Selcuk Arkun ’10 was born in Atlanta, Georgia and lived there until the age of 12, before moving to Istanbul, Turkey. Selcuk is planning to earn a degree in mechanical engineering with certificates in the materials sciences and robotics with an interest in developing medical devices and prosthetics. Selcuk is involved with the Mathey College Council, club basketball, and Capoeira and is fluent in Turkish.ur

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Adrienne Clermont ’09 is from Ithaca, New York, and is majoring in the Woodrow Wilson School with a certificate in Near Eastern Studies. Her academic interests focus on economic development in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Adrienne studied abroad in southwestern France for a year before coming to Princeton, and spent last summer studying colloquial Arabic in Morocco. She is fluent in French, and proficient in Arabic (Modern Standard and Moroccan Colloquial) and Hindi-Urdu. Outside of the classroom, Adrienne participates in two Middle Eastern and Indian dance groups, co-leads an adult tutoring program in Trenton, and is an officer in Princeton Committee on Palestine.

Alexandra Cristea ’09 is from Romania and hopes to major in the Woodrow Wilson School and obtain a certificate in the Program of Contemporary European Politics and Society. She is interested in how “soft” factors, such as cultural beliefs or religion, influence the development of democratic institutions or sustained economic growth. Besides Romanian and English, Alexandra also speaks French, Spanish, and German. Alexandra is also a member of Business Today, and during fall semester 2005 she worked as part of the organizing staff for the Business Today International Conference.

Ryan Ebanks ’09 is an independent concentrator in political psychology from Los Angeles, California. With political psychology, Ryan hopes to better understand and address problems of social inequality both domestically and abroad. His main region of interest is Russia, where he studied in St. Petersburg and worked at a Moscow law journal. He speaks Spanish and Russian. After Princeton Ryan hopes to continue his studies in graduate school and pursue music performance at the conservatory level.

Li Deng ’10 lived in Sichuan, China, before she moved to Kansas City, Missouri, at age 7, and then to Los Angeles, California, where she currently resides. She is majoring in politics with a focus on international relations and political economy. Her main area of interest is China, where she spent two of her past three summers doing volunteer teaching as well as interning for a private firm through Princeton in Asia. Outside of the classroom, Li is a small-group leader for Manna Christian Fellowship and an SVC co-leader of a tutoring project in Trenton.

Colton Heward-Mills ’10 is from Hillside, New Jersey and attended high school at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. His academic interests include political economy and East Asian studies. He also has interests in human rights, international law, and developmental economics. He speaks a small amount of Chinese and is proficient in Japanese. Though undecided, Colton hopes to major in the Woodrow Wilson School and to receive a certificate in East Asian Studies. Apart from his role as co-chair of the PIIRS undergraduate fellows, Colton dances part-time in Princeton's Disiac Dance Company.

Deepa Iyer ’09 is from Las Vegas, Nevada, and is majoring in the Woodrow Wilson School with certificates in Finance and South Asian Studies. Her academic interests include development economics, public health and infectious disease control initiatives, international migration and remittances, and urbanization (particularly in Africa and South Asia). Outside of the classroom, Deepa is president of the Princeton Hindu Satsangam and a co-convenor of the Religious Life Council, a group dedicated to interfaith dialogue on campus. She is also an RCA in Whitman College. In her spare time, she enjoys practising piano or Carnatic vocal music.

Pawina Jiramongkolchai ’10 is from Woodland Hills, California, and attended high school at Phillips Academy in Massachusetts. Her academic interests include German, chemistry and economics. She is also interested in public health and policy and hopes to get a certificate from the Woodrow Wilson School. At school, she is a peer tutor in Chemistry, violinist in Sinfonia and member of the squash league.

Natalie Kitroeff ’11 is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and plans to major either in the Woodrow Wilson School or in politics with a certificate in Latin American studies.  She has done extensive research on peace and reconciliation after a 36-year genocide in Guatemala and, in 2007, created a documentary on the stories of survivors of this conflict. She spent last summer in Toledo, Spain, with the Princeton in Spain program, and in August was a leader in the Community Action orientation program. She is a fellow at the Writing Center and is board member of the Boaz Community Corporation, a nonprofit immigration education and legal services organization based in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Joyce Lee ’09 is from Pleasanton, California, and is planning to major in electrical engineering. She has studied Chinese and French and hopes to study more foreign languages as well. She is a board member of the Student Volunteers Council and also works at the WPRB radio station as jazz director.

