2024 Finalist: Steven Gong

2024 Finalist: Steven Gong

STEVEN GONG, an aspiring physician-policymaker from San Francisco’s Chinatown, graduated with a triple major in human biology, economics, and political science. Inspired by his family’s healthcare challenges, Steven founded the California Health Advocacy Network as a...
2024 Alternate: Christine Ly

2024 Alternate: Christine Ly

Christine is a Regents’ and Deans’ Scholar graduating with a degree in Biomedical Engineering, a minor in Biological Sciences, and specializations in Biophotonics and in Micro and Nano Biomedical Engineering. Throughout her undergraduate career, she has held two...
2024 Recipient: Taylor Hart

2024 Recipient: Taylor Hart

Taylor is a sophomore Earth System Science major with a minor in biology. She is also a NOAA Ernest Hollings Scholar. She is an Undergraduate Researcher in the Druffel Lab, studying why dissolved organic carbon has been dated to be thousands of years old, even though...
2024 Recipient: Rohan Vaswani

2024 Recipient: Rohan Vaswani

Rohan is a second year undergraduate majoring in Earth System Science and specializing in Oceanography with a minor in Literary Journalism. He has an interest in ocean dynamics, scientific research administration, science communication, marine technology, and marine...
2024 Recipient: Beatriz Lopez Galeana

2024 Recipient: Beatriz Lopez Galeana

Beatriz (she/they/ella) is a Chicana first-generation student and emerging public health professional who is dedicated to health equity and community building. Through her research, she works closely with local residents and community health workers to document and...