John-David Rocha
Rice-Houston AGEP
Rice University
John-David is a fourth-year student in the department of chemistry at Rice University. John-David recently developed instrumentation hardware and software for the real-time fluorimetric analysis of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) that have been pate... » Read More

Erika Rodriguez
Central New York-Puerto Rico AGEP
Syracuse University
Erika D. Rodriguez MS. Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

AGEP fellow Erika Rodriguez is a native Californian, a salsa dancer, and a proud daughter of two hard-working Mexican migrant farm workers. She began building rockets as part of a science pr... » Read More

Grace Rojas
Rice-Houston AGEP
Rice University
At this time Grace is preparing for her qualifying exams. Next semster she will begin working on her research project with Dr. Barrera's group in the MEMS department. The intention of her research is to study thermally conductive fibers made from polymer/... » Read More

Erick Roman
Northeast AGEP
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Outside the molecular and cellular laboratory, signs display the warnings “Biohazard” and “Radioactive.” Inside, University of Massachusetts Ph.D. candidate and NEAGEP member Erick Roman is studying the molecular pathways that cause breast cancer.

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Mayté Ruiz
Midwest Crossroads AGEP
Indiana University, Bloomington
Mayté Ruiz is a third-year graduate student at Indiana University-Bloomington. She is majoring in biology under the advisement of Dr. Emília P. Martins. Mayté received a Bachelor of Science in biology at Florida International University. She is working... » Read More

Wendy Running Crane
Student to Academic Professoriate for American Indians (SAPAI)
Blackfeet Community College
Wendy Running Crane holds her A.A. in Human Services/Criminal Justice and B.A. in Sociology from Blackfeet Community College in Browning, Montana and her Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Sociology, Statistics, and Indian Law from the ... » Read More