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Fernando Aguilera de Alba

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research aims to understand how traumatic brain injuries affect the auditory system.
Career interest: In the future, I plan on collaborating with athletic institutions to continue my research on traumatic brain injuries to develop diagnostic tools and raise awareness about close-head injuries.

Antonio Alvarez Valdivia

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on the design of ubiquitous, pneumatically-actuated haptic interfaces for Human-Machine Interaction.
Career interest: I am interested in pursuing a research and development-oriented career in the industry and eventually coming back to Academia as a teaching professor.

Joreen Arigye

Department or School: Engineering Education
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interests encompass three main areas: 1) examining undergraduate student reflections during computational modeling and simulation, 2) developing frameworks for conscientious engineering design, and 3) advancing computing education in the African context.
Career interest: My career interest centers around research and innovation that utilizes technology to enhance educational experiences.

Lexy Arinze

Department or School: Engineering Education/Civil Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I am currently interested in researching how global programs affect the career trajectories of engineers, and also exploring the effects of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) on learning.
Career interest: Upon graduation, I intend to secure an industry position with the end goal of transitioning into academia either as a faculty or an adjunct faculty.

Bereket Bekele

Department or School: Chemical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interests lie in catalyst engineering and design for sustainable chemical transformations.
Career interest: My career goals are currently undetermined.

Tania Class Martinez

Department or School: Chemical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interests are understanding how material properties of proton- and copper-form zeolites influence the dealumination kinetics during hydrothermal aging.
Career interest: I aspire to become a research professor to mentor future scientists and engineers.

Jordan Cross

Department or School: Civil Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I study how volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from household and personal care products influence human health and cognitive functioning.
Career interest: I am working towards becoming a professor at an R1 university continuing to conduct research in my current field

Aliya Ehde

Department or School: Environmental and Ecological Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Drinking water quality and distribution infrastructure with an emphasis on public health.
Career interest: I aspire to be a professor at a primarily undergraduate institution or community college where I can devote much of my time towards teaching and mentoring.

Emily Garcia

Department or School: Industrial Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on optimizing decision-making support systems to improve older adult long term care and reduce the prevalence of health disparities.
Career interest: I aspire to become a full-time healthcare engineering researcher whether it be in academia, industry, or government where I can continue pursuing health equity interdisciplinary research and mentor underrepresented minorities.

Marina Garcia Lopez-Arias

Department or School: Civil Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research explores innovative methods to make concrete more sustainable by enhancing its thermal performance, and CO2 capture, and depollution abilities.
Career interest: My goal is to become a Professor in Civil Engineering where I can contribute to the sustainable infrastructure of the future through teaching and research

Debraliz Isaac Aragones

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research involves using modeling tools and conducting experiments to investigate flow instabilities in energy-efficient passive cooling systems.
Career interest: My career goals are to work as a thermal scientist in research and development within the industry.

Eugene Mahmoud

Department or School: Engineering Education
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I'm interested in the experiences of first-year engineering students, community college engineering students and engineering faculty roles in postsecondary partnerships.
Career interest: I'm interested in teaching engineering courses, conducting longitudinal research of engineering transfer students, and authoring educational policy.

Samantha Mata Robles

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Development of point-of-care diagnostics for underserved communities
Career interest: Become a professor at a R1 university to lead multidisciplinary collaboration to provide solutions for current barriers that exist in the healthcare system.

Juan C. Mesa

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Development of Wearables and Drug Delivery Devices for Automated Opioid Overdose Treatment
Career interest: Helping people in academia is my dream. I would love to become the future Dean of an R01 university to increase the participation of minorities in these institutions.

Jesus Meza Galvan

Department or School: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research is focused on developing MEMS propulsion devices for small satellites and spacecraft.
Career interest: My long-term career goal is to become a spacecraft engineer and work on developing science instruments for space missions. I am very interested in using nanotechnologies for space exploration.

Nimota Nasiru

Department or School: Engineering Education
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I'm interested in evaluating the emotional process in engineering education.
Career interest: I'm interested in reducing the attrition rates for engineering students.

Jose Alfredo Ocegueda

Department or School: Industrial Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on the development of flexible electronics and soft robotics, exploring innovative materials and design strategies to enhance adaptability and functionality in diverse applications.
Career interest: My career interest lies in collaboratively creating innovative solutions to complex problems, with a strong focus on human-centered design principles and leveraging advanced technologies to positively impact people's lives.

