Texas A&M University (2010 – 2012)
BTD VI Student Biographies
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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" | |