2024 RIMSE Spring Break Participants

a Research Immersion in Materials Science & Engineering (RIMSE) program of the UC San Diego MRSEC, a National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

An introduction to materials science research and to RIMSE summer research opportunities in the UC San Diego MRSEC, to prepare students to engage in more in-depth research experiences within MRSEC (UC San Diego MRSEC RIMSE Summer Schools) or in the UC San Diego research community at large.

2024 Participants

Name: Georgia Bayley
BIO: Georgia is a high school student attending Aragon High School (Class of 2025) who will be participating in the 2024 Silicon Nanotechnology Spring Break RIMSE program. She is interested in learning how nanotechnology can affect our future medical advances. In her free time she enjoys playing lacrosse, cheerleading, traveling and reading.
RIMSE Spring Break School: Silicon Nanotechnology
ORCID: 0009-0009-7336-1222
Safety tour: 25 Mar 2024
Etch test: N/A

Name: Yovanni Fabian Bernardino
BIO: Yovanni Fabian is an undergraduate engineering student at San Diego Miramar College, and a participant at the 2024 Silicon Nanotechnology Spring Break Research Immersion in Materials Science and Engineering (RIMSE), program run by the UC San Diego Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). He has a passion for engineering, physics, and chemistry and would love to explore the field of nanotechnology in hopes to apply this technology in future opportunities.
RIMSE Spring Break School: Silicon Nanotechnology
ORCID: 0009-0008-9482-556X
Safety tour: 25 Mar 2024
Etch test: 26 Mar 2024

Name: Oren Balmer-Clove
BIO: Oren is a first-year undergraduate student at San Diego Mesa College (Class of 2027) who plans on transferring to a four-year university in Electrical Engineering. He is very interested in nanotechnology and excited to learn about silicon-based nanomaterials and their applications. In his free time, he plays volleyball and hangs out with friends. He participated in the 2024 Silicon Nanotechnology RIMSE program.
RIMSE Spring Break School: Silicon Nanotechnology
ORCID: 0009-0001-7595-1076
Safety tour: 25 Mar 2024
Etch test: 26 Mar 2024

Name: Tyler Bui
BIO: Tyler is an undergraduate student planning to transfer to UCSD (class of 2026) who is interested in biology and chemistry. He is participating in the 2024 Spring Break session of the RIMSE program. In his free time, he likes to read and play musical instruments.
RIMSE Spring Break School: Silicon Nanotechnology
ORCID: 0009-0004-9548-2790
Safety tour: 25 Mar 2024
Etch test: 25 Mar 2024

Name: Matthew Edgar
BIO: After spending 4 years as a machinist’s mate in the Navy, Matthew started his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and is planning to transfer to UCSD in August 2024. He plans to become an emergency medicine doctor and commission back into the military after medical school. He will be participating in the nanotechnology research immersion experience at UCSD in March of 2024.
RIMSE Spring Break School: Silicon Nanotechnology
ORCID:
Safety tour: 25 Mar 2024
Etch test: 25 Mar 2024

Name: Anastasia Egoudine
BIO: Anastasia is an undergraduate student at San Diego Miramar College who will be transferring into the UC San Diego mechanical engineering program in Fall 2024. She is passionate about STEM and excited to participate in the 2024 Silicon Nanotechnology Spring Break RIMSE program. In her free time she enjoys baking and hiking.
RIMSE Spring Break School: Silicon Nanotechnology
ORCID: 0009-0005-2421-1149
Safety tour: 25 Mar 2024
Etch test: 25 Mar 2024

Name: Vanessa Galindo
BIO: Vanessa is a high school student at Francis Parker School. She is interested in engineering and mathematics and excited to learn and test different silicon-based nanomaterials. She will be starting college in the fall with an intended major in Electrical Engineering, and will be participating in the 2024 Silicon Nanotechnology Spring Break RIMSE program.

RIMSE Spring Break School: Silicon Nanotechnology
ORCID: 0009-0009-6260-2545
Safety tour: 11 Mar 2024
Etch test: N/A

Name: Majd Iskandarani
BIO: Majd is a second year undergraduate Nanoengineering student (Class of 2026) who is greatly interested in Nanotechnology and will be participating in the 2024 Silicon Nanotechnology RIMSE Spring Break Experience. He is interested in learning how silicon based nanomaterials can be used in technology, especially in quantum devices. In his free time Majd likes to stay active, and hangout with friends.
RIMSE Spring Break School: Silicon Nanotechnology
ORCID: 0009-0004-6929-4892
Safety tour: 25 Mar 2024
Etch test: 26 Mar 2024

Name: Daman Seth
BIO: Daman is a first year undergraduate Chemical Engineering student (Class at 2027) at UC San Diego. He grew up in New Delhi, India before coming to UCSD. He will be participating in the 2024 Silicon Nanotechnology Spring Break RIMSE program. Outside the laboratory, he enjoys entrepreneurship, cricket, cooking and watching documentaries.
RIMSE Spring Break School: Silicon Nanotechnology
ORCID: 0009-0006-0554-8958
Safety tour: 25 Mar 2024
Etch test: 26 Mar 2024