We Are UT El Paso

Enrique Gomez

By Dr. Keith Pannell,

Dr. Lindsey Macchiarella, Olivia Williams

Published September 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT

On this week’s episode of We Are UT El Paso, Dr. Keith Pannell and Lindsey Macchiarella sit down with Enrique Gomez, the founder and co-director of the El Paso Science Festival and an alumnus of the University of Texas at El Paso. They discuss his life and how his passions led him to NASA.

Enrique Gomez is the founder and co-director of the El Paso Science Festival and an alumnus of the University of Texas at El Paso. Mr. Gomez's work focuses on many things but in this episode we focus on his dedication to NASA and how he shows his suppoer to our community.

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To learn more about the El Paso Science Festival
you can visit: https://www.elpasoscience.org/founders

This interview originally aired on September 06, 2026.

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Dr. Keith Pannell

London, England’s Dr. Keith Pannell created Science Studio in 1987 and has hosted the show for more than thirty years. With a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Pannell provides listeners with a unique insight on the sciences. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at UTEP.

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Lindsey Macchiarella is a musicologist and Associate Professor of Music at the University of Texas at El Paso. She received her Ph.D in in historical musicology and certificate in early music studies from Florida State University.

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