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Ph.D. Recipients 


Dr. Hanbo Hong 
Ph.D. 2024, M.S. 2020
Position after graduating: Assistant Professor, Truman State University
 
Dr. Ajay Khanna 
Ph.D. 2024, M.S. 2022
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Researcher at Los Alamos National Lab
 
Dr. Zachary J Petrek 
Ph.D. 2024, M.S. 2020
 
Dr. Arjan Singh Bains 
Ph.D. 2023
 
Dr. Sarah Irene Baker 
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at Santa Monica College
 
Dr. Aneelman Brar 
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: West Process Engineer at Yield Engineering Systems
 
Dr. Paul James Cavanaugh 
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Boise State University
 
Dr. Randy Espinoza 
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Lecturer, Santa Clara University
 
Dr. Melissa Christine Goodlad 
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Application Engineer, Agilent Technologies
 
Dr. Bowen Han 
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Lab
 
Dr. Pin Lyu 
Ph.D. 2023, M.S. 2021
 
Dr. David Charles Moses 
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Researcher, Scripps Research
 
Dr. Thuy Duy Thi Nguyen 
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Process engineer, Western Digital at Fremont, CA
 
Dr. Bilal August Kwame Overton 
Ph.D. 2023
 
Dr. Paniz Rahmani 
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Research Scientist at Pacific Bioscience
 
Dr. Karnamohit Ajit Ranka 
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
 
Dr. William Carl Spaller 
Ph.D. 2023, M.S. 2020
Position after graduating: Principal Research Scientist at Northrop Grumman
 
Dr. Mahshid Yaghoubi 
Ph.D. 2023, M.S. 2021
 
Dr. Abdulrahman Zamani 
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Pittsburgh
 
Dr. Jose Mauricio Alvarenga 
Ph.D. 2022
Position after graduating: Professor at Bakersfield Community College
 
Dr. Ryan Patrick Brisbin 
Ph.D. 2022
Position after graduating: Scientist at Northrop Grumman
 
Dr. Yehan Zhang 
Ph.D. 2022
Position after graduating: Analytical Scientist at Promega Corporation
 
Dr. Ali Abou Taka 
Ph.D. 2021
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sandia National Lab
 
Dr. Samantha L. Bidwell 
Ph.D. 2021
Position after graduating: Assistant Professor, Elmira College
 
Dr. Hassan Harb 
Ph.D. 2021
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Scholar, Argonne National Lab
 
Dr. Thinh Doan Nguyen Luong 
Ph.D. 2021
Position after graduating: Scientist at Pacific Biosciences
 
Dr. Nivin Mothi 
Ph.D. 2021
 
Dr. Anargul Tohti Nuryar 
Ph.D. 2021, M.S. 2020
 
Dr. Yun-Chiao Yao 
Ph.D. 2021
 
Dr. Xi Chen 
Ph.D. 2020
 
Dr. Jordan David Galloway 
Ph.D. 2020
Position after graduating: Scientist at Sandia National Lab
 
Dr. Joel Curtis Heisler 
Ph.D. 2020
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Researcher, Genentech, San Francisco
 
Dr. Xiao Cai 
Ph.D. 2019
Position after graduating: Associate Scientist, STA Pharmaceutical 
 
Dr. Alyssa Minh Doan Hua 
Ph.D. 2019
Position after graduating: Chemistry Instructional Lab Supervisor, UC Merced
 
Dr. Amir Keshavarz 
Ph.D. 2019
 
Dr. David Patrick Morgan 
Ph.D. 2019
 
Dr. Xianghai Sheng 
Ph.D. 2019
Position after graduating: Software Engineer, Google
 
Dr. Youhong Zeng 
Ph.D. 2017
 
Dr. Gary Robert Abel Jr. 
Ph.D. 2016
Position after graduating: Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Colorado Boulder 
 
Dr. Stephen Gregory Dale 
Ph.D. 2016
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Scholar, The Australian National University
 
Dr. Xiao Li 
Ph.D. 2016
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers University
 
Dr. Shuhuai Xiang 
Ph.D. 2016
 
Dr. Ke Gong 
Ph.D. 2015
Position after graduating: Research Scientist, Nanosys, Inc.
 