Daniel Levien ’09 is a concentrator in the Woodrow Wilson School and is pursuing certificates in Latin American Studies and African Studies. He is focused on development issues and is concerned with the dynamics of private sector participation in development, the community and environmental impact of trade and globalization, and the parameters of transnational aid responsibility. Daniel is a native of New York City and was graduated from Horace Mann School after also attending school in Switzerland.

Marian Messing ’11, from St. Paul, Minnesota, is a prospective Woodrow Wilson School major who plans to pursue certificates in the Program in Near Eastern Studies, Arabic language and culture, and French language and culture.  Her major academic interests include conflict and human rights, especially in the Middle East, as well as international relations.  Currently in her second year of studying Arabic, Marian hopes to study abroad at the American University in Cairo during the second semester of her junior year.  Marian plays clarinet in the Princeton University Sinfonia, and is the secretary for Princeton’s Amnesty International student group, an undergraduate fellow at the Princeton Program in Law and Public Affairs, and a high school tutor.

Sarah Mousa ’10 is from North Greenbush, New York, and is majoring in the Woodrow Wilson School with a certificate in Near Eastern Studies. Her academic interests focus on Arab-American relations. Sarah spent the past two summers in Egypt studying Arabic and working with the World Health Organization, the Al-Ahram Political and Strategic Research Center, and the Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights. She is fluent in Arabic and proficient in Persian and French. Outside of the classroom, Sarah heads the Arab Society of Princeton, is a peer tutor, and translates for the Princeton University Language Project.

Joshua Muketha ’10 spent the greater part of his growing-up years in Kenya, where he was born and raised, before attending the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore. He is majoring in civil and environmental engineering with certificates in materials science and engineering and environmental studies. Among other activities, Josh serves as the Princeton African Students' Association vice-president in charge of social and political action. He volunteers for the Office of Career Services where he provides career-related advice and assistance to his fellow students as a career peer adviser. He spent his freshman summer teaching environmental awareness and eco-literacy in southern Costa Rica. In the summer of 2008 he conducted experimental research on the permeability of shale in relation to carbon capture and sequestration and is continuing this research in an independent project this semester. He hopes to work in the fields of infrastructure development, housing, and energy resource development after he graduates.

Lily Danqi Shen ’11 is from Shanghai, China. She is an operations research and financial engineering major who is also interested in international relations and policies. At Princeton, Lily founded and is president of the student magazine Princeton Asia Review. In addition to fundraising for a number of university clubs, she is on the board of Princeton Chinese Theater. She speaks Chinese, French, and German.

Jonathan Solarte ’10 was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and grew up in Port Jefferson Station, New York. A concentrator in French and Italian, Jonathan is also pursuing certificates in translation and intercultural communication and women and gender studies. Jonathan is primarily interested in contemporary continental philosophy and critical theory and will study abroad at La Sorbonne in Paris in the spring of 2009. Jonathan speaks Spanish and English fluently and has advanced proficiency in French, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese, as well as intermediate competency in Mandarin Chinese. He also has a budding interest in Arabic language and culture. Aside from being co-chair of the PIIRS Undergraduate Fellows, Jonathan is also the president of Princeton's Global Issues Forum, an LGBT Peer Educator, an Outdoor Action leader, a member of Sustained Dialogue, and an active participant in civic engagement and community service through SVC, particularly as an instructor of ESL classes.

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William C. Wallace’ 09 is from Great Falls, Virginia. He is a Woodrow Wilson School major, with a focus on historical and contemporary interactions between the United States and other nations of the Americas. His primary interests include globalization (in particular, the effects of migration, technology, trade and foreign investment on a nation’s people), family law, and environmental issues. Will serves as co-chair of the USG Projects Board, treasurer of the Princeton College Democrats, a writer for American Foreign Policy magazine, and as a leader of Outdoor Action trips for incoming Princeton students.

Peter Shengyang Wu ’09 was born in Hanghou, China, but moved to the United States early in his childhood and has lived in five different states. He hopes to major in either the Woodrow Wilson School or in Molecular Biology. His primary areas of academic interest are the public health issues concerning Africa and Asia. On campus, Peter is involved in many Christian fellowships, is a club table tennis player, and is a member of the Wilson College Council.

Christopher Yarnell ’10