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Carlos Silver Batista - In any academic discipline, especially
in the fields related to science and
mathematics working in a collaborative
collective helps to divide the labor
and to assist in the generation and
interpretation of ideas. No one knows
this better than Carlos Silvera Batista,
who is a budding engineer and Bridge
to the Doctorate scholar at the City
College of New York, working in the
Kretzschmar Group.
Oluwatosin Ogunwuyi - Most students develop their affinities
for learning and academia when they
are very young because many things
pique their curiosity at an early age,
Oluwatosin Ogunwuyi is one such student.
While most young girls her age
were playing with dolls, she was rapt in
learning how to fiddle with the electronic
devices in her household. Although her current research in
satellite remote sensing is more complex, her intrinsic affinity
for electrical devices began very simply as a child.
Robin Walker - s-
means the primary objective is to quickly
make each Bridge student viably competitive
to matriculate into a doctoral program,
which will afford more students the opportunity
to participate in the Bridge to the
Doctorate program. An auxiliary effect of
degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics
(STEM) discipline.
Lori Collins - Computers support, sustain, and perform myriad
applications, so there is an increasing
demand for faster, more powerful, and
cost-effective computing technology
that can handle all of these functions.
Clusters of Workstations (acronymed as
COW) are rapidly becoming more prevalent
because they are a less expensive,
more practical alternatives to supercomputers
and multiprocessor systems. Moreover, cluster comput-
scholar who is researching this new wave of high-speed, highperformance
computing technology.
Natalie Dastas - is a second year M.A. student at Brooklyn
College (CUNY) pursuing a graduate
degree in Geology. She has been a
Bridge to Doctorate program participant
since January 2010. Natalie concluded
her undergraduate studies at
Brooklyn College in the fall of 2009;
completing a B.S. in Geology and a
B.A. in Earth Science Education. Natalie
plans on continuing her study of geology on the Doctoral
level and become actively involved in research.
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Adina Boyce - is a second year Transportation Engineering
graduate student pursuing a PhD at the
University of California Davis. Since becoming
a LSAMP scholar in 2005 and a
Bridge to Doctorate Fellow in 2008, her
research has continuously focused on sustainable
methods in Transportation.
Renford Alexander - Growing up hooked on the discovery
sciences. I graduated high school at the top
my class in 2008, and from there pursued a
am participating in research under the mentorship
of Dr. Phillip Ording. Dr. Ording
and I, along with my colleagues, are exploring
the realms of knot theory.
Dinely Colon - All the years that I have worked in a dental
office as a dental assistant provided me
with the experience as well as elicited a
great interest in the medical sciences so that
I can move with confidence in the Biomedical
Engineering area. Thanks to this experience,
I have learned how valuable it is to
work as part of a team. In addition, I have
worked with the Seek Department at
CCNY as a tutor, helping engineering students
improve their writing and communication skills.
Marvin Bennett - was born in Jamaica and immigrated to the
United States in June 2008. In Jamaica he
attended Ardenne High School where he
attained certification in eight subject areas
in the Caribbean Secondary Education
Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Marvin
would like to work in the field of regenerative
biology, doing research on ways to grow new limbs or to
re-grow lost ones in humans.
Valencia Brooks -
story about why they have chosen
a certain field of study. My decision
to pursue biomedical research
and training is based on my background
but also those who have
influenced me throughout my lifetime.
The reason for my decision
to pursue biomedical research is to learn more about the background
knowledge that goes into researching in a lab for various
ailments.