Archive for August 2015

Kiffer Creveling named College of Engineering Outstanding TA!

Congratulations to our very own Kiffer Creveling who was recently named the College of Engineering’s Outstanding TA for 2015.  Such a great testament to his dedication to undergraduate education. Very well deserving. Congratulations Kiffer!! Find the full article on the College of Engineering website: Kiffer Creveling Outstanding TA

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Matt Byrne

Name: Matt Byrne Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT Previous Degrees, Institutions: BS Applied Physics, BS Economics – University of Utah Research Interests/Project:  Regional quantification of collagen and laminin/fibrin at the vitreoretinal interface Interests outside of Research: Outdoor adventures!  Soccer and the occasional video game Tell us something about yourself that otherwise we wouldn’t know or guess: I moonlight as an amateur sommelier What can’t you live without: Easy access to nature – learned and reinforced whenever I travel to big cities I’ve always wanted to:  Journey to Mars Favorite quote: “Too weird to live, and too rare to die”

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Nik Benko

Name: Nikolaus Allan Benko Hometown: Los Osos, California Previous Degrees, Institutions: BS in Physics at the University of California Santa Barbara Research Interests/Project:  Measuring intraocular pressure during blast trauma Interests outside of Research: Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Backpacking, Reading, Racing. Tell us something about yourself that otherwise we wouldn’t know or guess: One summer I solo hiked the 220mile John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mt. Whitney 15 minutes of fame: During my junior year at UCSB two of my teammates and I flew out to North Carolina for the USA Cycling collegiate national mountain biking championship. We got back early on a Monday morning […]

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