Texas A&M University (2012 – 2014)
BTD VIII Student Biographies
Francisco Birk
Ph.D. - Chemistry, Texas A&M University
| BS | Chemistry, University of Florida |
| Career Goals - "Upon completion of a Ph.D. in chemistry, pursue a career as a professor at a major university" | |
Ryan Brito
Ph.D. - Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University |
| Career Goals - "With my education, I hope to address the materials challenges facing the nuclear energy industry. I want to contribute to improving the safety, reliability, and overall environmental impact of nuclear power." | |
Alejandra Catalina Camacho
MS - Neuroscience, Texas A&M University
| BS | Microbiology, University of Texas El Paso |
| Career Goals - "My ultimate goal is to become a neuroscientist and a professor and some day provide the scientific community and society useful answers for our better understanding of the brain and its function." | |
Natividad Robert Fuentes
Ph.D. - Toxicology, Texas A&M University
| BS | Cell and Molecular Biology, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Career Goals - "The novel information elucidated from the research provides the foundation that supports many of the aspects of life that we enjoy. My career goal is to make substantial contributions towards this fundamental pool of knowledge that other scientists can then continue to further build upon." | |
Francisco Gomez
Ph.D. - Plant Breeding, Texas A&M University
| MS | Plant Breeding, Texas A&M University |
| BS | Agriculture Operations Management,University of Florida |
| Career Goals - "To become a hand- on research scientist in the field of plant sciences and contribute in the advancement of agricultural and biological research for a wide variety of corporations, international organizations, and universities." | |
Wilmarie Marrero-Ortiz
Ph.D. - Chemistry, Texas A&M University
| BS | Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico |
| Career Goals -"Complete a PhD in chemistry; pursue a post-doctoral position and consequently apply my knowledge in the industry or a national laboratory. After that, I would like to pursue a career as a faculty member that specializes in Environmental and Atmospheric Chemistry" | |
Lindsay Nail
Ph.D - Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University |
| Career Goals - " My career aspirations following graduate school are to engage in cutting-edge biomaterials research in the industrial sector to advance regenerative therapies and improve medical device function." | |
Andrew Ochoa
Ph.D. - Physics, Texas A&M University
| BS | Physics, University of texas Pan-American, Edinburg |
| Career Goals - "My ideal career path after earning my Ph.D. is to ear n a post doctoral position at a research institiution followed by a position in industry while education and promoting physics as a career path to others." | |
Lauren Kyla R. Pitts
MS - Soil Science, Texas A&M University
| BS | Envinronmental Science and Policy, University of Maryland |
| Career Goals - "Promote agronomic management strategies that will increase food production and conserve natural resources especially for developing nations. " | |
Aimee Reyes
Ph.D. - Nutrition, Texas A&M University
| BS | Biology, The University of Texas-Pan American |
| Career Goals - "I will use the knowledge and insight earned from both degrees to become a bio-medical researcher. I want to work alongside researchers and medical doctors to bridge the gab between the two fields." | |
Sergio Waqued
Ph.D. - Biomedial Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Bio-medical Engineering, University of California |
| Career Goals - "I would like to improve the tools with which we interact with biology to simplify and expand current and future techniques, which will in turn drive innovation though the greater control of the interface between biology and technology." | |
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. HRD-1249272.