopes to help students improve their writing skills and increase their love of writing. In her free time, she enjoys soccer, running, hiking, and reading.

Indeever Madireddy, Venerable

Indeever is a senior majoring in Bioengineering. As a Hixon writing tutor, Indeever hopes that he can instill in his students an appreciation for language and help them tackle their writing endeavors. He also believes that writing and effective communication is a core part of any scientific inquiry and pursuit. Indeever's favorite genre of writing is persuasive writing as it is vital forsharing one's perpective. Indeever is excited to work with students of all levels, including first-year students looking to strengthen their foundations from high school.

Priscila Marquez, Dabney

Priscila is a senior studying chemistry. She is currently working in the Reisman group and enjoys organic chemistry specifically total synthesis! She enjoys reading and writing about history because it allows her to expand her knowledge! As a Hixon Writing Center Tutor, she hopes to put her skills of helping students, as she is currently a Chem 1ab TA, in writing so they can find enjoyment in the humanities field. In her free time, she enjoys going out to eat, hanging out with her parents/cat, and listening to music!

Mahak Mathur, Unaffiliated

Mahak is a senior studying Mechanical Engineering with an interest in aerospace applications. As a Hixon Writing Center tutor, she hopes to channel her love for writing and the writing process into helping students communicate effectively and elevate their ideas to new levels. In her spare time, Mahak enjoys reading mystery and science fiction novels and participating in performing arts groups on campus.

Rohan Mehta, Venerable

Rohan Mehta is a senior majoring in physics. He's especially interested in using ideas from physics to study things people don't usually think of as physics-y – like biology, or neural networks! In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis and reading science fiction and fantasy books. As a peer tutor, he's looking forward to reading and helping to develop others' writing, especially creative writing.

Carolyn Ruan

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Yourui Shao

Yourui is a sophomore studying Computer Science and Neurobiology, proudly serving on the Excomm of Venerable House. Outside of class, you can catch her working on art for OPI, playing GeoGuessr, making paintings, or adding various AI/ML and neuroscience papers to her Zotero collection. She enjoys writing as a way to formalize messy ideas and make information accessible to any audience, and hopes to share that process with other students.

Anvika Singhal

Anvika is a sophomore majoring in electrical engineering. In addition to peer tutoring, she is an ARC rep for Page House and a member of PARSEC. She greatly values the importance of communicating ideas, scientific and otherwise, through writing and hopes to help people share their unique perspectives effectively. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, and going to concerts.

John "Jack" Sullivan, Blacker

Jack is a junior in Blacker double-majoring in Physics and History. Jack's favorite part of writing is the editing process, by which early drafts become strong, polished writing. In addition to tutoring at the Hixon Center, Jack works with the Fultz Group and is on the Blacker SocTeam and the ARC. In his free time, Jack loves to read, run long-distance, play the drums, and walk his dog.

Isabella Torres

I am a sophomore at Lloyd House studying Mechanical Engineering. I serve as the Powertrain Lead for Caltech's Formula SAE Racing Team and the Junior Social Director for the Caltech Hispanic and Latino Association. I speak Mandarin and Spanish and enjoy dancing, singing, and playing the violin. Outside of academics and extracurriculars, I love spending time in nature. I am excited to help students communicate their ideas clearly and confidently through writing.

Muping (Selene) Wang

Selene is a sophomore in Avery House majoring in Chemical Engineering (Biomolecular track). Through peer tutoring at the Hixon Writing Center, Selene hopes to help others better express themselves on the page and improve their writing skills. Outside of peer tutoring, she serves on Caltech's ARC and BOC and is an active member of Caltech's AIChE club and Model United Nations club. In her free time, she enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi novels.

Katelyn Waugh, Page

Katelyn is a jumior majoring in electrical engineering. Alongside peer tutoring, she is a peer advocate for Page House and plays on the women's tennis team. She loves how writing and public speaking can shape perspectives and help people discover their own voices, and she hopes to support students in gaining a stronger sense of expression and confidence. In her free time, she enjoys reading short stories, hiking, and going to concerts.

Noelle Wilkinson, Fleming

Noelle is a sophomore majoring in Computation and Neural Systems with a potential double major in English. As a Hixon Writing Center Tutor, she hopes to help her peers enjoy writing as a creative process while also emphasizing the value of clear communication in science. In addition to tutoring at the HWC, Noelle tutors independently, plays for Caltech's volleyball team, and conducts research in the Van Valen Lab at the intersection of machine learning and neuroscience. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach, reading, hiking, and spending time with friends.