Presenters:
Asish Ninan Chacko (Chemistry)
"Dead mice tell few tales"
Viraj Dharod (Physics)
"Defect centers in diamond: The road to a scalable quantum computer"
Austin DuBose (Chemistry)
"Pathways to neurodegenerative diseases: Unfolding the mini-mechanism"
Emile Morin (Chemistry)
"Harnessing inflammation for Personalized Medicine"
Ana Delia Parejo Vidal (Chemistry)
"Shining light on our origins"
Kaden Wheeler (Chemistry)
"Dissecting Degradation : How Crystal Faceting Affects Oxide Catalyst Stability"
Molly Wolfson (Physics)
"Cosmic Lighthouses: Navigating the Early Universe with Quasars"
Judges:
Our esteemed judges for this round are:
Claudia Kashin (Senior Academic Personnel Analyst for the Division of Humanities & Fine Arts)
Eric Pressly (Founder of Epres)
Geoffrey Raymond (Professor in Sociology)
Gil Marc Sia (Undergraduate Student in Electrical & Computer Engineering and UCSB Promise Scholar)
Gil Vitro (Graduate Student in English and 2023 Grad Slam Finalist)
Emcee: TBD
For each of the preliminary rounds, we will give out over $1,500 in prize money:
- $1,000 for 1st place and advancement to the Final Round on April 5
- $500 for the runner up
- $25 gift cards for raffled off for all other presenters