Josephine Chia
In Honors since: 2024
Hometown: South Whidbey Island
Pronouns: she/her
About me: Hi! My name is Josephine. I'm a physics major who enjoys doing niche things across campus, including learning medieval change ringing and giving Planetarium shows. You can probably see how I would love Honors, both for the academic enrichment and warm community it provides. And it turns out that I get to be an honors peer facilitator in 2027! Yipeee! I hope to see y'all in my section :). Some of you may already recognize me from my time as a virtual orientation leader :O I have experience navigating the world of hard STEM as someone with interests that definitely don't fit within the confines of hard STEM. Here are some things I've done, which I'd be happy to talk to people about: UW music ensembles, club leadership, intro physics and calculus, research, ad hoc honors project, on-campus employment, meaningful volunteer opportunities, starting a goated support or study group...there's probably stuff that I'm missing... Anywho, please reach out to me if you want to share your wacky interests or learn some strategies to get more connected to the UW!
Contact preferences
In Person:
Academics
General area(s) of study: Natural Sciences
Current or intended majors: Physics
I would be willing to talk about the following courses/subjects: Music classes for non-majors + ensembles for credit Intro calc 100 and 200-level physics (including honors intro physics!) Research for credit Honors courses: CHID 210: The Idea of the University The Record of All of Us Writing Speculative Fiction from Life and Research Ad hoc
I would be willing to tutor other Honors students in following courses/subjects: I am really open to providing advice for general or subject-specific study strategies and problem solving, but please don't contact me for tutor-related support.
Housing Experience
- Honors Living and Learning Community (LLC)
Activities
Research: Atmospheric Sciences (data science), Geography (science-policy interface), physics (upcoming)
Volunteering/Service: UW Planetarium, UW Farm, UW Choir Festivals, Honors Admitted Students Day
Leadership: Physics Undergraduate Mentoring Program, Virtual Orientation Leader, Honors Peer Facilitator, organizing study groups/writing groups etc
Clubs/RSOs:
Internships: Finding/applying, building networking skills from scratch
Campus Jobs: New Student and Transfer Programs
Scholarships: Finding merit-based scholarships/networking
Student Leadership Participation
Current Peer Facilitator: 2026