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Live-streamed ceremony presented by Huawei USA on Friday, October 29, 2021
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) awarded 98 graduate and undergraduate students for their research and presentation skills at 2021 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Digital Conference during a live-streamed ceremony presented by Huawei USA on Friday, October 29. Out of 870 total presenters, over 700 were first-time presenters and over 400 are first-generation college students.
“The Student Presentation Awards recognize the next generation of scientists and STEM leaders from historically excluded populations, while giving visibility to their research and home institutions. The awards also encourage students to continue pursuing the STEM fields,” said SACNAS President Dr. Pamela Padilla. “As a multidisciplinary scientific society, the opportunity to present research to a general scientific audience fosters the science communication skills needed to not only build public support for science, but also ensure that science is accessible to everyone.”
2021 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference Presentation Awardees are as follows:
UNDERGRADUATE POSTER PRESENTATION AWARDEES
Savannah Orth, San Diego State University
Iliana Hayes, University of California, Santa Cruz
Jessica Kissi, Bates College
Nicole Avila, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Matt Goulart, California State University, Bakersfield
David González, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey
Carlos Ramírez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Industrial Biotechnology Department
Jocelyn Sotelo, Northeastern Illinois University
Amy Mathews, University of California Berkeley
Emanuel Navarro-Ortiz, Cabrillo College
Jennifer Mendez, University of California, Merced
Anika Radadiya, University of Kansas
Christopher Keokot, Cosumnes River College
Josh Barrio, University of Colorado at Boulder
Miranda Miranda, The University of Texas at El Paso
Amalia Seigel, California State University, Monterey Bay
Brady Blackstock, University of Oklahoma
Vanessa Vazquez, Vassar College
Hyatt Vincent, Colorado State University
Katya Marchetti, University California San Diego in conjunction with Sanford Burnham Prebys Institute of Medical Discovery
Alexa Zamudio, University of Illinois at Chicago
Nowrin Nisa, The City College of New York
Abena BakenRa, University of California, Berkeley
Alfred Vargas, University of California, Berkeley
Dane Gollero, University of Utah
Kimberly Hadaway, Williams College
Lauren Mossman, St. Olaf College
Luke Barbarita, University of California, Irvine
Miles Mena, Lewis University
Paige Hamada, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Rewa Bush, Cabrillo Community College
Brendan Murtagh, Skyline College
Morelys Rodriguez Alfonso, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Patricia Vargas, Oregon State University
Maresa Tate, The College of Wooster
Victoria Corona, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Corey Simpson, Colorado State University
Heather Thorogood, San Diego State University
Ryleigh Fleming, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Austen Ehrie, Indiana University, Bloomington
Koralee Santiago, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Jaclyn Rivas, New Mexico State University
Susan Garcia, Brandeis University
Alejandra Rosario Crespo, University of Puerto Rico Cayey
Clarissa Nuñez, New Mexico State University
Simone Evans, University of Maryland, College Park
Tejashree Prakash, University of Utah
Milagros Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Antonio Rios, Stanford University
Kaiku Kaholoaa, California State University, Monterey Bay
Karina Cunningham, The University of Tulsa
Alexander Del Toro, University of California, Berkeley
Punam Rawal, The University of Kansas
Vanessa Morales, Missouri State University
Alejandro Pereira, University of Florida
Chantelle Yazzie , Utah Valley University
Mikaela Matera-Vatnick, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute
Maya Matsumoto, Western Washington University
Samuel Perales, University of Texas at Austin
Mariah Antopia, University of Texas at San Antonio
Kristina Theam, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Nicole Patkotak, University of Alaska Anchorage
Tanya Bhatia, University of California, Santa Barbara
Sofia Orrey Valencia, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Daniella Butler, National Institutes of Health
Christina Gonzalez, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Elisa Kodama, Northeastern University
Madeline Giner, University of Georgia, Athens
Renee Serna, California State University, Fullerton
Kade Townsend, University of Kansas
Paulina Payne, University of Virginia
Matthew Estrada, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Jakeline Larios, University of California, Los Angeles
Anay Ochoa, University of California, Berkeley
Raphael Angelo Zambrano, California State University, Northridge
Crystal Minjarez , University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Jasmine Castellanos, University of California, Fullerton
Helena Puccini de Castro, Northeastern Illinois University
Ashmika Behere, University of Kansas
Luis Garcia-Pena, University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
GRADUATE POSTER PRESENTATION AWARDEES
Stephen Mut, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Valerie Carranza, University of California, Riverside
Aura Alonso-Rodriguez, Gund Institute for Environment, University of Vermont
Ariel Vaughn, University of Southern California
Megan Nieberding, Ohio State University
GRADUATE ORAL PRESENTATION AWARDEES
Mialynn Jim, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
Brooklyn Armijo, Kansas State University
Natasha Lopes Fischer, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Sedelia Dominguez, Washington State University
Myriam Serrano, San Francisco State University
Carey Dougan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Elia Bueno, University of Arizona
Minerva Orellana, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Science
Lidiette Angeles Perez, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Natalia Guayazan Palacios, University of Washington
About SACNAS
For over 48 years, SACNAS has served as an inclusive organization dedicated to fostering the success of Chicano/Hispanics & Native Americans, from college students to professionals, in attaining advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership within STEM. Today, the organization serves a growing community of over 28,000 supporters including 8,200+ members and 133 student and professional chapters throughout the United States, including Guam and Puerto Rico. SACNAS influences the STEM diversity movement through STEM outreach & advocacy, promotion of STEM leaders, and The SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference. Learn more about SACNAS at sacnas.org, Facebook, or Twitter.