STEM Students Recognized for their Research and Presentation Skills at 2020 SACNAS – The National Diversity in STEM Conference

UNDERGRADUATE POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry 

Alondra Moreno, University of California, Riverside 

Chemistry 

Daniel Martinez, University of Texas at San Antonio 

Kilinoelani Montgomery, University of Colorado, Denver 

Chemistry, Organic Chemistry 

Madison Thompson, University of California, Davis 

Victoria Lerda, University of California, Merced 

Chemistry, Physical Chemistry 

Estefania Cuevas-Zepeda, University of California, Merced 

Computer & Information Sciences 

Héctor Carrión, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 

Georgiana Wright, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University 

Engineering, Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering 

Ada Tadeo, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo 

Luis Santiago Mille, Division of Engineering Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School 

Jannet Rivera, Mayo Clinic 

Tristan Pepper, The University of Texas at San Antonio 

Engineering, Electrical Engineering 

Menucha Winchell, Los Angeles Valley College 

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering 

Isaiah Cuadras, University of Washington 

Engineering, Other Engineering 

Kyle Skelil, University of California, San Diego 

Geoscience, Earth Science/Geology 

Avery Barnett, Grinnell College 

Lourdes Moreu, University of Texas at El Paso 

Winnie Chu, Harvey Mudd College

Health, Medicine 

Ricardo Canela, University of California, Irvine 

Health, Public Health 

Ilene Cruz, California State University, Northridge 

Meron Firma, University of Washington

Life Sciences, Biochemistry 

Ronnesha Johnson, San Diego State University 

Paulina Rios, University of Texas at El Paso 

Nicole Paz-Bracamonte, California State University, Long Beach 

Life Sciences, Biology 

Valeria Perez, New Mexico State University 

Meryl Ann Mendoza, California State University, Los Angeles 

Maria Alejandra Torres-Colon, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao 

Life Sciences, Cancer Biology 

Christian Doyle, University of New Mexico 

Ann Marie Flusche, University of Tulsa 

Life Sciences, Cell/Molecular Biology 

Cristian Sanlatte, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez 

Adrian Escobar, California State University, Fullerton 

Alyssa Wheeler, Southern Nazarene University 

Amanda Gomez , University of Texas at San Antonio 

Cristela Samaniego, University of California, Davis 

Antonio Torres, University of Central Florida 

Life Sciences, Developmental Biology 

Christian Andino Del Valle, Ana G. Méndez University – Cupey Campus 

Life Sciences, Ecology/Evolutionary Biology 

Alondra Medina, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 

Juliana Limon, University of California, Santa Cruz 

Alisa Hernandez, California State University, Fullerton 

Nancy Ortega, Texas A&M-San Antonio 
 
Life Sciences, Environmental Science 

Natalie Vaughn, California State University, Monterey Bay 

Life Sciences, Genetics 

Violet Kimble, Drew University 

Andrew DePass, Quinnipiac University 

Life Sciences, Marine Sciences 

Elyse Bonner, Tuskegee University 

Michael J . Meneses, University of California, Santa Barbara 

Ahmyia Cacapit, University of Guam 

Life Sciences, Microbiology 

Casandra Salinas, Oklahoma State University 

Catarina Bromatti, University of Illinois at Chicago 

Nadia Haghani, University of California, San Diego 

Andrea Perez, Texas Tech University 

Life Sciences, Neurosciences 

Denisse Morales-Rodriguez, University of Chicago 

Rossana Sandoval, Washington University in St. Louis 

Mona Fariborzi, University of California, Irvine 

Meagan Shinn, University of Texas at San Antonio 

Mariana Rocha, Yale University 

Marissa Coppin, University of Texas at San Antonio 

Desiderio Ascencio, University of California Santa Cruz 

Life Sciences, Plant Sciences/Botany 

Madison Lalica, Humboldt State University 

Materials Research 

Dora Ogbonna, University of California, San Diego 

Wyatt Jebef, Santa Barbara City College 

Mathematics, Algebra/Number Theory/Combinatorics 

William Sablan, University of Guam 

Mathematics, Applied Mathematics 

Amanda N. Lee, San Diego State University 

Mathematics, Mathematical Biology 

Vinnie Widjaja, Stanford University 

Physics and Astronomy 

Jea Adams, Amherst College 

Ken Luu, San Diego State University 

Diego Lopez Gutierrez, Macalester College 

Psychology & Social Sciences, Cognitive Neuroscience 

Morgan Montoya, University of California, San Diego 

Psychology & Social Sciences, Psychology/Other 

Zaida Lopez, California State University, Monterey Bay 

Princess Maleeha Chughtai, Northeastern Illinois University 

STEM Education and Learning 

Annalise Guthrie, Kansas University 

Arya Natarajan, University of California, San Diego 

Traditional Knowledge 

Michael Fernandez, University of Guam