calendar-with-clock-icon-uc-santa-barbara Friday, March 6th, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm
location-icon-uc-santa-barbara Student Resource Building, Multipurpose Room

Presenters:

Elif Sila Akbulut (Chemistry & Physics)
"The Art of Painless Sticking"

Viraj Dharod (Chemistry & Physics)
"Turning Light into Sound for Quantum Technology"

Alex Giovannone (Chemistry & Physics)
"Magnetic Resonance with a Free Electron Laser"

Chae Yeong Kim (Chemistry & Physics)
"A Ring to Bind CO2"

Katherine Kudla (Chemistry & Physics)
"The Escape of Starlight and Transformation of our Universe"

Komal Na (Chemistry & Physics)
"Click It to Fix It"

Han P.Q. Nguyen (Chemistry & Physics)
"When Power Goes Out, What Keeps Us Warm?"

Toshi Parmar (Chemistry & Physics)
"Dance of the Cell Train"

Divyoj Singh (Chemistry & Physics)
"How the Heart Learns to Beat"

Daniele Vinella (Chemistry & Physics)
"Minimally Invasive Real-Time Inflammation Monitoring Platform"

Judges:

Our esteemed judges for this round are:

  • Anna Alvarez (Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering)

  • Kaylia Grant (Academic Advisor in the Graduate Division)

  • Hsiu-Zu Ho, Ph.D. (Professor Emerita of Psychology & Education)

  • Paul Rogers (Associate Professor of Writing Studies)

  • Callie Thai (Undergraduate Student in Molecular & Cellular Biology )