Past Research Students
1st Cohort , 2015-2016
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First name
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Last name
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Graduate Term
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Cohort #
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Degree
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Placement
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Advisor
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Aaron
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Trefler
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Fall 2017
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1st
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BS Computer Science
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2018 MS at UC San Diego; Currently a Data Scientist with Meredith Corporation.
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Dr. Ye
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Antony
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Karongo
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Spring 2016
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1st
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BS Civil Engineering
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2017 MS at UCLA;
Civil Engineering Associate at LADWP
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Dr. Lopez
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Arianna
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Brown
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Spring 2017
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1st
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MS Physics
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Pursuing Ph.D. at UC Irvine
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Dr. Terebey
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Barry
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Martinez
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Spring 2018
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1st
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MA Geography
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Part-time researcher at JPL AIRS Group; part time lecturer at Cal State LA
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Dr. Ye
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Brian
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Hernandez
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Spring 2016
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1st
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MS Computer Science
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Tools and Automation Engineer at Apple Inc.
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Dr. Guo
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Claudia
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Siedel
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Spring 2016
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1st
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BS Computer Science
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2019 MS at UCLA
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Dr. Ye
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Deanna
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Nash
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Spring 2017
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1st
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MA Geography
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Pursuing Ph.D. at UC Santa Barbara
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Dr. Ye
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Fernando
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Gomez
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Spring 2016
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1st
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MS Computer Science
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Currently working at IBM
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Dr. Guo
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Gabriela
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Martinez
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Spring 2016
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1st
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BS Civil Engineering
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2018 MS at Cal State LA; Working at GRL Engineering, Inc.
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Dr. Lopez
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Grant
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Robinson
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Spring 2018
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1st
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MS Mathematics
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Pursuing Ph.D. at the U. of Washington
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Dr. Liu
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James
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Suntholap
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Spring 2017
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1st
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MS Computer Science
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Currently an Advanced Software Engineer at Siemens PLM Software
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Dr. Guo
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Jinny
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Lee
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Spring 2016
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1st
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MS Geography
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Pursuing Ph.D. at UC Irvine
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Dr. Li
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Jonathan
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Barnes
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Spring 2017
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1st
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MS Astrophysics
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Pursuing Ph.D. at Howard University
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Dr. Terebey
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Liz
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Flores-Rivera
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Spring 2018
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1st
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MS Astrophysics
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Pursuing Ph.D. at the International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy and Cosmic Physics (IMPRS) in Heidelberg, Germany
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Dr. Terebey
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Luis
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Fisher
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Spring 2018
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1st
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BS Computer Science
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Pursuing MS at Cal State LA and contract worker for JPL section 397P, Mars mission for 2020
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Dr. Guo
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Nelson
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Maltez
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Spring 2017
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1st
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MS Computer Science
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Information Security at Apple Inc.
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Dr. Guo
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Ray
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Han
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Spring 2016
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1st
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MS Computer Science
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JPL engineer at Mission Control Systems Integrating, Testing and Deployment, Mars 2020
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Dr. Guo
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2nd Cohort, 2016-2017
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First name
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Last name
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Graduate Term
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Cohort #
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Degree
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Placement
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Advisor
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Andrianik
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Mkrtchyan
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*
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2nd
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MS Astrophysics
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Anticpated graduation May 2020
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Dr. Terebey
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Andrew
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Garcia
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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BS Computer Science
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Pursuing MS at Cal State LA
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Dr. Ye
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Angelica
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Enriquez
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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BS Mechanical Engineering
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Pursuing MS in Environmental Science at Cal State LA
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Dr. Li
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Beatriz
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Aguilar Molina
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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MA Geography
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Applying for Ph.D. programs
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Dr. Li
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Brady
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Ross
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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MA Geography
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Working at ESRI as a GIS Specialist
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Dr. Li
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Carey
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Weisberg
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Spring 2019
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2nd
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MS Astrophysics
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Optical Engineer at JPL
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Dr. Terebey
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Colin
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Bloomfield
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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MS Mathematics
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Pursuing Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University
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Dr. Liu
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Davis
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Louie
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Fall 2018
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2nd
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BS Computer Science
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Junior Data Processing System Engineer at Metis Technology Solutions, Inc.
