2018

Aaron Chau – Goldwater Honorable Mention

Aaron Chau – Goldwater Honorable Mention

Aaron Chau is a junior with a major in Public Health Sciences. A recipient of the UC Irvine Regents’ Scholarship, Aaron is also involved with UCI’s Ski & Snowboard and Rock Climbing Teams. In his research, Aaron is working with the WellSpace Health nonprofit...

Christian Tototiu – Goldwater Honorable Mention

Christian Tototiu – Goldwater Honorable Mention

Christian Totoiu is a junior with a major in Chemical Engineering. Active in UCI’s Campuswide Honors Program, Christian is also a member of numerous engineering and academic honor societies and has received multiple UROP and SURP grants in pursuance of his research...

Anne-Marie Leiby – Strauss Alternate

Anne-Marie Leiby – Strauss Alternate

Anne-Marie is a junior double-majoring in Biological Sciences and Dance. Currently a volunteer and team member at the Inpatient Rehabilitation Clinic at Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Anne-Marie has worked for three years in the lab under the mentorship of Dance...

Kenny Huynh – NSF Recipient

Kenny Huynh – NSF Recipient

Kenny Huynh is a materials science major at the University of California, Irvine. As an aspiring researcher in the field of alternative energy and materials science, he seeks to contribute to the fight against global warming. His short-term goals include obtaining his...

Elena Thomas – NSF Recipient

Elena Thomas – NSF Recipient

Elena is interested in using spectroscopy to further investigate the chemical properties of molecules, and using that information to further learn more about the world. Previously, she interned at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in a physical chemistry lab using...

Devan Nisson – NSF Honorable Mention

Devan Nisson – NSF Honorable Mention

Devan Nisson is a graduating senior with a major in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Devan is a Biological Sciences Peer Tutor for Molecular Biology and works in the public relations division of the Biological Sciences Student Council. She is also an active...

Alexander Alvara – NSF Honorable Mention

Alexander Alvara – NSF Honorable Mention

Alexander is a recent alumni who triple-majored in Mechanical, Aerospace, and Materials Science Engineering and minored in Biomedical Engineering and Business. His research includes development of a carbon fiber unmanned drone, a user-controlled prosthetic hand, a...

Wyeth Gibson – NSF Honorable Mention

Wyeth Gibson – NSF Honorable Mention

Wyeth is a graduating senior with a major in Chemistry with honors and researches under Professor Jenny Yang. The Orange County Chapter of American Chemical Society named him Outstanding Chemistry Student of the Year Award. In 2017, he received the Michael E. Gebel...