Jose Rivas

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on the modeling, optimization, and experimentation of multi-stable elements, and how to integrate them into morphing aircraft structures to maximize aeroelastic performance at multiple operating conditions.
Career interest: I want to pursue a career as faculty and continue expanding higher education opportunities for underserved and minority communities.

Orlando Rivera Gonzalez

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on wettability studies and water harvesting research on radiative cooling surfaces for mitigating water scarcity.
Career interest: I want to work on further developing thermodynamic and heat transfer research in a national lab or industry setting, while also participating in and contributing to outreach, teaching, and mentorship in the community.

Mikayla Roach

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on discovering new methods to alleviate the symptoms of osteoarthritis.
Career interest: I am interested in a career that involves giving back to my community and making life easier for others.

Raquel Ruiz

Department or School: Civil Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interest in in fiber-reinforced concrete.
Career interest: My career interest is to pursue a faculty position focused on teaching.

Diamarys Salome Rivera

Department or School: Chemical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on understanding how catalyst properties of Brønsted acid zeolites influence olefin oligomerization for the conversion of light alkenes into transportation fuel products.
Career interest: Obtain a research and development position in industry to contribute towards a more sustainable environment.

Ángel Santiago-Colón

Department or School: Chemical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research involves developing and understanding heterogenous catalysts stability for conversion of natural gas.
Career interest: My goal is to be lead a diverse group as a tenure-track research professor.

Alex Santiago-Vargas

Department or School: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on the design of RF devices like power amplifiers and antennas.
Career interest: I am interested in pursuing a career in industry as a technical fellow. At a later stage, I would like to bring my experience back to academia.

Paula Sarmiento

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Bioinformatics for tendon tissue engineering
Career interest: Bioinformatics in biotechnology

Makena Thompson

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research is in membrane dehumidification system modeling for heat pump based systems.
Career interest: I aim to work in industry after graduation in the HVAC field.

Imani Adams

Department or School: Engineering Education
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interest is on African American youth K-12 engineering education with a focus on informal learning experiences

Shauna Adams

Department or School: Engineering Education
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interest is in understanding the success indicators of K-12 community engineering programs that support underrepresented and underserved groups.
Career interest: To be a conduit of support for community-based K-12 Engineering/STEM programming and public, private, and government supports.

AraOluwa Adaramola

Department or School: Chemical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Student success in introductory chemical engineering courses
Career interest: Open to career opportunities that combine my skills and interests

Micheal Adekanbi

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Reduction of NOx emissions and improvement of the performance of offroad diesel engines through the use of electric EGR pump and cylinder deactivation.
Career interest: To become a faculty in a top engineering school or work as a research engineer in a research institute

Fernando Aguilera de Alba

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Investigate the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the auditory system
Career interest: I would like to continue investigating the effects of TBI in military and civilian populations, especially in athletes of high-contact sports.

Brendan Ball

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: To leverage both computational and experimental approaches to better understand the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Career interest: I aim to develop and improve therapeutics within the healthcare industry.

Emily Barber

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Radiative cooling paints for climate change mitigation
Career interest: Undetermined, but likely government work at a national lab

Bereket Bekele

Department or School: Chemical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interest involves investigating the effects of atomic scale active site arrangements of zeolite catalysts used in processes that convert low carbon-footprint feedstocks into useful forms of energy and chemicals.
Career interest: My overarching career interest revolves around exploring the fundamental truths of the universe through research and applying the knowledge gained to develop practical solutions for real-world challenges.

Sarah Bowlin

Department or School: Civil Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on the experimental investigation of unbonded and bonded prestressed concrete bridge elements.
Career interest: I am mainly interested in a career in structural forensics, but am also considering a career as a professor at a teaching focused university.

Jose Capa Salinas

Department or School: Civil Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interests include drone bridge inspection, routine and fracture (NSTM) inspections, the behavior of structures, earthquake engineering, assessment of bridges and other structures.
Career interest: I would like to pursue a faculty position in academia where I can inspire and help others to achieve their goals.

