IDEA Center Publications

Maritza Sanchez
April 2022

Quick Facts:
Grade: Ph.D
Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Outside Interests: Community Outreach, spending time with family and friends, hiking, paddle boarding, dancing, eating good food, traveling, coffee

Tags: SHPE, Sloan Scholars, Research, Postgraduate, Mentoring

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Milena Salazar
March 2022

Quick Facts:
Grade: 3rd Year
Major: Structural Engineering
Outside Interests: Thrifting, Embroidery, Film, Music

Tags: SHPE, SWE, IDEA Scholar, First-Generation Student, Research

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Jordan Bunch
February 2022

Quick Facts:
Grade: 2nd Year
Major: Nanoengineering
Outside Interests: Enjoy time with friends, discover new foods, spend time with family, listen to music

Tags: Nanoengineering, Research, NSBE, NETS, ACES

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Dalila González Mejía
January 2022

Quick Facts:
Grade: Senior Transfer Student
Major: Bioengineering
Outside Interests: Baking, Sewing my own clothes, Spending time with my family

Tags: TEAM Mentor, Research Experience, Transfer Student, First-Gen

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Jennifer Hernandez-Mora
November 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: 4th Year (Undergrad)
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Outside Interests: Space, Fashion, Music

Tags: First Generation Student, IDEA Scholar, EOP, SHPE, SEDS

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Kaitlyn Wong
November 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: 3rd Year (Undergrad)
Major: Mechanical Engineering: Renewable Energy and Energy Flow
with a Minor in Environmental Studies
Outside Interests: Cooking, Boba Finding, Video Games, Bullet Journaling

Tags: First Generation Student, IDEA Scholar, SASE

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Ayush Gaggar
October 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: 2nd Year Transfer (undergrad)
Major: Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation 
Outside Interests: Reading, Teaching, Basketball, Self-Growth

Tags: Transfer Student, Research, ELC Peer Educator

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José Santana Sosa
October 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: 2nd Year Transfer (undergrad)
Major: Computer Science 
Outside Interests: Music, Fashion, Animals, and Traveling/Exploring

Tags: Transfer Student, SHPE, oSTEM, TEAM

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Audrey Velasco-Hogan
August 2021

Quick Facts:
Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Outside Interests: Hiking and getting out in the sun

Tags: Sloan Scholar, Internship

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Audrey Goo
May 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: 4th year (undergrad)
Major: Bioengineering: Bioengineering
Outside Interests: Pepband, video games, geocaching

Tags: Research, Envision

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Skye Edwards
May 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: 5th year (undergrad)
Major: Bioengineering: Biosystems
Outside Interests: Salsa, bachata, crocheting, and singing

Tags: IDEA Scholar, SHPE, BMES
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Samantha Fong
May 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: 5th year (undergrad)
Major: Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Environmental Systems
Outside Interests: Reading, Doodling, and Traveling

Tags: IDEA Scholar, Gordon Scholar, Research, ESW, SWE, JUMP
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Ved Vakharia
April 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: 4th year (PhD Student)
Major: Materials Science and Engineering​​​​
Outside Interests: Photography, basketball, gym, and biking

Tags: PhD Student, Research, Team Internship Program
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Kanksha Patel
April 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: 3rd year (undergrad)
Major: Bioengineering: Biotechnology
Outside Interests: Tennis, Concerts, Hiking & Art

Tags: IDEA Scholar, GEAR, Research, SWE

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Ariana Mirian
March 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: PhD Candidate
Major: Computer Science and Engineering
Outside Interests: Circus arts, cosplay, and anything related to food

Tags: CSE DEI Committee

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Rachel Luu
February 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: 3rd Year (undergrad)
Major: Mechanical Engineering (Specialization in Mechanics of Materials)
Outside Interests: Going to concerts, collecting vinyl records, taking photos, and playing video games

Tags:ACES Scholar, Chancellors Scholar Alliance Program, Research

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Nasim Eshragh-Nia
January 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: PhD Candidate
Major: Bioengineering
Outside Interests: Digital illustration, landscape photography, exploring the outdoors, and cooking

Tags: JUMP, Research

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Alborz Jelvani
January 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: 4th year PhD Candidate
Major: Bioengineering
Outside Interests: Learning new languages, cooking, and 3D-printing

Tags: JUMP, Research

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Xochilth Saldana
January 2021

Quick Facts:
Grade: Senior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Outside Interests: Film, Painting, Outreach, Horseback Riding

Tags: IDEA Scholar, EOP, SHPE, Research

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Sothyrak Tee Srey
December 2020

Quick Facts:
Grade: 2nd Year Master Student
Major: Computer Science
Outside Interests: Cooking/DJ'ing

Tags: First Generation Student, TEAM, HKN, oSTEM, BS/MS Program, Internship

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Obadiah Valdez
December 2020

Quick Facts:
Grade: Sophomore
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Outside Interests: Art, reading, gaming, and exploring

Tags: First Generation Student, IDEA Scholar, GEAR

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Alberto Avalos
November 2020

Quick Facts:
Grade: Senior
Major: Nanoengineering
Student Involvement: Reading, gaming, surfing, climbing, camping, and hiking

Tags: First Generation Student, IDEA Scholar, Research

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Gabriel Gutierrez
Week 9 Spring 2020
 

Quick Facts:
Grade: Senior
Major: Structural Engineering
Student Involvement: IDEA Scholar and SHPE

Tags: IDEA Scholar, SHPE

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Gabe Shatkin
Week 8 Spring 2020
 

Quick Facts:
Grade: Senior
Major: Bioengineering:Biotechnology
Outside Interest: Writing/recording music, snowboarding, rock climbing

Tags: IDEA Scholar, Research, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, SEI Peer Facilitator

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Alyssa Chiang
Week 7 Spring 2020
 

Quick Facts:
Major: Bioengineering
Outside Interest: Mental Health/Wellness, Burlesque Dancing, Exercising, Cooking, Sustainability, Traveling, and Music

Tags: Jacobs Scholar, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

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Dora Ogbonna
Week 5 Spring 2020
 

Quick Facts:
Grade: Sophomore
Major: Chemical Engineering
Student Involvement: ACES Scholars Program

Tags: ACES Scholar, Goldwater Scholarship, RA, Research

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Priyal Suneja
Week 4 Spring 2020
 

Quick Facts:
Grade: Junior
Major: Computer Science
Outside Interests: Reading, running, and listening to music

Tags: WIC, CSE DEI Committee

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Odemuno Prudence Ogelohwohor
Week 3 Spring 2020
 

Quick Facts:
Grade: Sophomore (Class of 2022)
Major: Electrical Engineering
Outside Interests: Dancing, exercising, painting, trying out new restaurants, and exploring connections between art and technology

Tags: NSBE, PiB, ASA

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Qiqi Wu
Week 7 Winter 2020
 

Quick Facts:
Graduation Year: 2018
Major: Computer Science with a minor in Design
Highlighted Student Organization: WIC

Tags: WIC, Alumni

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Amanda Breton
Week 4 Winter 2020
 

Quick Facts:
Grade: 3rd Year
Major: Bioengineering - Biosystems
Highlighted Student Event - SACNAS

Tags: IDEA Scholar, SACNAS, Research 

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