Voices of Baskin
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Ikenna Anigbogu highlights the impact of student success programming
Ikenna Anigbogu graduated from UC Santa Cruz in spring of 2020. During his time at UCSC, he was a Research Mentoring Institute (RMI) scholar, a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), a peer mentor for the Black Men’s Initiative (BMI), and an iGEM team member. He currently works as a junior research…
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Evan Pepper highlights his experiences as an undergraduate researcher
Evan Pepper graduated from the Baskin School of Engineering in spring 2018. Both as a student and after graduating, Evan contributed to UC Santa Cruz research projects that gave him hands-on laboratory experience in the fields of molecular biology and genetics. He credits much of his success and sense of community to the UCSC Academic…
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How internships throughout her degree program helped set Meghna Banerjee up for career success
Meghna Banerjee graduated from UC Santa Cruz’s Baskin School of Engineering winter 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science. Her interest in computer science was piqued when she took AP Computer Science in high school in India. During her undergraduate program, Meghna completed internships at Lyft, Microsoft, and Datadog and participated in the Chancellor’s…
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Rishita Wairagade supports the new student experience as a Baskin Engineering Student Ambassador
Rishita Wairagade is a second year computer science major at the Baskin School of Engineering. Last year, due to the pandemic, she was fully remote. She is making up for lost time by participating in on-campus research and serving as an ambassador for the Baskin Engineering Student Ambassador program, where she answers questions about the…
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Vince Dinh: Committed to giving back to the community
Vince Dinh is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in computer science and business management economics. As someone who is passionate about giving back to the community, Vince has been a member of the co-ed service-based fraternity Alpha Phi Omega since freshman year. To learn more about the computer science field and expand his skillset, he…
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Maryam Siddiqui blends her twin passions of coding and making music
With a major in computer science and minor in electronic music, undergraduate student Maryam Siddiqui is blending her twin passions of coding and making music. Maryam has enjoyed her two internships in web application development, where she was able to enhance her web coding skills. After graduating this spring, she’ll start a full-time role at…
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Slug Competitive Programming Club President Nhan Nguyen is creating an inclusive and supportive space for students interested in competitive programming
Nhan Nguyen is an international, second-year computer game design student and founder and president of the Slug Competitive Programming (SlugCP) Club. He’s been heavily involved in competitive programming and led the efforts, under the mentorship of Distinguished Professor Darrell Long, in establishing UCSC student presence at the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). After graduation, Nhan…
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Research, clubs, and programs: Shreedhar Jangagm pursues his passions at Baskin Engineering
Shreedhar Jangam is a first-year computer science student at the Baskin School of Engineering. Before he began his studies at UC Santa Cruz, he was working on a machine learning research project with a professor from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), which will soon turn into his first publication. Shreedhar, an Eagle Scout,…
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Manikantanagasai (Mani) Illuri: Applying technology for social good
Manikantanagasai (Mani) Illuri just completed his first year at UC Santa Cruz. While in high school, he took several courses at a community college to stay ahead and better prepare for a major in computer science. In his free time, Mani has been developing a social media platform that connects senior citizens to teens in…
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Akshat Sharma’s TesPhase project provides an innovative sustainable energy option for charging electric vehicles
Akshat Sharma is a rising second-year computer science student at the Baskin School of Engineering. This summer, he built a system that balances and redirects excess solar energy power to charge electric vehicles, called TesPhase. His short term goals while studying at Baskin Engineering include improving upon TesPhase’s technology, conducting AI research on campus, and…
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Joseph Cruz wins three awards for his universal flu vaccine research
Joseph Cruz, one of our outstanding 25th class of Baskin School of Engineering graduates, transferred to UC Santa Cruz in 2020 from Mt. San Antonio College in southern California. As a Baskin Engineering student, he conducted universal flu vaccine development research with Professor Rebecca DuBois. He recently received the Chancellor’s Award, Dean’s Award, and Steck…