Dr. Luke D. Reed 
Ph.D. 2015
Position after graduating: Instructional Laboratory Coordinator, UC Merced
 
Dr. Shuo Chen 
Ph.D. 2014
Position after graduating: Research Scientist, Novodiax, Inc.
 
Dr. Jingru Shao 
Ph.D. 2014
Position after graduating: Hardware Engineer, Verily
 
Dr. Thomas Giagou 
Ph.D. 2013
Position after graduating: Research Chemist Constellation Brands
 
Dr. Somnath Ghosh
Ph.D. 2012: Menke Group
 
Dr. Justin Elias Hujdic
Ph.D. 2012: Menke Group
 
Dr. Marina Stavytska-Barba Lacey
Ph.D. 2012: Anne Kelley's Group
Position after graduating: Instructor, Fresno City College
 
Dr. Hoda Mirafzal
Ph.D. 2011: David Kelley's Group
 
Dr. Hui Zhu
Ph.D. 2011: Meyer Group
 

M.S. Recipients


Rachel Anne Bonomo, M.S. 2024
 
Abigail Owusuwaa Gyamfi, M.S. 2024
 
Harleen Kaur, M.S. 2024
 
Fernanda Pilla Bardela, M.S. 2024
 
Rambod Rezayan, M.S. 2024
 
Mohit Saraswat, M.S. 2024
 
Adekunle Moses Adewole, M.S. 2023
 
Alexis Christian Cooper, M.S. 2023
 
Anthony Robert Perez, M.S. 2023
 
Vincent Phillip Aguirre Jr, M.S. 2022
Position after graduating: Environmental Scientist for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation
 
Remi J. Leano, M.S. 2022
 
Madison E Martin, M.S. 2022
Position after graduating: Adjunct Professor at Merced College
 
Pravien Sivaharan Rajaram, M.S. 2022
 
Emil Samson, M.S. 2022
Position after graduating: Associate Chemistry at Medtronic
 
Cristian Sarabia, M.S. 2022
 
Logan Michael Brammer, M.S. 2020
 
Arghavan Fadamin, M.S. 2020
 
Karina Celeste Guadalupe, M.S. 2020
 
Thanh Lien, M.S. 2020
 
Warren Armand Nanney, M.S. 2019
 
Jamie Joseph Grenland, M.S. 2018
Position after graduating: Instructor Columbia College
 
Thanh - Ngoc Thi Le, M.S. 2018
 
Cassandra Josette Ashley Nanney, M.S. 2018
 
Laura Janelle Showalter, M.S. 2018
Position after graduating: Molecular Virology Research Associate, Vaxart
 
Joel Milanese, M.S. 2017
Position after graduating: Electronic Surveillance Specialist, FBI Sacramento
 
Xochitl Alejandra Sosa Vazquez, M.S. 2017
Position after graduating: Lecturer, UC Merced
 
Alicia Vazquez, M.S. 2017
 
Eunbit Cho, M.S. 2016
Position after graduating: Global Supply Manager, Apple, Inc. 
 
Loan Thi Cam Nguyen, M.S. 2016
 
Dusty Ventura, M.S. 2015
Position after graduating: Lecturer, UC Merced and Merced College
 
Joshua Allen Baker, M.S. 2014
Position after graduating: Materials Manager, Cargill Value Added Meats
 
Joseph Brent Dizon, M.S. 2014
Position after graduating: Lecturer, San Francisco State University
 
Ivy Kathleen Price, M.S. 2014
Position after graduating: Full Time Instructor, Centrral New Mexico Community College
 
Wu Ying, M.S. 2014
Position after graduating: Transportation Planner, City of Houston
 
Cory Ryan Sobotta, M.S. 2012
 
Deborah L. Lair, M.S. 2011
 
Janice Lianne S. Cosio, M.S. 2010