2012 HONORS RECIPIENTS
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Kristopher Kent Barr (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honors in Chemistry, Cum Laude
Jennifer Laurel Blackie (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Outstanding Senior in Chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa (2011), Summa Cum Laude
Allyson Elizabeth Blackstone (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Campuswide Honors, Phi Beta Kappa
Kristy Thanh Cao (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon
Tiffany J. Chen (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Undergraduate Research/Departmental Service Award for Chemistry, Honors in Chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Zaid Samir Daghestani (P) Sigma Pi Sigma
Joseph Brent Dizon (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honors in Chemistry, The Hypercube Scholar Award (2011)
Thorin Jake Duffin (P) Sigma Pi Sigma, Honors in Physics
Kyle William East (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honors in Chemistry, Don L. Bunker Award
Nicole Alexis Abello Fider (M) Honors in Mathematics, Cum Laude
Christopher Charles Frazer (P) Sigma Pi Sigma
Wesley Tanner Fuhrman (P) Sigma Pi Sigma, Honors in Physics, Outstanding Senior in Physics, Bellittini Award (2011), Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude
Shaun I. Galvan (C) Honors in Chemistry
Christian Louis Guzman (P) Sigma Pi Sigma
Stephanie Cheng Hammel (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honors in Chemistry, Don L. Bunker Award, Campuswide Honors, Chancellor's Award of Distinction
Kenneth Nolan Heckeroth (M) Cum Laude, Robert Doedens Undergraduate Achievement Award (2010)
Robert Youssefian Henley (P) Sigma Pi Sigma
Mitchell David Hsing (P) Sigma Pi Sigma, Undergraduate Research/Departmental Service Award for Physics
Long Khanh Hua (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honors in Chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
Nicholas Eliot Hurtt (M) Outstanding Senior in Mathematics, Honors in Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude
Robert Cristian Ionescu (C) Honors in Chemistry
Travis Scott Johnson (P) Sigma Pi Sigma, Honors in Physics, Campuswide Honors, Phi Beta Kappa (2011), Magna Cum Laude
Yoko Christie Kamei (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honors in Chemistry, Orange County American Chemical Society Award, Robert Doedens Undergraduate Achievement Award (2011), Magna Cum Laude
Ali Ahmad Khostovan (P) Sigma Pi Sigma, Honors in Physics, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Christina Kim (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Magna Cum Laude
Arielle Crystal Kirk (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Campuswide Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Elizabeth Yuk-Ming Klueger (C) Honors in Chemistry (2011) , Campuswide Honors
Jordan Knopp (M) Campuswide Honors
Amber Lee Kolak (P) Sigma Pi Sigma
Ngoc T. Le (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon
Michelle Jisoo Lee (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Christine Soojung Lee (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa
Ben S. Lertsakdadet (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Benjamin Kalman Lesel (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa (2011), Cum Laude
Perry Scott Leventhal (E) Magna Cum Laude
Long Louis Ly (M) Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
Boi Ly (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Cum Laude
Victor Wei-Dek Mak (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honors in Chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, Physical Sciences Undergraduate Achievement Award (2011), Cum Laude
Luisruben Padilla Martinez (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honors in Chemistry, Cum Laude
Ryan James Mcmonigle (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Cum Laude
Ali Christine Murphy (S) Outstanding Senior in Earth and Environmental Studies
John David Naviaux (E) Outstanding Senior in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Campuswide Honors, Chancellor's Award of Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa (2011), Magna Cum Laude
Nitin Krishna Neelakantan (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon
Kevin Quang Vu Nguyen (M) Cum Laude
Linda Lan-Khanh Nguyen (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Campuswide Honors, Phi Beta Kappa (2011), Magna Cum Laude
Lucas Quoc Nguyen (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, American Chemical Society Award for Analytical Chemistry (2010), Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Mike Minh Ong (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Cum Laude
Chau D. Ong (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon
Benjamin John Papandrea (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa
Jiten Vijay Patel (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Eric Jun Puttock (M) Honors in Mathematics, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Victor O. Ramos (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Chasen Asher Ranger (P) Sigma Pi Sigma, Honors in Physics, Campuswide Honors
Angel Ruacho (E) Undergraduate Research/Departmental Service Award for Earth System Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Evan M. Skorka (M) Honors in Mathematics, Cum Laude
Ryan Matthew Smith (P) Sigma Pi Sigma
Hein Paing Soe (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon
Eric Christopher Sponberg (M) Honors in Mathematics, Campuswide Honors, Phi Beta Kappa
Cassandra D. Squiers (E) Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Stephanie Waion Tai (M) Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Michelle Midori Tateyama (E) Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Xuan Amelia Tran (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Campuswide Honors, Chancellor's Award of Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Tiffany Nhi Truong (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Magna Cum Laude
Arturo Vargas (M) Undergraduate Research/Departmental Service Award for Mathematics, Phi Beta Kappa, Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Cum Laude
Anh Khoa Hoang Vo (M) Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
Lauren Weisel (C) Campuswide Honors
Katherine Elizabeth Woo (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon
Spencer Donald Wood (C) Honors in Chemistry
Kevin Yuan Wu (C) Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Timothy C. Young (C) Honors in Chemistry, Campuswide Honors

C: Chemistry.   E: Earth and Environmental Sciences.   M: Mathematics.   P: Physics.   S: Earth and Environmental Studies