Gaurav Chobe

Department or School: Civil Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interest is in structural engineering with a focus on anchorages in concrete construction
Career interest: My career interest is to become a faculty member in a research institution

Tania Class Martinez

Department or School: Chemical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on understanding how material properties of proton- and copper-form zeolites influence the dealumination kinetics during hydrothermal aging.
Career interest: I aspire to become a research professor to mentor future scientists and engineers.

Jordan Cross

Department or School: Civil Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I research the relationship between humans and the indoor built environment through the personal care products we introduce into our spaces.
Career interest: I would love to continue to contribute to my field conducting research at an R1 institution.

Emily Garcia

Department or School: Industrial Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on optimizing decision making support systems to improve older adult long term care and reduce the prevalence of health disparities.
Career interest: I aspire to become a full-time healthcare engineering researcher whether it be in academia, industry, or government where I can continue pursuing health equity interdisciplinary research and mentor underrepresented minorities.

Rachel Gehr

Department or School: Engineering Education
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on contextualizing environmental justice within integrated STEM curriculum to foster equity and belonging for students.
Career interest: While my career goals are still tentative, I hope to incorporate research and informal education to transform complex, technical findings into approachable information for communities.

Debraliz Isaac Aragones

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I research two-phase flow instabilities in energy-efficient passive cooling systems.
Career interest: My career goals are to work in research and development in the HVAC industry.

Maya Luster

Department or School: Industrial Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Developing innovative solutions to improve interactions between humans and complex systems in Human-AI (Agent): Robotic Teaming (HART), Integration (HAI), and Interactions (HRI) by investigating levels of autonomy, transparency, trust, and interdependence on automated and/or autonomous systems.
Career interest: Upon graduation, I look forward to disseminating my subject matter expertise in HART by becoming a research scientist for government/industry, and ultimately becoming a University Professor.

Sara Metti

Department or School: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I focus on studying semiconductors properties that can be utilized for topological quantum computing.
Career interest: My career interest is to continue conducting research in the field of experimental quantum computing, while actively contributing to the development of a more diverse and inclusive environment.

Jesus Meza Galvan

Department or School: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My current research is focused on using microfabrication techniques to develop micro-propulsion devices for small satellites and spacecraft.
Career interest: My long-term career goal is to become a spacecraft engineer and work on developing science instrumentation for space missions. I am very interested in using nanotechnologies for space exploration.

Margaret Perlman

Department or School: Civil Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on the blast resistance of steel-plate concrete structures.
Career interest: My goal is to design and protect critical infrastructure against extreme hazard loads (blast, impact) to ensure the safety of all communities.

Mikayla Roach

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research revolves around the interactions of the gut microbiome with the healthy and post-traumatic synovial joint.
Career interest: I am interested in pursing a career involving orthopedics.

Ãngel Santiago-Colón

Department or School: Chemical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My work focuses on the stability of catalysts and development of new materials for methane conversion to aromatics and hydrogen.
Career interest: My goal is to seek a tenure-track faculty position where I could teach and lead a research group focused on heterogeneous catalysis.

Alex Santiago-Vargas

Department or School: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Design of Quasi-Balanced Doherty Power Amplifiers with SIW cavity-based quadrature hybrid couplers.
Career interest: I am interested in pursuing a career in industry and after a few years bring back my experience to academia.

Jehan Shalabi

Department or School: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Electromagnetic Fields & Optics: Specifically working on the design and fabrication of bolometers/thermal infrared sensors that can operate at room temperature with very high sensitivity.
Career interest: To be an astronaut researcher and advance thermal devices for space applications.

Caitlin Adams

Department or School: Materials Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I study superabsorbent polymer hydrogels both as internal curing agents in concrete and as mediators of inorganic material crystallization.
Career interest: I want a career where I can share my enthusiasm for science and engineering through teaching and mentoring in an intellectually curious and collaborative environment.

Imani Adams

Department or School: Engineering Education
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: African American K-12th grade youth pathways to engineering
Career interest: I am interested in working with programs that focus on introducing engineering to youth from underrepresented populations.

Shauna Adams

Department or School: Engineering Education
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interests include assessment of pre-college out-of-school time (OST) engineering/STEM programs and increased engagement of underrepresented youth in pre-college OST engineering/STEM programs.
Career interest: My career interest include consulting with pre-college engineering programs and developing pipeline programs for teens at different engineering companies.

