Undergraduate Research Center

UR Program: MURPPS

Faculty Mentor: Tiffany Lowe-Power, Plant Pathology

Research Title: Microbial Genome-Wide Association (GWA) Mapping with Scoary

UR Program: MURPPS

Faculty Mentor: Christopher Fassnacht, Physics and Astronomy

Research Title: Limiting Gravitational Lensing Candidates through their Spectra

Research Program: MURPPS

Faculty Mentor: Susan Kauzlarich, Chemistry

Research Title: The Effect of Brønsted Bases on the Synthesis of Ge Nanocrystals From GeI4

Research Program: MURPPS

Faculty Mentor: Frank E. Osterloh, Chemistry

Research Title: Cu2O/ZnO Solar Cell

Research Program: MURPPS

Faculty Mentor: Katherine Eriksson, Economics

Research Title: NNBL Chapter Effectiveness

Research Program: MURPPS
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Annaliese K. Franz
Research Title: Using NMR to Measure PhotoAcidity
Hometown: Watsonville, CA
Three words to describe me: Motivated, Busy, Blessed

What are your future plans and/or goals?

My plan is to continue being a researcher by pursuing a PhD.

In what ways has engaging in undergraduate research impacted your future goals and plans?

Research Program: MURPPS
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dong Yu
Research Title: Helicity Dependence of Topological Insulators
Hometown: Montclair, California
Three words to describe me: Thoughtful, open minded, structured

What are your future plans and/or goals?

Future plans I have are to continue physics research in graduate school, present the current research I am working on and I hope to explore more into it. I do plan to continue my research.

Research Program: MURPPS
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew Fisher
Research Title: RNA Editing Enzyme Structural Studies
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Three words to describe me: Spiritual, Compassionate, Guatemalan-American

What are your future plans and/or goals?

My future goals include building upon my research skills including qualitative research and pursuing a phD.

Research Program: MURPPS
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Valentin Taufour
Research Title: Electrosynthesis of Cu_xBi_2Se_3
Hometown: Montclair, CA
Three words to describe me: Curious, Creative, Meticulous

What are your future plans and/or goals?

Research Program: MURPPS
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dong Yu
Research Title: Simulation of Helicity Dependent Photocurrents
Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA
Three words to describe me: Dedicated, involved, studious

What are your future plans and/or goals?

My goal is to obtain my PhD in Physics and continue research in academia.

In what ways has engaging in undergraduate research impacted your future goals and plans?