2022 GMiS STEM Scholars
Alejandro Davila

Brian G. Rodiles Delgado
Computer Science
Junior
The University of Texas at El Paso

Blanca E. Galvan Villarreal
Computer Science
Doctorate Student
The University of Texas at El Paso
American Petroleum Institute

Steven G. Labalme
Chemistry and Mathematics
Junior
The University of Chicago

Xavier Amparo
Computer Science
Senior
Kean University

Lisbel B. Martinez
Electrical Engineering
Senior
Colorado School of Mines

Diana L. Alvarado
Chemical Engineering
Senior
New Mexico Tech

Eric Joseph Alves-Ponte
Computer Science
Senior
Kean University

Sahil B. Patel
Mechanical Engineering
Senior
Illinois Institute of Technology

Eleyna V. Escobedo
Biology, Life Science Communication
Junior
University of Wisconsin Madison

Andrea C. Valenzuela
Biochemistry
Senior
The University of Texas at Dallas

Mae E. Hurtado-Thiele
Genetics and Genomics
Senior
University of Wisconsin Madison
The Boeing Company

Patricia Barron
Materials Science and Engineering
Doctorate Student
University of California, Los Angeles

Victoria Isabel Aponte-Blizzard
Computer Engineering, Anthropology
Senior
University of Illinois Chicago

Guillermo Jose Lopez-Cardalda
Electrical Engineering in Power and Energy Systems
Masters
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

Alonso Vela
Aerospace Engineering
Freshman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Aref Abdala
Aerospace Engineering
Junior
University of Central Florida

Andrea G. Rivera
Aerospace Engineering
Senior
Texas A&M University
CACI International

Jorge H. Garcia
Computer Science
Sophomore
University of Texas at El Paso

Krisna D. Colindres
Computer Science
Senior
University of Central Florida

Miguel Gonzalez
Aerospace Engineering
Junior
The University of Texas at Austin

Moriah N. Smith
Aerospace Engineering
Freshman
Virginia Tech

Paloma Arreguin
Electrical Engineering
Freshman
University of Texas at Austin
Capital One

Rose Marie De Sicilia
Computer Science
Senior
Florida International University

Marciela R. Rodrigues
Data Science with an emphasis in Business and Industrial Analytics
Senior
University of California, Berkeley

Isabel O. Gallegos
Computer Science
Senior
Stanford University
Chevron Corporation

Izcan Ordaz Ortiz
Mechanical Engineering
Junior
The University of Texas at Austin

Veronica Sifuentes
Mechanical Engineering
Junior
California State University, Los Angeles

Devon J. Woodfine
Mechanical Engineering
Sophomore
Cal Poly Pomona

Rogelio Reynoso, Jr
Mechanical Engineering
Junior
East Los Angeles College

Ana Paola Tovar
Computer Science
Sophomore
University of Houston Downtown

Joseph A. Trujillo
Civil Engineer
Sophomore
University of California, Berkeley

Glorian Serrano Ortiz
Computer Engineering
Junior
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

Jamal Sayid
Neuroscience and Government
Sophomore
Darthmouth College

Tyler Erautt
Mechanical Engineering
Freshman
California State University, Fullerton

Vanessa K. Martiny
Aerospace Engineering
Freshman
Wheaton College
Corteva Agriscience

Stephen P. Stresow
Plant Sciences
Masters
Cornell University
Cummins

Sierra M. Quintana
Electrical Engineering
Junior
The University of New Mexico

Samuel A. Ovalle
Mechanical Engineering
Junior
Florida International University

Claudia Angelica Mercado
Computer Science
Junior
University of Houston
Davila/Trevino Family Memorial Scholarship

Santiago Ramirez
Chemical Engineering
Junior
University of Houston

Diane Nguyen
Industrial Engineering
Senior
University of Houston

Damian Ramirez
Computer Science
Junior
University of Houston-Downtown

Victor M. Rangel
Electrical Engineering
Sophomore
University of Texas Arlington

Bryan Acosta
Computational Engineering
Senior
The University of Texas at Austin

Yoseline Garcia
Biology
Sophomore
The University of Texas at Austin

Nanette Giron
Construction Engineering & Management
Senior
The University of Texas at El Paso

Ignacio C. Rueda
Biology -Marine Concentration
Senior
Texas A&M University

Priscilla Simone Solis
Wildlife & Fisheries Science
Sophomore
Texas A&M University

Fernando Esteban Vasquez
Civil Engineer
Junior
University of Houston
DiCarlo Family Scholarship

Sabino De La Cueva
Biochemistry
Freshman
UCLA
Dow Chemical

Marco Avendano
Chemical Engineering
Doctoral Candidate
Georgia Institute of Technology

