National Science Foundation Graduate Honorable Mention

JoAnne Villagrana – NSF Honorable Mention

JoAnne Villagrana – NSF Honorable Mention

JoAnne Villagrana received an Honorable Mention for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. JoAnne is a graduating senior in Biological Sciences. As a Minority Science Programs participant, she gained invaluable research experience on the...

Isaryhia Rodriguez – NSF Honorable Mention

Isaryhia Rodriguez – NSF Honorable Mention

Isaryhia Rodriguez received an Honorable Mention for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Isaryhia is a first-generation student and graduating senior in Microbiology and Immunology. She was named a Maximizing Access to Research Careers...

Kimberly Zhang – NSF Honorable Mention

Kimberly Zhang – NSF Honorable Mention

Kimberly Zhang is a Gates Cambridge Scholarship Finalist and was named a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention. Kimberly is a graduating senior in mathematics and chemistry, a UCI Distinguished Anteater, a UCI Beckman Scholar, and...

Mahek Logantha – NSF Honorable Mention

Mahek Logantha – NSF Honorable Mention

Mahek Logantha received an Honorable Mention for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Mahek is a graduating senior in mechanical engineering. At UCI, she has performed research in the Ultrafast Laser Plasma Interactions Lab in the Physics...

Thomas Cross – NSF Honorable Mention

Thomas Cross – NSF Honorable Mention

Thomas Cross received an Honorable Mention for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. TJ is a transfer student and a graduating senior in Chemistry. His work focuses on predicting and modeling mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, resulting...

Bryon Tjanaka – NSF Honorable Mention

Bryon Tjanaka – NSF Honorable Mention

Bryon Tjanaka is a graduating third-year senior in Computer Science. During his time at UCI, he has worked with Roy Fox and the Intelligent Dynamics Lab on hierarchical reinforcement learning, and with David Mobley, Jessica Maat, and the Mobley Lab on molecular...

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...