Amy Thao Ngo is a senior management student from Hanoi, Vietnam, majoring in economics and finance with a minor in performing arts. Her research interests were inspired by classes taught by passionate School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences faculty and the friends she met at the 2011 New Economy Conference. Amy has b e e n wo r k i n g i n t h e Fa i r Pa r k Neighborhood Study under the supervision of Dr. Tammy Leonard since the fall of 2012. Through volunteering with local food banks and the Salvation Army, she developed an interest in improving living conditions for the needy, compelling her published research on identifying causes of an unhealthful diet. Amy has been a member of Phi Kappa P h i H o n o r s S o c i e t y, D a v i d s o n Management Honors Program, Financial Leadership Association, the FSA modern dance team, and the UT Dallas dance ensemble. She aspires to one day work on Wall Street, and in her free time she enjoys running, tr ying out new recipes, and entertaining her friends with dinner parties.
Xiao Tan is a senior biochemistry student from Harbin, China, who arrived in the United States at age 10. She is currently working under Dr. Jin Wang at the Baylor College of Medicine, focusing on the development of a drug delivery method by applying Michael additions. She has worked under Dr. Gail Breen in exploring the role o f re a c t i ve ox yg e n s p e c i e s i n neurodegenerative tauopathies. Her research exper iences also i n c l u d e t h e s u m m e r re s e a rc h program at the Baylor College of Medicine, and her hobbies include drawing, reading and writing. Upon g r a d u a t i o n , s h e wo u l d l i k e t o continue her study of pharmacology, which she believes to be the perfect blend of chemistry and biology.
Thong Nguyen is a junior physics major from Hanoi, Vietnam. He discovered his passion for physics after taking his first physics course at UT Dallas with Dr. Joseph Izen. The question of fundamental constituents of the universe and the prediction of solutions based on elegant ideas, such as symmetry and unification, render physics appealing to him. His commitment toward pursuing a career as a physicist was established during his summer research internship with EURECA, a dark matter search project, at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Currently, he is doing research in elementary particle physics with Dr. Izen at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Besides coursework and research, he works as a physics tutor at the Student Success Center and as a math tutor in the Math Lab. He enjoys ballroom dancing and is a jazz/classical music lover.
Spring 2014
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