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Team Tech Interest Form Hello! Thank you for your interest in the UCR SWE's Team Tech We are partnering with Hyve Solutions, a company that manufacture servers and storage devices https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyve-solutions/about/ For this year's project, we will be creating mostly from scratch a network of various dev...

We’re excited to announce our keynote speaker and the panel list for our upcoming collaborative event with and ! Don’t forget to register (link in the comments section) and watch the movie prior to the event for having an open discussion about this movie!

Join our collaborative event with UCR Science to Policy, UCR Library, & UCR Grad Division.
Mark your calendars for February 18th! Registeration link in the comments section:

Join us as our co-president, Tania Kurbessoian, a fungal fanatic, talks about what fungal foraging is and how to dip your toe into this pastime. Tania has been fungal foraging for over 8 years. She's a PhD candidate at UC Riverside where she studies fungal genetics and black yeasts. Come learn about her microbe moment on this episode. You can find Tania on TwitterFollow us or visit microbigals.com

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-8-interview-mushroom-expert-tania-kurbessoian/id1537859455?i=1000500092109

‎The Microbe Moment With The Microbigals: Episode 8: An Interview With Mushroom Expert Tania Kurbessoian: The Ins And Outs Of Fungal Foraging on Apple Podcasts ‎Show The Microbe Moment With The Microbigals, Ep Episode 8: An Interview With Mushroom Expert Tania Kurbessoian: The Ins And Outs Of Fungal Foraging - Nov 23, 2020

Warmest welcome to our new Co-Fundraising Chair:
Claudineia Pereira Costa Post Doc
A little about her:

I am of the first generation in my family to achieve graduate education and an academic career. I earned my Ph.D. from the University of São Paulo in Brazil. In 2018, I joined Prof Hollis Woodard's lab at UCR. My current research focuses on understanding how early development influences the quality of workers and their pollination services. As a Black Woman Scientist, it is my ultimate goal to be a researcher that creates an environment that dually engages and supports other students and researchers from diverse backgrounds.

Ying Sun, Fundraising Chair

I am a first-generation college student and immigrant from China who is currently a postdoc at UCR. I enjoy volunteering, baking, playing with animals, dancing, any outdoor activity, ice skating, and watching TV! I believe in mentorship and advocates for inclusion, equity, diversifying academia and solidarity.

Huanhuan Jang, Publicity Chair

I am a 3rd year postdoc affiliated with Chemical & Environmental Engineering and Environmental Sciences. I obtained my PhD degree from the University of Florida in 2018. I have been studying the health impacts of atmospheric pollutants since my PhD. My recent project is investigating the chemical and toxicological properties of e-cigarette emissions.

Zaira Aribay, Program Chair

Zaira is a PhD Candidate in Materials Science and Engineering with a research focus on energetic materials. She is interested in investigation of ignition and dynamic in-operando control of the propellants performance.

Danielle Stevenson, Fundraising Chair

Danielle Stevenson is a second year PhD student in Environmental Toxicology and part of Dr. Samantha Ying's Soil Biogeochemistry group. She studies how fungi can stop heavy metals from going into crops and deal with soil pollution. She is a Food and Agriculture Foundation and Global Food Initiative fellow, and the founder and operator of D.I.Y. Fungi- a mycology business- and Healing City Soils, a collaborative program supporting farmers in addressing soil heavy metals. She is from Canada and loves spending time in nature.

Melissa Henderson, Secretary
I am a senior at UCR majoring in chemistry with a concentration in pure chemistry. I’m very interested in structural elucidation methods, specifically proton NMR and 2D NMR. I also love gardening, going to concerts, and writing!

Lisa Chen, Treasurer
I am a first-generation college student that majored in B.S. Microbial Biology and now pursuing a PhD in Computer Science. My hope is to pursue research that is a hybrid of both and related to my experience in microbiology labs. I like attempting to cook, dreaming about planting a garden with the ability to have Korean BBQ, gaming, reading manga/manhwa, and watching anime. I also recently picked up stock trading as a hobby.

Ariana Sabzeghabae, Co-Publicity Chair
Ariana is a fourth year PhD student, majoring in mechanical engineering. She uses high power lasers to create plasma and cavitation bubbles. She studies the effect of hydrodynamic and optical properties of nanofluids on the the dynamics of the bubbles and the pressure waves produced by them.