Mentor Profiles
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James Abe Patent Attorney Alston Bird LLP - Los Angeles, CA UC Irvine (B.S. Chemistry 2000), Univ. of San Diego School of Law (JD 2009) |
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Matt Aggleton Process Engineer General Atomics Ph.D. Chemical and Materials Physics - UCI , M.S. Chemical and Materials Physics - UCI , B.S. Physics - Rochester Institute of Technology |
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Tiffany Awischus Territory Account Manager Smalley & Company B.S. Chemistry |
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Peter Babilo Technical Fellow Boeing Company (Boeing Space and Launch) California Institute of Technology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science 2007, California Institute of Technology, Mater's Degree, Materials Science 2003, University of California, Irvine, Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering 2001 |
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Kamlesh Bans Retired Physical Sciences Math 1977 |
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Caroline Broude Life Science Research Professional Stanford University Bachelor's degree in Chemistry (Williams College) |
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Michael Butros Director of Education - AI4OPT Georgia Institute of Technology B.S. Applied Mathematics (1994) |
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Naomi Carrillo Data Engineer Clipboard Health UCI - B.S. Mathematics 2015, CSULB - M.S. Applied Statistics 2019 |
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Anna Cheong Software Engineer Team Lead Melissa B.A. Psychology |
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Karen Choy Senior Manager, Quality Control and Analytical Development Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. Master of Science (M.S.), Analytical Chemistry- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Pomona, CA), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry -University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA) |
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Willow Christenson RF Validation Manager QuantalRF BS in Physics from the University of California, Irvine , Masters in Electrical Engineering - California State University Fullerton |
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Matt Dickason Managing Director Renaissance Associates - Newport Beach, California UCI Chemistry; 1988 UCI MBA (FEMBA IV); 1997 |
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Christine Doan Data Engineer Capital Group B.S. Mathematics, Specialization in Education |
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Bruce Firestone President PharmAssist CMC Consulting - Irvine, CA BS Chemistry , Ph.D Pharmaceutical Chemistry |
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Robert Fofrich UC President's Postdoctoral Fellow UCLA Ph.D., Earth System Science - University of California, Irvine (2022), MS, Earth System Science - University of California, Irvine (2019), BS, Earth System Science - University of California, Irvine (2016), AA, Liberal Arts & Science: Math, Sciences & Computer Science, West Los Angeles College (2014) magna cum laude |
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Chenxu "Vincent" Guo Postdoctoral Research Fellow Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital (HMS/MGH) B.A. Quantitative Economics (Magna Cum Laude); B.S. Chemistry (Cum Laude) Concentration in Biochemistry; Minor in Biological Sciences- University of California, Irvine (2017), Ph.D. Biological Chemistry - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM; 2023) |
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Stephanie Hammel Research Scientist National Research Center for the Working Environment B.S. Chemistry, B.S. Biological Sciences from UCI (2012) , M.P.H from UCI (2014) , Ph.D. Environmental Chemistry from Duke University (2019) |
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Ken Hays Senior Technical Fellow (retired) The Boeing Company UC Irvine Physics - 1985 (Ph.D.) , UC Irvine Physics - 1980 (MS), UC Irvine - Physics & Mathematics - 1977 (BA) |
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Ryan Hill Sr. Director, Finance Marvell UCI B.S. Physics 1995, USC MBA 1997 |
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John Houlihan Biomedical Optics Engineer Rockley Photonics Doctor of Philosophy - Chemical and Materials Physics , Master of Science - Physical Chemistry , Bachelor of Science - Chemistry |
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Daniella Laset High School Science Educator/Ed.D student Archdiocese of Los Angeles BS in Chemistry, M.Ed, pursuing an Ed.D |
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Wilson Lee Self Employed Consultant DHA Consulting BS Earth Systems Science, MS Environmental Engineering |
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Mitch Lee Boeing Deputy Fleet Chief - Retired The Boeing Company BS - Engineering Technology Cal Poly - Pomona 1985 , AS - Electrical Engineering Technology - San Francisco City College 1981 |
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John Leyerle Retired John Wayne Airport and United States Coast Guard BA-Physics, 1972 |
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Alex Lim Synthetic Data Engineer Aurora Innovation B.Sc Mathematics |
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Kevin Lin Business Development Manager Everlink Technologies LLC BS, Biological Sciences, BS, Chemistry |
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Pui-Yu Ling Conservation Data Scientist Defenders of Wildlife PhD: Geographical Sciences; PhD Certificate: Ecological Economics., BS: Earth System & Environmental Science; minor: mathematics |
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Chassidy Manlapid ESG Reporting Manager onsemi UCI B.A. Environmental Science and Policy, B.A. Criminology, Law and Society , ASU Master of Sustainability Solutions |
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Scott Martin VP Central Engineering Renesas BS Physics, BS EE, MS EE, Phd EE, MBA EE |
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Luis Martinez Geologist Geosyntec Consultants B.S Earth System Science - UC Irvine, 2016 , M.S Hydrogeology - Illinois State University, 2019 |
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Son Nguyen Math Instructor Coastline College Ph.D in Mathematics |
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Andrew Nguyen Test and Evaluation Systems Engineer Spectrolab/Boeing B.S. Applied Physics |
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Mindy Nicewonger Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Coordinator Oregon State University PhD in Earth System Science, UC Irvine, 2019, BS in Meteorology, Texas A&M University, 2013 |
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Mark Peterson Associate Director The Aerospace Corporation B.S. Chemistry, Ph.D. in Chemistry (Northwestern) |
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Ha Phan Software Engineer Team Lead Melissa B.S Computer Science; Specialization in Information |
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Mario Pulido Director in Training Immunogenetics UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Genetic, Molecular, and Cellular Biology, Ph.D., Biochemistry, M.Sc., Chemistry, B.Sc. |
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Phillip Richardson Anesthesiologist Phillip Richardson, MD Inc 1991 Physics (BS - UCI), 1993 Biology (BS - UCI), 1997 Medicine (MD - UCI), 2016 Master Business Administration (MBA - UCI) |
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Neil (冠军) Sahota CEO ACSI Labs MBA, Business Administration with focus in Marketing and Operations , BS, Information and Computer Science with specializations in Computer Systems and Information Systems BS, Mathematics BA, Political Science |
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Trinity Sanders Associate Logistics Property Company B.A. in Economics from UCI in 2017, M.S. in Finance from USC in 2020 |
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Jodye Selco Professor Cal Poly Pomona - Pomona, CA BS UCI Chemistry 1979, PhD Rice University 1984 |
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Christopher Seto Contracts Specialist Department of Defense B.S. in Physics |
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Glenn Shaw President Qubi Studio B.S. in Applied Physics, specialization in Engineering Physics (Electrical Engineering), Credential of Readiness HBS, Certification in Strategy |
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Thomas Tierney Senior Scientist (Scientist-5) Los Alamos National Laboratory Ph.D., Physics, UC Irvine and Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2002 , M.S., Physics, UC Irvine, 1997, B.S., Physics/Astrophysics, UC Irvine, 1995 |
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Justine Trinh PhD Student/Teaching Assistant Washington State University Currently pursuing a PhD in English, M.A. in Asian American Studies, B.A. Classics, B.A. Asian American Studies, B.S. Mathematics |
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Richard Truong Integrations Engineer TradeCentric B.S. Chemistry (UC Irvine 2015), Minor in Materials Science Engineering |
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Nima Zargari Intellectual Property Attorney Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati B.S. in Biological Sciences and Chemistry, Concentration in Biochemistry, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Juris Doctor |