Fernando Aguilera de Alba

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Understand the effects of blast-related injury on the peripheral and central auditory system.
Career interest: I am interested in pursuing a career in academia to guide younger generations and then transition into high-impact sports to treat auditory deficits due to traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Emily Barber

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Master's Student (Thesis)
Research/Academic interest: I conduct research in using novel radiative cooling technologies to combat climate change

Taymee Brandon

Department or School: Environmental and Ecological Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on developing and characterizing surface-modified textile-derived biochar for aqueous heavy metal recovery in industrial wastewater systems.
Career interest: My intention is to become a professor so that I may mentor the next generation of scientists and engineers, teach higher education courses with an inclusive pedagogy, and engage in meaningful water quality research.

Jose Capa Salinas

Department or School: Civil Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interest is focused on design and inspection of bridges, and my current project involves the use of UAS (drones) in the assessment of bridges and similar structures.
Career interest: I would like to pursue a career in academia where I can inspire and help others to achieve their goals.

Mohamed Aziz Dridi

Department or School: Engineering Education
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I am interested in understanding the cultural and structural factors that sustain cross national differences in women's participation in engineering education and practice.
Career interest: nt, international education policy, academia and management consulting.

Ángel Enriquez

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Developing microscale technologies to add functionality to implantable/biomedical devices.
Career interest: To become a professor and create impact through academic research as well as creating programs for increased participations for minorities.

Sopuruchukwu Ezenwa

Department or School: Chemical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I investigate how the properties of catalysts influence the chemical transformations that they catalyze.
Career interest: I am interested in advancing fundamental research that enables practical solutions while contributing to the development of future generations of diverse minds in STEM.

Damilola Lawore

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Systems Biology approach in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Career interest: I am interested in the development of therapeutics for diseases like cancer.

Ruben Lopez

Department or School: Engineering Education
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Better understand how K-16 students develop engineering thinking and professional skills through diverse learning environments.
Career interest: I want to continue working in academic settings and developing innovative curricular interventions in engineering.

Nafissa Maiga

Department or School: Engineering Education
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I am interested in conscious engineering education especially when it comes to sustainability and Indigenous knowledge.
Career interest: I'd like to eventually become an environmental engineer consultant & educator in West Africa.

Sara Metti

Department or School: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Studying material properties for topological quantum computing
Career interest: I am interested in exploring the possibility of a career in academia to conduct impactful research and contribute to science education.

Stefannie Morales Jiménez

Department or School: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Development of green rocket fuels for space exploration applications.
Career interest: Establish a non-profit organization focused on aerospace engineering research in Puerto Rico.

Xavier Morgan

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Research/Academic interest: Lunar in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and carbon neutral solar fuels.
Career interest: Human spaceflight operations and entrepreneurship.

Juan Paz

Department or School: Industrial Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interests are in the fields of data analytics and decision making for logistics in Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) and smart and connected communities.
Career interest: My career interest is to pursue a faculty position where I can perform research and student mentoring that: first, lowers the barriers to healthcare access, and second, fosters underrepresented students to achieve their personal objectives and become agents of social wellness.

Margaret Perlman

Department or School: Civil Engineering
Rank: Master's (Thesis)
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on extreme hazard loading on steel-plate concrete composite systems.
Career interest: My goal is to design and protect critical infrastructure against extreme hazard loads (blast, impact) to ensure the safety of all communities.

Josue Rivera

Department or School: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Control theory and machine learning
Career interest: Research Engineer

Julio Rivera-De Jesus

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research is based on point-of-care diagnostics, we design and develop accessible technology to monitor/diagnose diseases near the patient.
Career interest: In the future, I would like to pursue a career in academia.

Alex Santiago Vargas

Department or School: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focusses on designing adaptive RF power amplifiers.
Career interest: I'm looking forward to work as a professor.

Paula Sarmiento

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Tendon omics and tissue engineering
Career interest: Translational research

Kerry-Ann Stirrup

Department or School: Materials Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on the behavior of crystalline explosives during high-speed dynamic failure.
Career interest: I would like to countinue to work in the energetic materials field, focusing on the material properties of explosives.

Jonathan Turnley

Department or School: Chemical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on the synthesis of metal chalcogenide semiconductors for solar energy applications.
Career interest: I hope to obtain a faculty position at a research university and to lead a lab focused on sustainable energy research.