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Dr. Guo
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Gonzalo
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Serrano
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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BS Computer Science
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Software Engineer at 7 Generation Games
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Dr. Guo
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Hongsuk
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Choi
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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BS Computer Science
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Software Engineer at Jet Bridge, LLC
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Dr. Guo
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Isabel
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Escobar-Sanchez
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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BS Civil Engineering
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Pursuing MS at Cal State LA
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Dr. Lopez
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Johnson
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Truong
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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BS Computer Science
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Developer at Tata Consultancy Services
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Dr. Guo
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Joseph
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Lucey
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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MS Civil Engineering
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Pursuing Ph.D. at UCLA
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Dr. Lopez
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Kalle
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Neal
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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MA Geography
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Arc GIS Specialist at Esri
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Dr. Ye
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Phuoc (Shay)
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Nguyen
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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MS Computer Science
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Dr. Guo
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Robin
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Sehler
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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MS Environmental Science
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Pursuing Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota |
Dr. Li
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Sevak
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Mntsakanva
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Spring 2018
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2nd
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MS Computer Science
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Software Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton
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Dr. Guo
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3rd Cohort, 2017-2018
| First name | Last name | Graduate Term | Cohort # | Degree | Placement | Advisor |
| Adam | Berman | Fall 2018 | 3rd | BS Computer Science | Software Engineer at eQ Technologic | Dr. Guo |
| Andrew Philip | McLees | Spring 2018 | 3rd | BS Computer Science |
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Dr. Guo |
| Angel | Chavez | Spring 2019 | 3rd | BS Mathematics |
Pursuing MS at Cal State LA |
Dr. Liu |
| Jeanette | Ramirez | Spring 2019 | 3rd | MS Mathematics | Lecturer at Cal State LA | Dr. Liu |
| John | Devries | Spring 2019 | 3rd | MS Astrophysics | Engineer at Ecliptic Enterprises Corp. | Dr. Terebey |
| Lucas Jeovanny | Velasquez | Spring 2018 | 3rd | BS Physics | Teknova, Inc. | Dr. Nerenberg |
| Patrick | Flinner | Spring 2018 | 3rd | BS Computer Science | ERP C# Developer at C.R. Laurence Co., Inc. | Dr. Guo |
| Megan | Scislowicz | Spring 2018 | 3rd | BS Mathematics | Supply Chain Analyst at HUM Nutrition, Inc. | Dr. Liu |
| Cuong | Viet Pham | Spring 2018 | 3rd | BS Computer Science | Software Engineer at Cepheid | Dr. Guo |
| Sudip | Baral | Spring 2018 | 3rd | BS Computer Science | Front End Software Engineer at ADP | Dr. Guo |
| Tracy | Ng | Spring 2018 | 3rd | BS Biophysics |
Pursuing MS in Medical Physics at San Diego State University |
Dr. Nerenberg |
| Terence | Pagano | Spring 2019 | 3rd | MA Geography |
Pursuing Ph.D. at the U. of Wisconsin |
Dr. Ye |
| Zolangi | Ramirez | Spring 2018 | 3rd | BS Computer Science | Working at Cal State LA | Dr. Guo |
| Simon | Packman | Spring 2018 | 3rd | BS Civil Engineering | Production Analyst at Kimley Horn |
Dr. Lopez |
| Aileen | Han | Spring 2019 | 3rd | BS Mechanical Engineering |
