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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Audrey Goo
May 2021
Quick Facts:
Grade: 4th year (undergrad)
Major: Bioengineering: Bioengineering
Outside Interests: Pepband, video games, geocaching
Tags: Research, Envision
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
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
Destiny Alvarado
March 2021
Quick Facts:
Grade: 4th Year (undergrad)
Major: Electrical Engineering
Outside Interests: Hiking and crocheting
Tags: IDEA Scholar, Gordon Scholar, SWE
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
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
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
Xochilth Saldana
January 2021
Quick Facts:
Grade: Senior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Outside Interests: Film, Painting, Outreach, Horseback Riding
Tags: IDEA Scholar, EOP, SHPE, Research
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
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
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
Gabriel Gutierrez
Week 9 Spring 2020
Quick Facts:
Grade: Senior
Major: Structural Engineering
Student Involvement: IDEA Scholar and SHPE
Tags: IDEA Scholar, SHPE
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
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
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
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
Amanda Breton
Week 4 Winter 2020
Quick Facts:
Grade: 3rd Year
Major: Bioengineering - Biosystems
Highlighted Student Event - SACNAS
Tags: IDEA Scholar, SACNAS, Research
Juan Maldonado
Week 9 Spring 2019
Quick Facts:
Grade: 4th Year
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Outside Interests: Long-distance running, science-fiction books, skateboarding, and salsa dancing
Luis Garcia
Week 10 Winter 2019
Quick Facts:
Grade: 2nd Year
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Outside Interests: Hiking, Video Games, Coffee, Arctic Monkeys
Gabriel Gutierrez
Week 9 Winter 2019
Quick Facts:
Grade: 3rd Year
Major: Structural Engineering
Outside Interests: Soccer (Mexican League), Tech (phones/ laptops / etc.)
Brea Torquato
Week 8 Winter 2019
Quick Facts:
Grade: 3rd Year
Major: Electrical Engineering
Outside Interests: Community Outreach