Students
Group photo, Summer 2024.
Undergraduate Students
Zachary Alqaisi (he/him)
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Expected Graduation: Spring 2027
Hometown: Clemson, South Carolina Favorite Element:
Ununoctium
Dakota Balcer (he/him)
Major: Chemistry, concentration in Biochemistry
Expected Graduation: Spring 2026
Hometown: Isleton, CA
Favorite element: Bromine
Jacob Bryant
Major: Chemistry, concentration in Biochemistry
Expected Graduation: Spring 2025
Nicole Caparros (she/her)
Major: Chemistry
Expected Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Favorite Element: Nickel
Serena Ceja (she/her)
Major: Forensic Science, concentration in Biology
Expected Graduation: Spring 2026
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
Favorite Element: Silver
Dalia Cruz (she/her)
Major: Forensic Science, concentration in Biology
Expected Graduation: Spring 2025
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
Favorite Element: Carbon
Sebastian Garcia (he/him)
Major: Chemical Engineering
Expected Graduation: Spring 2027
Hometown: Daly City, CA
Favorite Element: Mercury
Kathleen Huynh (she/her)
Major: Chemistry
Expected Graduation: Spring 2025
Hometown: Milpitas, CA
Favorite Element: Neon
AJ Lykins (They/Them)
Major: Chemical Engineering
Expected Graduation: Spring 2027
Hometown: San Leandro, CA
Favorite Element: Bismuth
Felix Ma (he/him)
Major: Chemistry
Expected Graduation: Spring 2026
Hometown: Fresno,CA
Favorite Element: Oxygen
Brenda Mai (she/her)
Major: Chemistry, concentration in Biochemistry
Expected Graduation: Spring 2025
Hometown: Morgan Hill, CA
Favorite Element: Silver or Sodium
Nataly Manzanero (she/her)
Major: Biological Sciences
Expected Graduation: Spring 2026
Hometown: Redwood City, CA
Favorite Element: Gold
Tina Nguyen (she/her)
Major: Chemistry, concentration in Biochemistry
Expected Graduation: Spring 2027
Hometown: Vietnam
Favorite Element: Carbon
Victoria Nguyen (she/her)
Major: Chemistry
Expected Graduation: Spring 2025
Hometown: Modesto, CA
Favorite element: Potassium
Naomi Oluseyi-Oke (she/her)
Major: Chemistry, concentration in Biochemistry
Expected Graduation: Spring 2026
Hometown: Claremont, CA
Favorite Element: Neon or Chlorine
Sadaf Omar (she/her)
Major: Chemistry, concentration in Biochemistry
Expected Graduation: Spring 2027
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Favorite Element: Uranium
Hannah Pell (she/her)
Major: Forensic Science, concentration in Biology
Expected Graduation: Spring 2026
Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA
Favorite Element: Gold
Lily Truong (she/her)
Major: Chemistry
Expected Graduation: Spring 2024
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Favorite Element: Lithium
Mason Woo
Major: Biological Systems, concentration in Systems Physiology
Expected Graduation: Spring 2026
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Favorite Element: Calcium
Master Students
Rachel Chiang
Major: M.S. Chemical Engineering
Expected Graduation: Fall 2025
Hometown: Milpitas, CA
Favorite element: Copper
Dennis Lin (he/him)
Major: M.S. Materials Engineering
Expected Graduation: Spring 2027
Hometown: San Francisco, CA Favorite element:
Iron
Revathi Srinivasan Ganesh Iyer (she/her)
Major: M.S. Chemistry
Expected Graduation: Fall 2026
Hometown: Lodi, CA
Favorite Element: Gold
Staff Researcher
Jose Ramirez (he/him)
Hometown: Salinas, CA
Favorite Element: Uranium
Group Mascot
Ella
Hometown: Rochester, MN
