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Poster Awards

Poster Awards at the 2024 UC LEADS Symposium
Scholars receive awards for their poster presentations at the 2024 UC LEADS Symposium

2024 Top Honors Winners

Biological & Health Sciences

  • Melanie Jones, UC Santa Cruz
  • Ryan Kyeremeh, UC Davis
  • Marissa Todesco, UC San Diego

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

  • Ashai Moreno, UC Santa Cruz
  • Caitlyn Nojiri, UC Santa Cruz
  • Steven Umbarger, UC Merced

Engineering, Computer & Data Sciences

  • Adriann Josef Brodeth, UC Los Angeles 
  • Tin Nguyen, UC San Diego
  • Julian Ramirez, UC San Diego

2024 Honorable Mentions

Biological & Health Sciences

  • Joshuah Arellano, UC Irvine
  • Rosie Manner, UC Santa Barbara
  • Emily Thrall, UC Davis

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

  • Kate Bostow, UC Berkeley
  • Justin Purnomo, UC Los Angeles
  • Yeison Samayoa, UC Santa Cruz

Engineering, Computer & Data Sciences

  • Andrew Abdala, UC Riverside
  • Mabel Espinoza, UC Merced
  • Anna My Nguyen, UC San Diego

Graduate Deans’ Leadership Award

The Graduate Deans’ Leadership Award was given to three scholars who exhibited extraordinary leadership during their tenure as UC LEADS scholars. This award was selected by the UC LEADS Executive Steering Committee, and funded by the deans of all 10 UC Graduate Divisions. Graduate Deans’ Leadership Awards went to:

  • Cecilia Ma Li, UC Davis
  • Saira Cazarez, UC Irvine
  • Erik Hakopian, UC Riverside
Nominees and recipients of the Campus Leadership Awards were:
  • Kate Bostow, UC Berkeley
  • Justin Purnomo, UC Los Angeles
  • Kira Wallquist, UC Santa Barbara
  • Melanie Jones, UC Santa Cruz
  • Vicky Chen, UC San Diego