学生的亮点

在安吉尔·查韦斯的母亲对他高中时的糟糕成绩表示失望之后, 查韦斯发誓要提高自己的成绩，为更好的学业而努力. 查韦斯, 三个孩子中最小的, 明白教育是向上流动和实现梦想的必要条件. 他在足彩外围网站就读本科，并被介绍给达芙妮·刘教授, 数学系的教员. 在她的鼓励下, he applied and was accepted to 加州大学洛杉矶分校’s NASA Data Intensive Research and Education Center in Science, 技术, 工程, 数学(DIRECT-STEM)项目, 在刘教授的指导下培养了他的研究兴趣. The program recruits highly competitive and historically under-represented students to provide NASA research experience in scientific computing and data analysis. 在获得学士学位之后, he continued his studies as graduate student in the department’s master’s program and the NASA DIRECT-STEM program
查韦斯很珍惜他在NASA DIRECT-STEM项目中的时光.


“DIRECT-STEM项目为我提供了充足的人脉机会. 通过这个项目，我在NASA-JPL和加州大学欧文分校实习，这极大地扩展了我的网络.”

查韦斯还称赞该项目扩展了他在其他STEM领域的知识.

“该项目每月举办研讨会，让我们学习其他学科，而不仅仅是数学. 例如, 我获得了数据科学和气象科学方面的知识, 我认为这让我成为了一个更全面的未来科学家.”

今年秋天, 查韦斯将在明尼苏达大学继续他的研究生教育, 他将在哪里攻读博士学位.D. 在数学方面. He aims to become a professor and found a version of the NASA DIRECT-STEM program where he teaches.

“我在足彩外围网站取得的成功，有一部分要归功于布朗博士. 刘. 她是一个强有力的指导者，对我总是耐心和理解. 当我想偷懒的时候，她在那里鼓励我继续前进. 我渴望像她一样.”

虽然他会想念足彩外围网站熟悉的氛围, 查韦斯兴奋地开始了他学术生涯的下一个阶段. He is also encouraged to face any future challenges due to the training he received at 加州大学洛杉矶分校. 最重要的是, he marvels at the pride his mother bestows on him as he views his success as the fruit of her labor.

雅各Parres-Gold 巴里·戈德华特卓越研究基金会授予 2019年Barry Goldwater奖学金 to 雅各Parres-Gold他是生物化学专业的本科生. The scholarship program is one of the oldest and most prestigious national scholarships in the natural sciences, 工程和数学领域, and seeks to identify and support college sophomores and juniors who demonstrate exceptional promise of becoming the nation’s next generation of research scientists.

毕业后，帕里斯-戈尔德计划获得博士学位.D. 攻读生物化学，并追求研究人员的职业生涯，最终成为一名教授. 在他的本科生涯中, Parres-Gold has gained research experience through his work in Professor Yixian Wang’s (chemistry and biochemistry) lab, 以及加州理工学院安进学者项目.

Parres-Gold is the second 加州大学洛杉矶分校 student to be named a Goldwater Scholar and is member of the University's Early Entrance Program. 在业余时间, 他是化学和生物化学俱乐部的主席, 他是跑酷运动的狂热爱好者.

瑟瑞娜Zadoorian 和足彩外围网站的许多学生一样， 瑟瑞娜Zadoorian is a first generation college student whose family moved to the United States in search of a better life. Zadoorian在加州大学完成了她的本科学位, 不久之后，他开始在足彩外围网站攻读研究生学位. 上个月, Zadoorian graduated with a master’s degree 在心理学中 and was named the college’s Social Science Recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Student Award at the April Honors Convocation ceremony. 她在兼职工作以资助她的教育的同时获得了完美的平均绩点(GPA).

Zadoorian’s interest 在心理学中 stemmed from her high school coursework in American Sign Language (ASL) when she noticed the distinctive visual attention of ASL users.

“不久之后，我开始与聋人社区的成员一起工作, I noticed that there was something unique about their visual attention – especially in the periphery of their visual field. 从那时起，这一观察帮助我形成了研究兴趣和硕士论文.”

Zadoorian’s academic work at 加州大学洛杉矶分校 has earned her numerous awards including the opportunity to conduct research under the tutelage of Joel Ellwanger, 心理学系的教员.

“我爱足彩外围网站. 我永远感激我在学生时代所获得的资源. 我接受了李博士一对一的指导. Ellwanger, and had the opportunity to present my research findings at the Western Psychological Association (WPA) and the American Psychological Society (APS) conferences. 事实上，我将在今年夏天晚些时候的美国心理协会会议上做报告.”

今年秋天, Zadoorian将继续她在加州大学的研究生教育, 在攻读博士学位的时候.D. 在心理学中.

