Meet our spring 2019 EQUIP scholars

Duy Ngo

  • EQUIP Scholar
Duy (Tom) Ngo is a third-year student majoring in economics and minoring in technology management. He plans to study for a masters in business analytics in Canada and wants to start a company in fintech or fields that require heavy data usage.

Dexuan Zhu

Dexuan (Toby) Zhu is a second-year student majoring in systems and synthetic biology. He hopes to find a bio-related job in a metropolitan area like San Francisco.

Venice Wong

  • EQUIP Scholar
Venice Wong is a first-year student majoring in managerial economics and minoring in technology management. She is an active member of the Davis Women in Business Club at UC Davis, exploring her business interests while connecting with an empowering community of like-minded individuals. Venice aspires to pursue social entrepreneurship and create her own business.

Justus Weatherspoon

  • EQUIP Scholar
Justus Weatherspoon is a first-year student majoring in communications. He is actively searching for ways to network with people and improve the community at UC Davis. Justus hopes to one day study abroad in France to continue learning the French language and travel to new places.

Chuyuan Wang

Chuyuan Wang is a second-year student majoring in cognitive science with a computational emphasis. She is currently a research assistant in the Morgan Computational Psycholinguistics Lab and is enthusiastic about delving deeper into this field.

Phuong Tran

  • EQUIP Scholar
Phuong Nam Tran is a second-year international student from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, who is majoring in genetics and genomics with a minor in tech management. Phuong is a plant enthusiast and currently researches pistachios.

Sachin Subramanian

  • EQUIP Scholar
Sachin Subramanian is a third-year student majoring in statistics with a minor in computer science. He currently works as a college advisor and mentor for high school students, developing personalized goals to help them succeed.

Pramesh Sharma

  • EQUIP Scholar
Pramesh Sharma is an undergraduate Computer Science student. Previously, he worked as a Computational Biology intern at NASA, where he modeled the effects of ionizing radiation and microgravity on microbes and cell health in low Earth orbit using AutoML techniques.

Aadya Saraogi

Aadya Saraogi is an electrical engineering major who is interested in the the practical applications of cutting-edge technology. Aadya enjoys experimenting with DIY electronics, particularly Arduino projects, which allows her to combine her technical skills with creativity.

Maria Guadalupe Rojas-Ruiz

  • EQUIP Scholar
Guadalupe Rojas-Ruiz is a second-year student majoring in community regional development. Guadalupe has a strong interest in law enforcement , particularly in earning a K-9 certification, and is a participant in the cadet academy program at the UC Davis Police Department.