Texas A&M University (2011 – 2013)
BTD VII Student Biographies
Alton Burns
Ph.D. - Wildlife Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University
| MS | Wildlife Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University |
| BS | Biology, Texas Southern University |
| Career Goals - "To expand the diversity and sustainability of aquaculture." | |
Esteban Carbajal
MS - Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston |
| Career Goals - "To become a research scientist that develops and designs new imaging methodologies for application in medicine" | |
Zuri Dale
MS - Biological Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Biology, Texas Southern University |
| Career Goals - "My ultimate career goal is to ease the burdens of water resource depletion and sanitation in low income communities and developing countries with an emphasis on water quality and emerging contaminants." | |
Jacob Gayles
Ph.D. - Physics, Texas A&M University
| BS | Physics, California State University, Northridge |
| Career Goals - "My career goals are to be tenured at a tier-1 research university and to be involved with the community and find new ways to boost the amount of U.S. citizens, particularly minorities in the stem fields." | |
Darius Gray
MS - Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University |
| Career Goals - "I want to satisfy my craving to know and understand the truth concerning the world and universe we live in as it applies to electromagnetics and the physical principals that underlie the field of electrical engineering and I want to create and develop applications that will benefit society and advance science, technology, and engineering." | |
Lauren Grimley
Ph.D. - Mathematics, Texas A&M University
| BS | Mathematics, University of Texas, Austin |
| Career Goals - "Ultimately, I would like to obtain a research position in an academic setting." | |
Adriana Hampton
Ph.D. - Curriculum & Instruction, Texas A&M University
| MS | Chemistry, Texas A&M University |
| BS | Chemistry, University of California, Irvine |
| Career Goals - "Complete my Ph.D. with a research emphasis in Main Group chemistry and continue on to a successful career in industry or academia, while inspiring future generations to find joy in science." | |
Spencer Hawkins
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University |
| Career Goals - "I plan on working in a composite research division at an aerospace engineering company and later as a professor" | |
Rebecca Pizano
MS - Wildlife Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University
| BS | Biology, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi |
| Career Goals -"Earn both a Master’s and a Doctorate and obtain a research position with a state or federal agency working with conservation and management of aquatic life." | |
Klaus Smit
MS - Physics,Texas A&M University
| BS | Physics, University of Florida |
Cynthia Soria
MS - Wildlife Fisheries Science,Texas A&M University
| BS | Conservation Biology, Arizona State University |
| Career Goals - "I would like to pursue a PhD in order to achieve my career goals which include conducting wildlife conservation research be it in academia, a federal agency, or an environmental non-profit organization with an international focus." | |
Jesus Suarez
Ph.D. - Computer Science, Texas A&M University
| BS | Computer Engineering,Texas A&M University |
| Career Goals - "My ultimate career goal is to become a professor, and therefore I am pursuing a PhD." | |