EGSA
Lounge Officer
Lounge Officer deals with all duties related to the improvement of the Lounge/Study area rooms available at 2438BH.
Student
Xuan Luo, 2009Department
Computer Science
Interests
girls, smiles, Naruto
EGSA TEC Director
The TEC Director manages the TEC team. The team leads programs that are help graduate students commercialize their research. For more information please visit www.egsatec.com.
Student
Chuong Nguyen, 2009Department
Computer Science
Interests
Web Information Systems, Software Engineering, Software Architectures, Programming Languages, Information Security
Business and Entrepreneurship, Software Development Management, Consulting, Teaching and Training
Biography
I came to the United States as an international student, studied for 2 years at the Lincoln Trail Community College (LTC) in Illinois (part of the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges), and got an Associate of Science degree. Then I applied to transfer to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and got accepted in both. Couldn’t stand the cold and windy weather in Illinois, I decided to come to UCLA to pursue my Bachelor Degree in Computer Science.
I began my Ph.D. education in the Fall 2008. Since I transferred from an M.S. to a Ph.D., course-wise speaking, my timing in the program was equivalent to a typical 3rd year Ph.D. student at the time. I joined the Technical Entrepreneur Community (TEC) as an Executive Board Member in the year of 2008, and spent my free time running the organization.
Community Outreach Director
Community Outreach Director will focus on community service, student group interactions, and alumni relations.
Student
Anuradha Biswas, 2009Department
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Interests
When I’m not in the lab, I like to spend time on the beach, eat, play violin and piano, watch trashy TV, cook, travel and of course hang out with friends. I’m looking forward to serving the community through this position!
Biography
I’m a Midwest girl at heart as I grew up in Iowa and went to undergrad at UIUC but I’m loving Cali so far…especially the weather!
Sustainability Director
Address issues of sustainability within EGSA and throughout the school. Encourages awareness of sustainability options in daily life.
Student
Marcia Ferreira, 2009Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Interests
As the appointed EGSA Sustainability Director, Marcia intends to collaborate with fellow graduate students to bring sustainable practices to their laboratories. Currently, Marcia is collaborating with the UCLA’s Office of Environment, Health and Safety to implement their LEEP (Laboratory Energy Efficiency Program) Program in Engineering laboratories. If you work on a lab and would like to learn more about the program or would like to chat about improving laboratory practices (saving resources AND money), please contact Marcia.
In addition to the work as a Sustainability Director, Marcia would like to encourage fellow graduate students to take advantage in funding opportunities. The first major event will be to promote the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (3 year tuition + stipend, just to work on what you like). If you have any questions about this fellowship, please stay tuned for more information or contact Marcia.
Biography
Marcia Ferreira is in her third year as a graduate student at UCLA, starting her PhD research project in Environmental Engineering (part of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department). Marcia’s research involves microbiology and geochemistry.