Andrea Bizarro is a fourth-year Community and Regional Development student minoring in Sustainability in the Built Environment. She has a passion for sustainability efforts, increasing access to transportation, and increasing affordable housing.
Luis Casas is an applied chemistry major with an environmental emphasis. He has previously interned at a small agricultural biotech company, where he conducted bacterial and fungal soil analysis. He intends to pursue graduate school, and his entrepreneurial interests lie in using his knowledge of chemistry to benefit society as a whole.
Charishma Chandu is a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major. Her educational journey is driven by a deep interest in healthcare, where she has undertaken rigorous coursework in biology, chemistry, genetics, calculus, and statistics.
Courtney Diec is in her second year majoring in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and minoring in Public Health. She aspires to work in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry in drug development safety research.
Yasmin Garcia is a double major in psychology and human development, with a minor in sociology. She is active in Hermanas Unidas, and The Diaper Bank Project at UC Davis.
Ricardo Gonzales studies computer engineering at UC Davis and holds an Associate of Science in mathematics and physics. After graduation, he plans to pursue a Ph.D. in electrical engineering.
Rain Kim is a first-year student majoring in Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a minor in Education. Kim has a deep passion for empowering others through education, and she hopes to make an impact in the individual lives of those affected by inequality in education.
Ejnar Knudsen and AGR Partners sponsor the Big Bang’s Food + Agriculture Sector Award, along with the Gowan Co. The $10,000 award recognizes innovations in food and agriculture. Knudsen is founder and CEO of AGR Partners, and oversees the company’s investment strategy, providing capital to cultivate long-term growth in leading food and agribusiness companies.
In her current role, Hanna researches novel nanomaterials for targeted cancer diagnostics using extracellular vesicles and Raman spectroscopy, and she is the current president of the Biomedical Engineering Student Organization(BESA) and sits on multiple departmental committees.
Earl Lawrence Magsayo majors in psychology with an emphasis in biology and a minor in public health. He is focused on career building by interning for various programs. He also participates in extracurricular activities that prioritize community service and public health.
