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CESASC Scholarship

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2024 Awardees

10 awardees · CESASC Scholarship

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Records on this page were auto-extracted from the 2024 CESASC journal and are awaiting human review. If you spot an error, please email cesasc@gmail.com.

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Erica Yang

Undergraduate Student·Bioengineering, UCSD

She Won the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) design competition at UCSD. Currently working on bringing my team's design into reality to benefit underserved communities through accessible biogas. Zhenqi (Ryan) Zhou 123, PhD Candidate Geographic Information System, University at Buffalo He received his bachelor's degree of agriculture from Zhejiang A&F University, and received his Master of Engineering from Nanjing Forestry University. His research focuses on GeoAI, Geospatial Data Science, Spatial Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Spatial-Temporal Data Mining, and machine learning applications.

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Hongyan Gu

PhD Candidate·Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCLA

He received his bachelor's in Control Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University. he designs, builds, and tests human-AI collaboration systems that assist pathologists in histology examination, to enhance examination efficiency, improve diagnosis reliability, and protect doctors from over-reliance on AI. His research focuses on diseases of meningiomas and astrocytomas; both are brain tumors that present complex histopathological features.

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Jeff Lu

Undergraduate Student·Computer Science & Linguistics, UCLA

Jeff is a UX designer dedicated to creating visually pleasing products that spark joy. He worked as a front-end engineer at API Forward Movement, UX designer at Daily Bruin and TransCanWork. He interned at DirecTV as a UX designer. 62nd Page | 16 CESASC Anniversary Journal Spotlighting Young Talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry Sciences stands as a testament to our dedication to nurturing and recognizing the upcoming generation of pioneers in the essential fields of mathematics, physics, and chemistry. This prestigious annual award is distinctive in honoring young scholars whose contributions to basic research show a profound commitment to the advancement of scientific knowledge. Eligibility and Selection remarkable promise in their quest for fundamental scientific breakthroughs. Qualified candidates are those

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Qingyang Wu

PhD Candidate·Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA

He received his bachelor's degree in economics from Nankai University, and received his

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Sihe Chen

PhD Candidate·Planetary Sciences, Caltech

He received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and physics from National University of Singapore. His primary research interests include studying the haze in the atmosphere of Pluto with stellar occultation, the ocean dynamics of Enceladus and the crack vapor dynamics. He also helped the development of an aerosol information retrieval algorithm over the ocean.

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Xintong Yuan

PhD Candidate·Chemical Engineering, UCLA

She received her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and technology from

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Ye Mu

PhD Candidate·Climate Science, UCSB

He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Geography from San Diego State University. His current research interest focuses on climate in South America especially in the Amazon. His has extensive experiences in moisture recycling, extreme precipitation events, low-level jet and its role on precipitation distribution, etc

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Yifan Gao

PhD Candidate·Civil and Environmental Engineering, UCLA

She received her bachelor of science in environmental engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, and received her M.A. in civil and environmental Engineering from UC Berkeley. She primarily focuses on environmental microbiology and enzymology. During her Ph.D, she has developed biotechnologies for xenobiotic treatment and healthcare problems. She has extensive outreach experiences and is a YouTube creator for Women in Science Interview Series. 62nd Page | 15 CESASC Anniversary Journal

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Ying Cui

PhD Candidate·Department of Mechanical Engineering, UCLA

She received her bachelor's degree in applied chemistry from South China University of Technology, and received her master's degree in chemical engineering from Zhejiang University. Her primary research interests include thermal interface material for electronic thermal management, wearable thermoelectric device for lower-grade energy harvesting, solar-thermal antiviral coating for infectious disease control, etc.

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Yuhang Qian

PhD Candidate·Epidemiology, UCLA

He received his bachelor's in health service administration from Nanjing Medical University, and received his master's degree of health science from Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include HIV, infectious disease epidemiology, quality of care, psychosocial conditions and behaviors among sexual and gender minority communities, causal inference, COVID, statistical modeling and prediction.