Students

Group photo, Summer 2024. 

Undergraduate Students

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