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“I’m applying to pharmacy schools. I will try my best to be a pharmacist.” —Huy Dinh Ma (B.S. ChemBio) “Going to medical school! Have been accepted to a couple of places but am still waiting to hear back from some others, so I don’t know where yet.” —Akbar Yusuf Maniya (B.S. ChemBio) “I’ll do a Commercial Development Program for 6 months after graduation: http://www.dow.com/careers/what/ marketing-and-sales/cdp.htm. I also plan on getting my M.B.A./going to business school in the future.” —Sunnie Mao (B.S. ChemE)
“Not sure yet, but hope it’s fun!”
“I will be doing postdoctoral studies at ETH Zurich in Switzerland in the lab of Prof. Helma Wennemers.” —Jessica Kristine Kisunzu (Ph.D. Chem)
“I would like to compete in Judo professionally for the next two years, then go to graduate school to conduct research in total synthesis. My goal down the line is to work as an upscale process chemist at a pharmaceutical company.” —Christian Marcel Lavados (B.S. ChemE)
“Having earned three science degrees, I have decided to be an artist.” —Samuel James Knight (B.S. Chem)
“I am going to pursue further study in chemistry in graduate school.” —Michelle Lee (B.S. Chem)
“Graduate school for either analytical chemistry or biochemistry (Ph.D.) —Alexander Kozintsev (B.S. ChemBio)
“I will be a postdoc at MIT to further expand my research experience to be better prepared for my future faculty search.” —Li-Chiang Lin (Ph.D. ChemE)
—Colleen Ann Kellenberger (Ph.D. Chem)
“Though I loved my time here, all good things must come to an end. The next step for me is graduate school! I’ll be heading to Madison (which, by the way, is known as the Berkeley of the Midwest), to continue my education and conduct research in catalysis and alternative energy. Cal will always be home!” —Siddarth Hari Krishna (B.S. ChemE)
“I’m going to work at JPL, pay off my student debt, and save some money to go ride my bike around Europe for a few months. Maybe move to New Zealand and look for work there. Eventually, I’ll apply to grad school for something like interaction design. I’d like to buy some cheap land in LA and build a home out of shipping containers.” —Eugene Lynch (B.S. Chem)
“I am interested in startups and will help a Berkeley startup as an R&D engineer. I am also going to help some oil and gas companies fund startups in the area. Scout, screen, evaluate and follow up on startups in the chemical/oil and gas/cleantech sector.” —Dev Prashant Mehta (M.S. ChemE) “I’m planning on going to pharmacy school — where, I’m not sure quite yet, we’ll see if the places I interviewed at like me!” —Clifton Ka-Tsun Ng (B.S. ChemBio) “After pursuing my M.Sc. in Management in London, I will be returning to Singapore where I will work with the government to grow the investments from petrochemical firms.” —Wei Wen Ng (B.S. ChemE) “I will work at Applied Materials for one to two years. Then continue with graduate degree; currently not decided on which program, but admitted to Ph.D. programs at MIT and Caltech.” —Nattaworn Nuntaworanuch (B.S. ChemE) “I am excited to leave the academy behind as I start a new career in consulting.” —Carl Stewart Onak (Ph.D. Chem) “Working my way to medical school!” —Jasmine Ramile Pare (B.S. ChemBio) Spring/Summer 2014 Catalyst
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