I am still working to complete all of our staff biographies for this year. If you are a member of Prometheus, please send me your information at [email protected]
President: Luciana Ramos Barroso
Graduate Advisor: Ava Lasmanis
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Elanor Taylor

President of Prometheus, Luciana Ramos Barroso, was born and raised in Mexico City and is currently an undergraduate student at Johns Hopkins University, majoring in Cognitive Science, Psychology, and Philosophy. She is a Board Member of the Students for Environmental Action (SEA). Her interests include Absurdism, Chopin’s Nocturnes, Liszt’s Transcendental Études, holistic health, psychedelic research, par 3 golf holes, letter writing, and walking.
Kaethan Virmani is a 2nd-year Computer Music student at the Peabody Institute, with a minor in Philosophy at the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus. He is a music producer, essayist, and singer. Outside of music and philosophy, he has an interest in math, video games, and world affairs.


Khris Pham is an undergraduate student in the Johns Hopkins Class of 2027. He is pursuing a double major in Philosophy and Computer Science with a concentration in AI Ethics. His interests include metaphysics, philosophy of mind, ethics, and the societal implications of emerging technologies. He enjoys wearing slip-on shoes due of their convenience and clean look.
Virankha Ann Peter is a Classics, Cognitive Science, and Philosophy major from Princeton, New Jersey. Her interests in philosophy include Eastern philosophy, philosophy of emotion, healing, and narrative. She is particularly interested in interdisciplinary study, building off scientific empiricism, that uses philosophy to answer “why” and “what should we do” questions about culture, humanity, and the environment.
