Dr. Roderic Crooks is a recipient of the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. He is currently working with Prof. Geoffrey C. Bowker’s EVOKE Lab in the Department of Informatics. Roderic works with a team of data scientists to investigate how data science itself is applied to public education in the heavily segregated schools of Southern California….Continue Reading Roderic Crooks
Dr. Shupeng Zhu works with Prof. Donald Dabdub in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering on modeling aerosol dynamics and chemistry. He is currently working on an EPA funded project to investigate the role of ammonia NH4 in secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. This work is important because the emission of NH4 is significant…Continue Reading Shupeng Zhu
Meet Dr. Guadalupe Diaz, a postdoc in the School of Education who works with A/Prof. Stephanie Reich. Guadalupe’s research is focused on understanding and improving the individual and ecological factors (e.g. parenting) that influence the school readiness and educational experiences of children and families from diverse backgrounds. Specifically, she is interested in addressing the inequalities…Continue Reading Guadalupe Diaz
Meet Dr. Markus Kowalewski, a current recipient of the Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt foundation. He is working with Prof. Shaul Mukamel in the Department of Chemistry. Markus is investigating novel X-ray and quantum light sources, such as ultra short laser pulses and ultrafast electron sources, for molecular spectroscopy and the…Continue Reading Markus Kowalewski
Dr. Adam MacLean works with Prof. Qing Nie in the Department of Mathematics. His research focuses on developing mathematical and statistical models to study molecular signaling pathways, particularly those that control stem cell dynamics and cell fate decisions. Adam collaborates closely with cell and molecular biologists at UCI, where they are investigating how robust epithelial…Continue Reading Adam MacLean
Meet Dr. Jessica Bolton, a neuroscientist who works with Dr. Tallie Z. Baram in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, School of Medicine. Jessica is particularly interested in developmental programming, or how early‐life events, such as stress, can program offspring for altered physiological or behavioral outcomes in adulthood, and the role microglia (the innate immune…Continue Reading Jessica Bolton