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Cylburn E. Soden, Jr., M.D. earned his
B.S. cum laude in Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology from the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County in 1999. He
also graduated with Departmental Honors.
He completed his M.D. program at
Washington University in 2003. After his
residency, he served as a practicing
Dermatologist in the US Army at Ft. Bragg, NC. During his
final years in the military, he proudly served as a general
medical officer in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He
attained the rank of Major before exiting the military in 2010.
Currently, he is a board-certified dermatologist practicing in
Maryland.
Jamison Smith is pursuing a B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering with a minor
in Project Management from the
University of Maryland, College Park,
and he is scheduled to graduate in May
2012. He is very involved in the
Center for Minorities in Science and
Engineering (CMSE) where he is the mentor coordinator for a
high school outreach program designed to increase the number
of underrepresented students pursuing engineering. In
summer 2011, he had an internship with Cummins Inc. as a
noise and vibration engineering intern. He also is a member
of NSBE and a member of the Senior Council. After earning
his B.S., he plans to work in the manufacturing industry with a
focus in project management.
Reuel Smith earned his B.S. with
honors in Aerospace Engineering from
the University of Maryland, College
Park (UMD). He was awarded the
LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate
Fellowship at UMD, and he has
completed his M.S. program in
Aerospace Engineering. For the last
two years, he has served as a NASA
Space Science Ambassador. Currently, he is enrolled as a
Ph.D. student at UMD in Mechanical Engineering and
Reliability Engineering, and he expects to graduate in 2013.
Olufemi Sokoya expects to earn his B.S.
in Bioengineering from the University of
Maryland, College Park (UMD) in 2012,
and he is involved with many programs.
He works with a team in the Gemstone
University Honors Research Program to
understand a potential alternative fuel
source. With the Quality Enhancement
Systems and Teams (QUEST) Honors
Fellows Program he showcases his understanding of business,
quality, and process improvement. While studying abroad in
China, he received an award from the Dingman Center of the
Robert H. Smith School of Business. He has held leadership
positions in the UMD NSBE chapter as Membership Chair,
Vice President, and Programs Chair.
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Simone Soso earned her B.S. in Animal
Science from the University of Maryland
Eastern Shore. She completed her M.S.
program in Animal Health Science at the
North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University in 2009. She
presented her research at the 90 th
Conference for the Ecological Society of
America in Montreal, Canada. She is
currently completing her Ph.D. program in Environmental
Science at Iowa State University where she is serving as an
Indo-US Research Intern in the Sciences and Engineering
Research Scholars Program.
Simone S. Stalling, M.D., Ph.D. earned
her B.S. summa cum laude in Chemical
Engineering from the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in
2001. While at UMBC, she was a
member of the Honors College, the
National Society of Black Engineers, and
the Women's Varsity Lacrosse Team. She also completed
several internships. She completed her M.D./Ph.D. program at
the University of Pennsylvania in 2009. Currently, she
practices Internal Medicine in Philadelphia, PA.
Marie E. Steele is pursuing B.S. degrees
in both Mathematics and Financial
Economics at the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC),
and she expects to graduate in 2012. In
addition to being an LSAMP Scholar,
she also is a McNair Scholar and a
Meyerhoff NSA Scholar. Her extensive
undergraduate research and internship
experiences include summer 2010 at
Princeton University, summer 2011 at Michigan State
University, and spring 2011 at the Social Security
Administration. While completing her last few undergraduate
courses and applying to Ph.D. programs, she currently serves
as a Statistics Grader and as an Economics Research Assistant
at UMBC.
Tesia N. Stephenson earned her B.S.
magna cum laude in Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology from the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in
2009. In addition to being an LSAMP
Scholar, she also was a McNair Scholar at
UMBC. She gained extensive research
experience while an undergraduate at
UMBC. Currently, she is a Ph.D. student in the Department of
Chemistry at Duke University where she conducts research in
the lab of Jiyong Hong, Ph.D.