The inaugural Franklin Dinner was held on November 22, 2022 at Louie Louie. From left to right: Armaan Somani, Mariangela Bernardi, Derek Nhieu, Robert Vitalis, Gabrielle Gillen, Devin Ma, Jaime Cayo, Anh Ngo.

Professors

Mariangela Bernardi, Professor of Physics & Astronomy

Teaching at Penn since 2005

Research Interests: galaxies, super-massive black holes, observational Cosmology, large-scale structures and peculiar motions

Samir Nurmohamed, Professor of Management

Teaching at Penn since 2013

Research Interests: adversity, resilience, motivation, behavioral ethics, power, expectations, stereotypes, stigma

Robert Vitalis, Professor of Political Science

Teaching at Penn since 1999

Research Interests: state & market formation in Saudi Arabia, political & cultural economy of the world oil industry, history of international relations & development studies, race & American international relations theory

Students

Class of 2023: Devin Ma, Gabrielle Gillen, Armaan Somani, Derek Nhieu

Class of 2024: Anh Ago, Jamie Cayo

Representation

Majors represented: management, marketing, physics, music, computer science, PPE, economics

Schools represented: College, Wharton, Engineering

Reflections

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