Brooke Wilson graduated from UCR in 2011 with a B.S. degree in Chemistry and moved to Houston, Texas soon thereafter. Her education and overall experiences obtained at UCR within the classroom, laboratory, and also during her tenure as an undergraduate researcher with Professor Paul Ziemann, provided her with ample knowledge to enter the competitive job...
Grace received a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from UCR in 2006 under the mentorship of Prof. Yinsheng Wang. Her thesis was on nucleosomal protein study using mass spectrometry and biochemical techniques. Dr. Grace Jiang joined Amgen in 2006 as a Scientist in Process and Product Development. Amgen is a leading biotechnology company dedicated to deliver...
Dr. Susan Srivatsa is the Founder and President of ElixinPharma, a pharmaceutical regulatory consulting firm that provides scientific and technical leadership in the area of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) for a number of leading companies in various stages of clinical development. The firm specializes in supporting the development of novel technologies such as DNA...
Applied Materials, Inc., the market leader in solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing equipment, announced that Dr. Charlie Gay, president of Applied's Solar division, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for his seminal leadership contributions to the development of the global solar PV industry. Dr. Charlie Gay received his B.S. and Ph.D. in...
UCR Alumni Dr. Dennis Owsley received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry under the direction of Prof. George Helmkamp. After his graduation he started work at Monsanto in St. Louis where over the next 27 years he participated in successful projects in photochemistry, gas phase/solid state chemistry, process chemistry and discovery, enzyme inhibitors, microbiology, and protein...
I attended UCR from 2004 to 2009 and majored in chemistry. Studying chemistry at UCR was stimulating and presented a lot of opportunities to participate in undergraduate research. It was here I discovered I had a knack for analytical chemistry and began doing research in Professor Larive’s bioanalytical lab where I learned a variety of...
Dr. Tas Dienes is currently Chief Technology Officer at SmartAction, a software company providing intelligent call automation systems via a software-as-a-service (SAAS) model. SmartAction provides an automated system that answers phone calls for other companies, and it uses artificial intelligence to do so in a much smarter, friendlier, and more helpful way than the common...
Dr. Ryan Pedigo graduated from UC Riverside in 2008, receiving his B.A. in Chemistry. During his time at UC Riverside, he taught chemistry through the Learning Center and also participated in research in Dr. Francisco Zaera's lab. Upon graduating, he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and received the Rosemary S.J. Schraer Award for his...
In October 2012, the AAAS Council elected 701 members as Fellows of AAAS. These individuals will be recognized for their contributions to science and technology at the Fellows Forum to be held on 16 February 2013 during the AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. Among the recipients is Dr. Charles Thompson, a Ph.D. UCR Alumni...
Zhen Ma (UCR PhD with Zaera in 2008) has been appointed Associate Professor at Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at Fudan University in Shanghai, one of the top five Chinese Universities.