Demitri is an intern during the summer of 2016 through early August for the House Minority Committee on Science Space and Technology. He was born and raised in Northern California in the Sonoma County region. Demitri graduated in 2016 from Sonoma State University with a B.S. in Physics with department honors and a minor in Astronomy and he will be attending the University of Nevada, Reno in the coming fall for a Master’s program in Physics. His future plans include developing clean technologies and energy solutions and be a part of the development process of policy pertaining to the new technologies that will arise. Demitri’s interests include renewable energy resources, clean technology, as well as space technologies. Previously, in the 2015-2016 academic year, Demitri represented Zone 18 as Associate Zone Councilor for the National Society of Physics Students where he represented over 60 universities encompassing California, Nevada, Hawaii, the Philippines, Taiwan, and China. In this position he worked to help undergraduate students get opportunities to perform funded research, attend conferences, and receive scholarships to help enhance undergraduate physics education.