Juan P. de los Rios
Chemistry
Doctoral Candidate
University of Southern California

Fernando A. Lopez
Chemistry
Doctoral Candidate
University of California, Los Angeles

Tiffany R. Olivera
Chemistry
Doctoral Candidate
Rutgers University -Newark

Ashleigh Breanne Herrera
Chemical Engineering
Doctoral Candidate
Tufts University

Tahimy Landestoy Acosta
Chemical Engineering
Senior
University of Houston

Ramon F. Padin-Monroig
Materials Science and Engineering
Doctoral Candidate
University of Florida
GMiS Founders Scholarship

Izamary Reyes
Aerospace Engineering
Junior
University of California Irvine

Jeffrey T. Pietila
Aerospace Engineering
Junior
Arizona State University

Marian Yadira Jimenez Quijada
Biomedical Engineering
Junior
University of Arizona

Adjoa P. Sakwa
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Junior
Community College of Denver

Catherine Lozano
Computer Science
Junior
University of Southern California
Leidos

Arian A. Perez Ramos
Electrical Engineering
Sophomore
The University of Texas at El Paso

Isaac Aldape Torres
Mechanical Engineering
Masters
California State University, Los Angeles

Lucia Jayne
Computer Science
Masters
University of Colorado Boulder

Ricardo Zeferino-Rodriguez
Computer Science
Freshman
East Carolina University

Sophia Lin
Computer Science
Freshman
University of Washington

Emiliano Gonzalez
Computer Science
Freshman
Rutgers University
Maria Ofelia Parra Amaro Scholarship for Women Engineers

Leslie S. Perez
Civil Engineer
Senior
California State University, Los Angeles
Henry W. Brady Memorial Scholarship

Patricia Garcia
Product Development Engineering
Masters
University of Southern California
Northrop Grumman

Sarah M. Terracina
Aerospace Engineering
Junior
Rutgers University

Elderson Mercado Rivera
Mechanical Engineering
Senior
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

Jesus F. Sanchez
Mechanical Engineering
Junior
California State University, Northridge

Zach S. Reinert
Aerospace Engineering
Senior
Texas A&M University

Gumaro Contreras
Mechanical Engineering
Senior
Cal State LA
Rui and Larissa Cruz Family Scholarship

Jasmin Emely Lopez
Management Science & Engineering
Masters
Stanford University

Lupita Herrera
Chemical Engineering
Senior
University of Houston
Textron

Ricardo Medina
Mechanical Engineering
Sophomore
The University of Texas at Austin
Texas Instruments

Jehan L. Shalabi
Electrical Engineering
Doctoral Student
Purdue University
Edison International

Antonio Garcia
Mechanical Engineering
Sophomore
Loyola Marymount University

Meagan Hill
Materials Science and Engineering
Senior
University of California, Riverside

Christopher J. Patzan Lopez
Mechanical Engineering
Senior
University of California, Merced

Giovanni Castellanos
Mechanical Engineering
Senior
Cal State LA

Brianna M. Soriano
Computer Science
Senior
California State University, Long Beach

Jorge Hernandez
Engineering Technology
Senior
Cal State LA

Chilmann Chaudhary
Information Technology
Senior
California State University, Dominguez Hills

Umme Nur Habiba
Chemical Engineering
Senior
California State University, Long Beach

Alyssa Alcaraz
Physics
Sophomore
California State University, San Bernardino

Jonathan Ong
Computer Science
Freshman
University of Southern California

Julissa Vargas
Applied and Computational Mathematics
Junior
University of Southern California

Brian Morales
Civil Engineer
Senior
Cal State LA

Gabriel Estrada
Electrical Engineering
Junior
Cal State LA

Maria A. Cortes
Environmental Systems Science
Senior
University of California, Merced

Moises Aldape
Mechanical Engineering
Senior
Cal State LA

Avel Justin A. Gungob
Information Technology
Senior
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Lyft

Oscar G. De Leon Vazquez
Mechanical Engineering
Masters
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Empowering Ingenieros Scholarships

Arianna Samuel
Civil Engineer
Freshman
University of South Florida

Jennifer Lopez
Software Engineering
Junior
Florida Gulf Coast University
Triumph Group

Isai M. Villanueva
Aerospace Engineering
Freshman
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Fernando E. Ramos Siguenza
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Junior
The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Union Pacific

Moises Reyes
Mechanical Engineering
Senior
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Anastasia M. Hernandez
Mechanical Science and Engineering
Sophomore
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Carolina I. Gonzalez
Mechanical Engineering
Junior
Cal State LA