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BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE

The UT System LSAMP program is very proud to have been selected as one of the first Alliances to receive the Bridge to the Doctorate grant. The program has given us the opportunity to encourage students who might not have considered pursuing a doctoral degree. It has also given us the opportunity to experiment with novel ways to promote graduate education and to increase the efficacy of existing activities.

Bridge to the Doctorate Students:

						Micah Baquera, BS Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Spring 2005 GRADUATE MAJOR: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering “To obtain a PhD. and become an expert in the field of Material Science, specifically in topics related to high strain rate phenonmena. Thus armed with this knowledge, I will apply it for the improvement of country and fellow man in industry. Later on in life i would like to change focus to facilitate accumilated knlodge transfer and give back to the next generation as a college professor”

						Marcos Bolanos. BS Electrical Engineering, Spring 2004 GRADUATE MAJOR: Electrical Engineering “Obtain my Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and become a professor in multidiscipline areas of the field which will include biomedical engineering and alternative energy research”

						Matthew Cheney, BS Chemistry, Spring 2005 GRADUATE MAJOR: Chemistry "After receiving my Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry with a specialty in enzymatic, asymmetric synthesis, my plans include performing cancer or pharmaceutical research first, then becoming a university professor with similar interests for research"

						David Echevarria-Torres, BS Chemistry, Fall 2004 GRADUATE MAJOR: Chemistry "To pursue a Ph.D. in organic chemistry. Gain some experience in industry or in goverment laboratories and then work as a faculty member and researcher of a competitive institution"

						Shalayna Lair, BS Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Spring 2003 GRADUATE MAJOR: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering “Obtain my Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, and then work in industry conducting research to help improve peoples quality of life”

						Adrian A. Mejia, BS Microbiology, Fall 2004 GRADUATE MAJOR: Biology “Obtain my Ph.D. in immunology at the University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center. With that experience become a full time professor at the University of Texas at El Paso and continue my research in Molecular Immunology”

						Milka Montes, BS Chemistry, Fall 2004 GRADUATE MAJOR: Chemistry “My goal is to become a full time professor at a College or University in order to support students in the science field and to perform research in the areas of environmental toxicology or biochemistry”


						Pedro Santacruz, BS Electrical Engineering, Spring 2004 GRADUATE MAJOR: Electrical Engineering “Pursue a Ph.D. in order to join Academia as a professor”

						Lynn Santiago, BS Chemistry, Spring 2005 GRADUATE MAJOR: Chemistry “My goal is to obtain my Ph.D. in environmental toxicology, aquire a position in academia to conduct research, and one day change the world...even just a little”

						Christian Servin, BS Computer Science, Spring 2005 GRADUATE MAJOR: Computer Science “My personal and professional goal is to earn a Ph.D. in Computer Science in the field of Computer Security Constraints. and become professor in my university. Also become an excel contributor in the research community of Partial Trust Management Systems and Flexible Constraints”

						Jorge Ivan Vargas, BS Computer Science. Spring 2005 GRADUATE MAJOR: Computer Science “My greatest academic goal is to obtain a PhD in Computer Security and become professor and researcher in this area”

						Berenice Verdin, BS Electrical Engineering, Spring 2003 GRADUATE MAJOR: Electrical Engineering “My goal is to obtain a PhD in Electrical engineering. In addition, I want to become a college educator and researcher in that area. I would like to make a difference and become a role model for future generations”