Texas A&M University (2010 – 2012)
BTD VI Student Biographies
![Joel Barrera](https://tamuslsamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/joel_barrera-180x150.jpg)
Joel Barrera
Ph.D. - Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
MS | Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University |
BS | Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University |
Career Goals - "Study electromagnetics as a doctoral student and enter industry working on microwave/RF and antenna" |
![Mark Carter](https://tamuslsamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mark_carter-180x150.jpg)
Mark Carter
MS - Animal Science, Texas A&M University
BS | Agriculture, Prairie View A&M University |
Career Goals - "Work for USDA Animal Welfare improving the treatment and handling of livestock animals" |
![Jerome Escano](https://tamuslsamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/jerome_escano-180x150.jpg)
Jerome Escano
Ph.D. - Biology, Texas A&M University
BS | Biology, The University of Texas-Pan American |
Career Goals - "Obtain a graduate degree in Biology and enter academia conveying what I have learned to future generations" |
![Adolfo Escobedo-Pinto](https://tamuslsamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/adolfo_escobedo-pinto-180x152.jpg)
Adolfo Escobedo-Pinto
Ph.D. - Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University
BS | Mathematics, California State University LA |
Career Goals - "Pursue a career in industry, academia or both and impact my field and the world at large" |
![Andrea Montalvo](https://tamuslsamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/andrea_montalvo-180x150.jpg)
Andrea Montalvo
Ph.D. - Wildlife Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University
MS | Wildlife Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University |
BS | Biology, The University of Texas, Austin |
Career Goals - "Earn both Master’s and Ph.D. degrees and work for the federal government designing and implementing more effective management strategies. " |
![Rolando Olivares](https://tamuslsamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rolando_olivares-180x150.jpg)
Rolando Olivares
Ph.D. - Statistics, Texas A&M University
MS | Statistics, Texas A&M University |
BS | Mathematics, University of Texas-Pan American |
Career Goals - "Obtain a Ph.D. in Statistics, work as a Post Doc, and assume a position as professor at a research institution " |
![Erik Rodriguez](https://tamuslsamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/erik_rodriguez-180x150.jpg)
Erik Rodriguez
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
BS | Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida |
Career Goals - "Further energy efficient research and development in industry or academia" |
![Oscar Rodriguez](https://tamuslsamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/oscar_rodriguez-180x150.jpg)
Oscar Rodriguez
MS - Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
BS | Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University |
Career Goals - "Receive a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering focused in thermal hydraulics and fluids dynamics, after which I wish to return to academia to teach and inspire future generations" |
![David Alejandro Silva](https://tamuslsamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/david_alejandro_silva-180x150.jpg)
David Alejandro Silva
MS - Biology, Texas A&M University
BS | Microbiology, Texas A&M University |
Career Goals - "Finish my Ph.D. program and become a professor leading a lab" |
![Zaria Torres](https://tamuslsamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/zaria_torres-180x150.jpg)
Zaria Torres
Ph.D. - Wildlife Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University
BS | Biomedical Science, Texas A&M University |
Career Goals - "Obtain my Ph.D. and work with the Center of Disease Control or the USDA" |
![Erin Kathleen Vehstedt](https://tamuslsamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/erin_kathleen_vehstedt-180x150.jpg)
Erin Kathleen Vehstedt
MS - Physics, Texas A&M University
BS | Physics & Mathematics, Tulane University |
Career Goals - "Pursue research in theoretical and experimental condensed matter to improve understanding of unusual phenomena in strongly-corelated systems" |
![Margot Wood](https://tamuslsamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/margot_wood-180x150.jpg)
Margot Wood
Ph.D. - Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University
BS | Biological Sciences, Evolution and Ecology, University of California - Davis |
Career Goals -"I hope to inform large scale conservation efforts through scientifically rigorous ecological research" |