2016-2020

Amy He – Fulbright Recipient

Amy He – Fulbright Recipient

Amy He is a recent alumna in Sociology and Education Sciences, was selected for Phi Beta Kappa, and received the Dan and Jean Aldrich award for top juniors. She previously taught 7th grade pre-algebra and served as the Dean of Students at Breakthrough San Juan...

Joshua Cook – Fulbright Alternate

Joshua Cook – Fulbright Alternate

Joshua is a graduating senior double-majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Chemistry and a participant in the Campuswide Honors Program. His research focuses on the interactions between the Toxoplasma gondii parasite and the human immune system. Last...

Tulou (Tala) Pirouzian – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Tulou (Tala) Pirouzian – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Tala is a recent alumna in English and a semi-finalist for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Turkey. She previously won this award in 2016, but the Turkey program was cancelled for both 2016 and 2017 due to safety concerns. She has previously performed...

Tiffany Thompson – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Tiffany Thompson – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Tiffany is a high-performing recent graduate in History and a member of Phi Alpha Theta. She presented her research at two undergraduate history conferences and served as a research intern at the Nixon Presidential Library. Her research interests include the role of...

Stella Liu – Schwarzman Finalist

Stella Liu – Schwarzman Finalist

Stella is a recent alumna, and recipient of Chancellor’s Award of Distinction, the Order of Merit from the School of Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa Awardee and the Outstanding Honors Thesis Award from the Campuswide Honors Program. She is a founder of OneSeed, a...

Cassie (Chen) Zhang – Schwarzman Alternate

Cassie (Chen) Zhang – Schwarzman Alternate

Cassie is an international student from China and double major in Economics and International Studies. She worked as a Peer Academic Advisor, Study Abroad Peer Mentor, LGBTRC Programs Intern and International Center Programs Intern, where she designed multiple...

Leandra Jackson – Goldwater Recipient

Leandra Jackson – Goldwater Recipient

Leandra is a graduating senior in Public Health, transfer student, and participant in the Campuswide Honors Program. She has conducted research at Yale University School of Medicine and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. She has also volunteered at the...

Jordan Edmunds – Goldwater Honorable Mention

Jordan Edmunds – Goldwater Honorable Mention

Jordan is a high-performing junior double-majoring in Electrical Engineering and Biological Sciences. His research interests include Brain-Computer Interfaces, neuroprosthetic devices that may assist with memory and cognition, and the epigenetic mechanisms of memory...

Nikolai Vogler – NSF Recipient

Nikolai Vogler – NSF Recipient

Nikolai is a graduating senior focused on natural language processing research. He was previously awarded a Summer Undergraduate Research Program fellowship for his honors thesis entitled “Automatic Detection of Deceptive Opinions Using Automatically Identified...

Bhavesh Patel – Strauss Recipient

Bhavesh Patel – Strauss Recipient

Bhavesh Patel is a third year Biological Sciences major with a minor in Medical Anthropology. His experiences in clinical research at UCI Medical Center and volunteering in rural India and Mexico have inspired him to attend medical school to become a physician after...