Abhishek Kumar Umrawal

Department or School: Industrial Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I develop causal and reinforcement learning algorithms for artificial intelligence problems with applications to social influence maximization and product recommendation.
Career interest: I would like to have a career in academic and industrial research.

Juan Verduzco

Department or School: Materials Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research involves the design of materials by combining machine learning algorithms, physics-based simulations, and materials synthesis & characterization for battery applications.
Career interest: My career goal is to work in industry, in a position that deals with combining data science and materials informatics. At the same time, I would like to contribute to training the new generation of researchers in ML techniques.

Juan-Pablo Almanza-Soto

Department or School: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Astrodynamics; finding Earth-Moon connections in the restricted three-body problem.
Career interest: I'd like to be a space mission designer, looking at either cislunar or interplanetary objectives.

Emily Bartusiak

Department or School: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research focuses on applying deep learning and machine learning techniques to signals, images, and videos for forensic, defense, and biomedical research.
Career interest: I strive to serve humanity through innovation, wherever my career takes me.

Tania Lee Class Martinez

Department or School: Chemical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research is focused on the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of nitrogen oxides for automotive emissions control strategies.
Career interest: I aspire to become an influential researcher in academia where, as a professor, I intend to help young scientists and engineers to continue discovering knowledge through research.

Laura Melissa Cruz Castro

Department or School: Engineering Education
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: The incorporation of human-centered data analytics in education
Career interest: I want to pursue a path in academia.

Abigail Ekeigwe

Department or School: Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research is on developing and implementing competence-based regulatory sciences education for regulatory scientists in sub-Saharan Africa.
Career interest: My career goal is to work in the industry and serve as an adjunct faculty in my area of regulatory sciences expertise.

Ángel Enriquez

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Developing implantable biomedical device technologies to improve their long term reliability and performance
Career interest: To achieve a professorship position where I can transition technologies to the clinic and provide opportunities for minorities to excel in higher education.

Andrea Felicelli

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interests include nanomaterials, additive manufacturing, sustainable energy, and bio-inspired technology.
Career interest: My future career interests are teaching in engineering higher education and working in academic research in materials and advanced manufacturing,

Rachel Gehr

Department or School: Environmental and Ecological Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research explores how vacuum UV and photochemistry can be used for treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water sources.
Career interest: Upon completion of my PhD, I plan to pursue a faculty position at an R1 institution.

Mateo Gomez

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Laser Diagnostics and High-speed tomographic imaging of combusting environments.
Career interest: I want to continue doing research on next generation devices and advancing diagnostic capabilities to complement their development.

Vanessa Kwarteng

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research interest using game-theory and reinforcement learning in modeling to develop resilient socio-technical systems.
Career interest: My career interests are focused on exploring roles in government, academia and the financial industry.

Danyel Martinez

Department or School: Mechanical Engineering
Rank: Master's (Thesis)
Research/Academic interest: Computational solid mechanics
Career interest: Technical leadership

Jesus Perez-Cardona

Department or School: Environmental and Ecological Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: My research is focused on the redesign of products aiming to maximize the environmental and economic performance while minimizing non-intended consequences from a system perspective.
Career interest: I would like to combine my career path between academia as a professor and industry as an engineering consultant.

Laura Roa

Department or School: Biomedical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I focus on unraveling the biophysical properties of dendritic spines using a combination of nano-electrophysiology, two-photon calcium imaging, transmitter uncaging, and SEM.
Career interest: I am interested in continuing to push the boundaries of knowledge on microcircuits of the cortex in a post-doctoral setting in order to continue a rigorous scientific training in a collaborative environment.

Ángel Santiago Colón

Department or School: Chemical Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Study of heterogenous catalysts to convert methane to valuable chemicals
Career interest: Become a tenure-track professor in a research university and help on the professional development of future researchers.

Abhishek Kumar Umrawal

Department or School: Industrial Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: I develop machine learning algorithms for influence maximization over social networks.
Career interest: I would like to have a career in academic and industrial research.

Jose Waimin

Department or School: Materials Engineering
Rank: Ph.D.
Research/Academic interest: Design of sensors and devices for microbial activity diagnostics in agricultural, health, and food packaging industry.
Career interest: Looking forward to finishing my PhD and going into a career in Industry.