Shashank Somasundaram – Fulbright Alternate

Shashank Somasundaram – Fulbright Alternate

Shashank is a recent alumni in Biological Sciences. A recipient of multiple UROP and SURP grants during his time at UCI, Shashank received the Excellence in Research award and UC Irvine Chancellor’s Award of Distinction in 2017. He has given talks at several national...
Blaine Valencia – Fulbright Alternate

Blaine Valencia – Fulbright Alternate

Blaine is a recent alumni with a double major in Political Science and Film and Media Studies. A member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and recipient of a 2016 UCI Distinguished Anteater Award, Blaine was a part of the Campuswide Honors Program and did research...
Aya Labanieh – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Aya Labanieh – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Aya is a recent alumni who triple-majored in French, Philosophy, and Comparative Literature. She presented her research on the emotional induction and false memories at the UROP Research Symposium in Spring 2016 and on Jean-Paul Sartre’s philosophy of Self and Other...
Julianna Cressman – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Julianna Cressman – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Julianna Cressman is a recent alumna who graduated with a major in Dance and a minor in African Dance Studies. A UCI Regents Scholar, Julianna was also nominated for Academic Honors Phi Beta Kappa and received a 2017 Barnes and Noble College Scholarship for which she...
Priya Sri-Tharan – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Priya Sri-Tharan – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Priya is a graduating senior with a major in Criminology, Law and Society and dual minors in Political Science and Management. During her UCEAP internship in Scotland, she worked with the UN in the field of International Relations and helped coordinate seminars and...