EGSA
Lounge Officer
Lounge Officer deals with all duties related to the improvement of the Lounge/Study area rooms available at 2438BH.
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 and Relations Director will focus on community service, student group interactions, and alumni relations.
Sustainability Director
Address issues of sustainability within EGSA and throughout the school. Encourages awareness of sustainability options in daily life.
Student
Marcia Ferreira, 2009, 2010Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Interests
Cycling, traveling, camping, hiking, solving math puzzles, and reading science books.
Biography
I am working towards a PhD in Environmental Engineering (part of the Civil and Environmental Engineering department). My research involves microbiology and geochemistry.
Community Outreach and Relations Director
Community Outreach and Relations Director will focus on community service, student group interactions, and alumni relations.
Student
Argus Sun, 2010Department
Bioengineering
Interests
My specialization within my program is Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering. I am in pursuit of my PhD, and completed a MS through writing a thesis in June of 2009.
I am interested in Bone Metabolism, Delivery of Growth Factors, and Cellular Mechano-transduction.
Biography
I grew up in La Mirada on the outskirts of Los Angeles County. Following La Mirada High, I attended UCLA completing a Bachelor’s program in Evolutionary Biology, but also carried a Specialization in Business and a minor in English.I worked in a few different jobs that spanned a variety of fields. These included: lab assistant, Health Insurance, Community Services Non-profit, and teaching high school science. Finally ended up at The Princeton Review, where I continue to work as an educational contractor.
I have a pretty varied set of interests which include running (completed the LA Marathon!) , drawing, appreciating music and film, trying and preparing unique foods, learning languages and travel. I really enjoy travelling because it allows me to do all of the above activities at once. Some places I have been include: various parts of China (once for the Olympics), Taiwan, South Korea (where I worked for a summer), Japan, Thailand, as well many parts of Europe as well as closer places such as parts of Mexico and Canada.