Archive for March, 2009

Introducing the 2009 IYA California Student Ambassador

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Elena S. Amador is the California Student Ambassador for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. The International Year of Astronomy is a global program that aims to bring astronomy and all space sciences to a wider audience. Elena is currently a 4th year undergraduate student at the University of California, Santa Cruz where she is studying planetary sciences and astrophysics.

For her biography, click here.

For the IYA website, click here.

2008-2009 Graduate Fellowship Awardees!

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Congratulations to the 2008-2009 Graduate Fellowship Awardees:

Name Department Advisor
Casey Chiang Chemistry Ivan Schuller, William Trogler
Eric Flynn Structural Engineering Michael Todd
Chad Foerster Structural Engineering John Kosmatka
Brett Nadler MAE Joseph Ford, Thomas Bewley
Ben Reineman MAE W. Ken Melville
Jenny Rhymer Structural Engineering Hyonny Kim
Adrian Garcia Sega Chem & BioChem Michael Sailor
David Zhang MAE Thomas Bewley