Associate Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman |
Dr. Eshragi |
| Abbie | Zetina | Spring 2019 | 3rd | BS Computer Science | City of LA | Dr. Guo |
| Jocelyn | Luna | Spring 2020 | 3rd | MA Geography | Staff Geologist at the National Engineering and Consulting Group, Inc. | Dr. Li |
| Jessica | Romero | Spring 2018 | 3rd | BS Biochemistry | Pursuing MS in Statistics at Cal State Fullerton | Dr. Nerenberg |
4th Cohort, 2018-2019
| First name | Last name | Graduate Term | Cohort # | Degree | Placement | Advisor |
| Alex | Zhou | Spring 2019 | 4th | BS Physics | Pursuing Duke's Business Analytics, Masters of Quantatitve Management | Dr. Nerenberg |
| Dorian | Smith | Spring 2019 | 4th | MS Mathematics |
Pursuing Ph.D. at the U. of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Dr. Liu |
| Nia | Huggins | Spring 2019 | 4th | BS Biology |
Pursuing Pharmacy Program at Western University of Health Sciences |
Dr. Nerenberg |
| Pranil | Dahal | Spring 2019 | 4th | BS Computer Science | Associate Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman | Dr. Guo |
| Safa | Al Mahbub | Spring 2019 | 4th | MS Computer Science | Lecturer at Cal State LA | Dr. Pourhomayoun |
| Marilyn | Zepeda | Spring 2019 | 4th | BS Mechanical Engineering | Data Entry Clerk at Eravant, Inc. | Dr. Li |
| Antonio | Magana-Ceballos |
Spring 2020 |
4th | MS Mechanical Engineering |
Mechanics Engineer at Northrop Grumman |
Dr. Eshragi |
| Chelsy | Salas | Spring 2020 | 4th | MS Environmental Science | Pursuing Ph.D. at the U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | Dr. Ye |
| Christian | Pelayo | Spring 2020 | 4th | MS Geological Sciences | Pursuing Ph.D. at the Scripts Institute of Oceanography | Dr. Ye |
| Cindy | Garcia | Fall 2019 | 4th | BS Biochemistry | Pursuing MS at Cal State LA | Dr. Nerenberg |
| Daniel | Chou | Spring 2020 | 4th | MS Computer Science | JPL | Dr. Guo |
| David | San | Spring 2020 | 4th | BS Computer Science | Pursuing MS at Cal State LA | Dr. Guo |
| Edgar | Chavez | Spring 2020 | 4th | BS Civil Engineering | Pursuing MS at Cal Poly Pomona | Dr. Lopez |
| Eduardo | Vargas | Spring 2020 | 4th | BS/MS Computer Science | NASA Ames Research Center | Dr. Guo |
| Gabriela | Alvarado | Spring 2020 | 4th | BS Computer Science | Pursuing MS at Cal State LA | Dr. Guo |
| Isaac | Cano | Spring 2020 | 4th | BS/MS Computer Science | Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman, Mission Systems | Dr. Guo |
| Jessica | Kromer | Spring 2020 | 4th | MA Geography | Pursuing Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University | Dr. Ye |
| Joe | Rosalez | Spring 2020 | 4th | BS Civil Engineering | Pursuing MS at Cal Poly Pomona | Dr. Lopez |
| Joseph | Iorio | Spring 2020 | 4th | BS Mechanical Engineering | Post grad internship at SpaceX | Dr. Shen |
| Justine | West | Fall 2019 | 4th | BS Computer Science | Pursuing MS at Cal State LA | Dr. Guo |
| Mariam | Ayad | Spring 2020 | 4th | MS Environmental Science | Pursuing Ph.D. at UC Santa Cruz | Dr. Li |
| Sara | Johnson | Spring 2020 | 4th | MA Geography | Pursuing Ph.D. at the Ohio State University | Dr. Ye |
| Margarita | Nuridjanian | Spring 2020 | 4th | BS Computer Science | Dr. Guo | |
| John | Salguero | Spring 2020 | 4th | MS Environmental Science | Dr. Li | |
| Isabel | Escobar-Sanchez | Spring 2020 | 4th | MS Civil Engineering | Project Engineer at E2 Consulting | Dr. Lopez |
| Brandon | Hilliard | Spring 2020 | 4th | MS Physics | Dr. Terebey |
5th Cohort, 2019-2020
| First name | Last name | Graduate Term | Cohort # | Degree | Placement | Advisor |
| Luyi | Ren | Spring 2020 | 5th | MS Computer Science | Software Engineer at JPL | Dr. Guo |
| Jose | Diego | Spring 2020 | 5th | MS Geology | Dr. Li | |
| Affiliated Students | ||||||
| Adekola | Togunloju | Fall 2018 | MS Computer Science | Software Engineer at JPL Deep Space Network | Dr. Guo | |
| Ethan | Villarama | Spring 2017 | BS Physics | Ph.D. at UC San Diego | Pre-trainee | |
| Jennifer | Cooper | Spring 2017 | MS Astrophysics | Ph.D. at University of Kansas | Dr. Terebey | |
| Luyi | Ren | Spring 2020 | MS Computer Science | JPL EBIS; Current DIRECT-STEM Research Student | Dr. Guo | |
| Mortazavi | Mahdi | Spring 2018 | MS Civil Engineering | City of Los Angeles | Dr. Lopez | |
| Netchanok | Chamnansiri | Spring 2016 | MA Geography | Apple Inc. | Dr. Ye | |
| Peixin | Xu | Spring 2016 | MS Geoglogy | I-Talent LLC, CA | Dr. Li | |
| Minh | Vu | Spring 2019 | MS in Mathematics | Pursuing Ph. D. at UC Riverside | Dr. Liu | |
| Roberto | Tejada | Spring 2020 | BS in Physics | Pursuing Ph.D. at UC San Diego | Dr. Terebey | |
| Loraine | Sandoval Ascensio | * | MS in Physics | MORE/RISE MS to Ph.D. Program | Dr. Terebey | |
| Daniel | Chang | Fall 2019 | MS in Computer Science | Software Engineer at Life Alert | Dr. Pourhomayoun | |
| Mohammed | Kuko | Spring 2019 | MS in Computer Science | Data Scientist at Hylink Digital Solutions | Dr. Pourhomayoun | |
| Mohammad | Vahedi | Spring 2019 | MS in Computer Science | Lecturer at Cal State LA | Dr. Pourhomayoun | |
| Geoffrey | Clifford | Spring 2019 | MS in Geological Sciences | Scientific Aid at the State Water Resources Control Board | Dr. Li | |
* Degree currently in progress
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