“没有几位心理学教职员工的支持，比如布伦南博士. Hu博士. 丹尼斯和博士. 费尔南多，我不会有今天的成就. I am excited to embark on the next phase of my academic career with the hopes of becoming a professor and mentor to others.”

对医学院预科学生缺乏资源感到沮丧, 塔蒂阿娜Eiley(图右二)和她的朋友兼同学, 杰米Sperati, 建立了医学预科俱乐部. Eiley describes the club as having three objectives: to provide resources to students such as full length practice exams, mock interview and personal statement workshops; to serve as an information hub for students seeking to go on to medical school after graduation and; to provide a supportive atmosphere for pre-med students on campus.

Eiley, 在学期结束前，谁担任俱乐部的现任主席, 自成立以来，俱乐部的活跃会员人数增加了一倍吗.

除了在俱乐部工作之外，Eiley还是Edward Eivers博士实验室的成员.D.和Paul Naguzian博士.D.在那里，她获得了研究经验.

“我确实充分利用了我在校园和大学里的时间. 我会想念一路走来帮助过我的所有教职员工, 包括Maite Villareal Rodriguez, 除了担任俱乐部的顾问之外还有谁, 在过去的两年里对我来说是一个很好的资源吗. 我也会想念我的教授和导师. 雷西诺斯博士. Eivers,博士. 兰宁博士和他的同事. Narguizian.”

2018年5月, 罗宾Sehler获得了地球科学硕士学位, 她曾经认为这是不可能的壮举.
“I am so over the moon to finally earn my degree though it was not easy getting here,” says Robin.
Robin于2016年进入地球科学与环境系学习, 一个妻子, 还有一位新妈妈. 在她的本科生涯中主修地质学, 罗宾寻求接受高等教育，以改变世界.
“I read an article in the LA Times that featured scientists who worked for Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) warning the public about the California drought. 不久之后，州长宣布加州的用水进入紧急状态. I was so inspired by the scientists' ability to enact change that I knew I wanted to work for JPL one day.”
Robin specifically chose to study geosciences at 加州大学洛杉矶分校 after researching the esteemed NASA DIRECT-STEM program and realizing that acceptance in the program would grant her access to JPL.
虽然她离目标又近了一步, she was apprehensive on how to fulfill her role both as a dedicated mother and wife while meeting the demands of a rigorous academic coursework. 她把功劳归功于足彩外围网站的教授(当时还是学生), 让她对如何平衡学校和家庭生活充满信心.
“Dr. 克劳迪娅·埃斯皮诺萨是我的救命恩人. 我记得读研究生的第一天和她共进午餐. 她告诉我，平衡学校和家庭生活的关键是安排饮食, 研究, 家庭时间, 甚至放松. 第一次互动给了我勇气，帮助我分清轻重缓急.”
罗宾在自然与社会科学学院的时光确实收获颇丰，改变了他的一生. Her research primarily focused on water cycle, soil moisture, precipitation and how they interrelate. She was awarded an internship with JPL where she utilized NASA satellite data to compare precipitation data to soil moisture data using MATLAB and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). 她在JPL的工作是GIS密集型的, Robin credits her education at 加州大学洛杉矶分校 (and especially the geosciences department's focus on GIS) in preparing her for sucess during her internship.
随着毕业的临近, Robin reflected on how grateful she is for having three strong women in her graduate career that she has looked up to: Dr. 叶教授是地球科学与环境系主任，李博士是她的指导老师. 洛佩兹，地球科学和环境学院的教授.
“Dr. Li博士. 是的，还有博士。. 洛佩兹在我实习期间给了我帮助. 我能从Dr. 因为她的工程背景和李博士. 叶老师对学生的奉献精神贯穿整个课程. 我很幸运有这么多女性领导者，”罗宾说.
Robin recently won a research internship position at Princeton University’s Cooperative Institute for Climate Science. 整个夏天的10周, she will stay at the university to work with renowned scientists at the National Oceanic Atmopheric Administration and the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA/GFDL), 世界领先的地球系统建模中心, 研究与预测.
“My family and I will take a road-trip to New Jersey before I begin my internship and they will be with me throughout the summer. 我很幸运，我丈夫的工作很灵活，这意味着他可以和我一起旅行.”
展望未来, Robin will continue with her internship at JPL with the hopes of attaining a staff position in the applied science department.
“One of the reasons why I enjoyed our graduate program was the close relationships I formed with my classmates and of course, 教师. 足彩外围网站的学生真正坚持“突破界限”的模式.’ 加州大学洛杉矶分校 students are willing to grow; they have hearts of champions. 我们努力工作，互相鼓励.”