TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (2016 – 2018)
BTD XII Student Biographies
Felipe Beltran
Ph.D. - Material Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Chemical Engineering at Prairie View A&M University |
| Career Goals - "After completing my graduate studies at Texas A&M, I wish to continue research in bio-material/tissue engineering to improve current techniques and develop future technologies." | |
Lacey Douglas
Ph.D. - Chemistry, Texas A&M University
| BS | Chemistry ACS at Xavier University of Louisiana |
| Career Goals - "After completing my education here at Texas A&M, I plan on continuing my exploration of chemistry in an industrial setting." | |
Joshua Prince Ebin
MS - Petroleum & Energy Resource Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Career Goals - "My long term goal after graduate school and years of industry experience is to develop an energy development firm to cater for the energy needs of people in the developing world while being a team player for advancing technology in the energy industry. I would like to pursue a PhD in Energy Resource Engineering as a technical platform to figure out how to innovatively integrate various energy sources including petroleum and renewable energy. I hope to partner with entrepreneurs, corporations, academic and industry professionals from various disciplines and backgrounds to achieve efficient energy integration and to find the energy balance around a stable, comfortable, and environmentally responsible energy future." | |
Jon Paul Elizondo
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University College Station |
| Career Goals - "I hope to join academia and become an outstanding teacher, mentor, and researcher." | |
Tokunbo Falohun
MS - Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Bioengineering at University of Maryland College Park |
| Career Goals - "Our healthcare system is unstable because current medical solutions to health problems are expensive and, in many cases, ineffective. My career goal is to design cost effective biomedical devices that incorporate the use of biomaterials for drug delivery." | |
Asenath Francis
Ph.D. - Chemistry, Texas A&M University
| BS | Chemistry at Louisiana State University |
| Career Goals - "My primary goals is to conduct research in nanoscience and technology and to teach at the university level. As a research professor, I will also teach and encourage students, especially young African American women, to engage in chemical research. It is important to promote diversity at the university level in the science fields and I want to be a part of the movement that diversifies chemistry. " | |
Matthew Martinez
MS - Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University |
| Career Goals - "I‘d like to have a career in research in either desalination or energy transformation and eventually run my own design firm. As an end-of-career move I’d like to become a professor so I can perform research as well as teach." | |
Glendimar Molero
Ph.D. - Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University
| BS | Mechanical Engineering at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Career Goals - "To constantly grow professionally and personally as I pursue a graduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering. To always improve and challenge myself in every aspect of my life and to be a role model for next generations of young Hispanic females" | |
Ricardo Perez
Ph.D. - Biology, Texas A&M University
| BS | Biochemistry at Texas A&M University |
| Career Goals - "My goal after completing the doctorate program is to be in a position where I could coordinate academic, industrial, and government organizations in order to accelerate research and research product deployment using informatics. " | |
Jaileen Rivera Rodríguez
MS - Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University
| BS | Wildlife Management at University of Puerto Rico - Humacao |
| Career Goals - "I am generally interested in conservation biology, endangered species ecology, biodiversity assessment and protected areas management in the tropics. Once I finish my masters degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, I want to get a PhD degree with a focus on tropical diseases. In the future I would like to work as a part of government conservation agencies." | |
Alejandra Torres-Marrero
Ph.D. - Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences, Texas A&M University
| BS | Chemistry at University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez |
| Career Goals - "My goal is to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills while pursuing a doctoral degree to provide a meaningful advancement in the crop improvement field." | |
Michael Lee Salinas
Ph.D. - Nutrition, Texas A&M University
| BS | Nutritional Sciences at Texas A&M University |
| Career Goals - "There is continuous research and discoveries being made on nutritional sciences and its contribution not only to health and well-being, but also to potential alternative treatments and its combinatorial therapeutic effects. My long term goal is to be able to teach and conduct research at a medical education institution. I hope to contribute to the ongoing research and provide novel information that will promote utilizing nutrition as a preventive medicine." | |