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STEM@CSM

Science-in-Action Speaker Series

Fall 2024

Date Time Location Speaker  
09/18/24 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration
Angel Pilar
Professor of Mathematics at College of San Mateo
 
10/16/24 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration
Alejandro Garcia
Professor and Researcher of Physics and Astronomy and SJSU
 

Spring 2024

Date Time Location Speaker
02/06/24 5-6 pm 36-109 Rodolfo Dirzo
Professor of Biology and Earth System Science at Stanford
 
03/06/24 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration
Sonia Bustos
PhD Student of Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology
 
04/17/24 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration
Quency L. Phillips
Mechanical Engineer and Non-Profit Founder

Archive

Date Time Location Speaker
09/13/23 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration
Chad Kealoha, B.S. 
Senior Product Support Engineer
 
10/18/23 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration
Adeyma Arroyo
Network Technology Leader
 
11/15/23 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration
Victor Zendejas Lopez
Mechanical Engineering PhD student at the California Institute of Technology
 
Date Time Location Speaker
02/15/23 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration
Dr. Jennifer Ortiz Cárdenas
Director, Stanford Microfluidics Foundry
 
3/15/23 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration
Nathan Churches, Ph.D.
Celja Uebel, Ph.D
 
4/12/23 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration
Vanessa Suárez Pérez
Senior Policy Advisor for Carbon180
 
Date Time Location Speaker Title
09/14/22

5-6 pm Virtual &
In Person
36-110
Juan Medina-Echeverria, M.S. From Redwood City to Chicago: Pursuing Medical School Dreams as a First-Generation College Student
10/19/22 5-6 pm Virtual &
In Person
36-319
Dustin A. F. Janatpour  How to Collaboratively Apply Your Education to Real-World Problems
11/16/22 5-6 pm Virtual &
In Person
36-110
Zachary C. Janatpour, M.D., Ph.D. Accept. Adapt. Act: Lessons from My Journey
Date Time Location Speaker Title
02/16/22

5-6 pm Virtual &
In Person
36-319
Humberto Castillo
Project Engineer
M.S., UC Berkeley
Dream Big
03/16/22 5-6 pm Virtual Justin Arredondo-Guerrero
PhD Candidate, Immunology
Stanford Medicine Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research
04/06/22 5-6 pm Virtual Sneha Ramakrishna
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Instructor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford Medicine Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research
Date Speaker Title
09/25/21 Pablo Sobron, PhD Family Science Day Keynote - Mars 2020/Perseverance Rover: Searching for Life on Mars
10/06/21 Sean Yamada-Hunter, PhD
Teni Anbarchian PhD
Stanford Medicine Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research
10/20/21 Cecilia Ramello PhD
Vali Barsan, MD
Stanford Medicine Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research
11/03/21 Alex Doan, Medical Student, Stanford University
Wendy Wenderski, Ph.D.
Stanford Medicine Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research
Date Speaker Title
09/26/20 Dr. David Des Marais Astrobiology and Mars Exploration
10/01/20 Caroline Arrellano Garcia
Shabnum Patel
Stanford Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research 
10/15/20 Louai Labanieh
Becky Richards
Stanford Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research Pt. II Q&A)
11/04/20 Joel Gallegos It All Started With Mathematics
11/18/20 Meghan Nolan
Catherine Su
From CSM to Cal: UC Berkeley Alum in Conversation-Persevering Through a Pandemic
Date Speaker Title
03/04/20 K.M-Stanford Grad Student My Unique Path to Becoming a Genetic Counselor
Date Speaker Title
09/11/19 Charlotte Kiang My Journey From Liberal Arts to Aerospace Engineering 
09/18/19 CSM Student Panel Summer Internship Experiences 
09/25/19 Mark Douglass Community College to Stanford Medical School 
10/10/19 Skylar Payne Success in Computer Science Through Resilliance
10/23/19 Oscar Medina My Journey  in Asthma Research
11/20/19 Larry Taylor    My Journey Into Paleontological Research 
Date Speaker Title
02/21/18 Patti Siguenza From CSM to Genentech: What I Learned Along the Way
03/07/18 Marcella Gomez, PhD The Math Behind Cell Signaling in Biology
04/11/18 Carlos Schuler, PhD Success in Biotechnology
Date Speaker Title
09/13/17 Student Panel Bridges to Bacclaurate
09/14/17 Sasha Denisin Sasha Denisin - Mechanobiology
11/08/17 Michael Reddick Chemical and Bio Engineering