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.
Andrea Lopez Arguello, Junior, Physics Emph in Astro, 2022
Research Program: MURPPS
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Letts
Research Title: Cryo E.M Sample Preparation Deice
Hometown: Coatzacoalcos, Mexico
Three words to describe me: Hard working, persistent, patient
What are your future plans and/or goals?
I would like to obtain a research position in the area of physics, and look forward to attending grad school
In what ways has engaging in undergraduate research impacted your future goals and plans?
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.
Tabib Chowdhury, 3rd Year, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 2022
Research Program: MURPPS
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sebastian Schreiber
Research Title: Exploring Ergodic Properties in a randomly switching environment
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Three words to describe me: Practical, imaginative, considerate
What are your future plans and/or goals?
I plan to go on to graduate school for my PhD in applied mathematics and hopefully continue my research there.
Research Program: MURPPS
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alan Balch
Research Title: Development of Open-Cage Fullerenes as Host Molecules for Metal Insertion
Hometown: Merced, CA
Three words to describe me: Charismatic, Creative, and Caring
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
Research Program: MURPPS
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David E. Olson
Research Title: The Total Synthesis of Ibogaine through a Cascading Sequence
Hometown: Fairfield, CA
Three words to describe me: Resilient, Intuitive, Curious
What are your future plans and/or goals?
I plan to earn my PhD in organic chemistry, pursue a postdoctoral position, and secure a tenure track faculty position at a 4 year university.
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?
Research Program: MURPPS
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Javier Arsuaga
Research Title: Applications of Computational Homology to the Analysis of Copy Number Changes in Breast Cancer
Hometown: Bay Area, San Mateo
Three words to describe me: Friendly, Optimistic, and Persistent
Sarai Jaime, 2nd Year Transfer, ACS Chemistry, 2022
Research Program: MURPPS
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Annaliese Franz
Research Title: Desymmetrization of Organosilicon Compounds
Hometown: Arvin, CA
Three words to describe me: Intelligent, Hardworking, Fun
What are your future plans and/or goals?
I want to obtain a PhD in Chemistry and become a professor. Additionally, I plan to continue research in organic chemistry.
