2020 UCLA Physical Sciences new student welcome

In September 2020, UCLA’s Division of Physical Sciences presented a series of intimate, interactive events to connect our newest students (first years and transfers) to the rest of the community. Faculty, alumni, and older undergraduates offered a candid panel discussion about the values and resources they most recommended to these new students to help them succeed during their time at UCLA and beyond.

Panels

Departments of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (AOS) and Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences:

  • Prof. Abby Kavner, EPSS
  • Prof. Alex Hall, AOS
  • Prof. Mackenzie Day, EPSS
  • Joshua Hacker ’94, AOS
  • Joe Nahama ’87, EPSS
  • Prof. Suzanne Paulson, AOS
  • Matt Morenz Panopio ’14, AOS
  • Ashwin Vasavada ‘92, EPSS

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

  • Prof. Catherine Clarke
  • Larry Davis, B.S. ’77, M.S. ’79
  • Nancy Davis ‘76
  • Prof. Anne Hong-Hermesdorf
  • Anna Fisher, B.S. ’71, M.S. ‘87
  • Prof. Jorge Torres
  • Prof. Neil Garg

Department of Mathematics

  • Natalie LaRowe, 3rd year applied mathematics major
  • Prof. Mario Bonk
  • Davida Milo ’90, Applied Mathematics
  • Prof. Mike Hill
  • Katy McDonald ’14, Applied Mathematics

Department of Physics & Astronomy

  • Tamar Ervin, 3rd year astrophysics major
  • Laura Marchand ’10, Physics
  • Prof. David Saltzberg
  • Prof. Graciela Gelmini
  • Prof. Andrea Ghez
  • Prof. Jay Hauser
  • Prof. Alice Shapley
  • Farisa Morales ’03, Astrophysics

Department of Statistics

  • Mallory Wang ’12
  • Prof. Nicolas Christou
  • Prof. Mahtash Esfandiari
  • Lance Perry ‘12
  • Prof. Robert Gould

A final event offered to any Physical Sciences major took place on Sept. 30, featuring:

  • Mercedes Allende, 3rd year mathematics of computation major
  • Prof. Andrea Ghez, Physics & Astronomy
  • David Gonzalez ’12 Chemistry / ’17 M.S., Chemistry / ’19 Ph.D., AOS
  • Prof. Jose Rodriguez, ’07 Physics & Astro / ’12 Ph.D., Molecular Biology
  • Ron Yee ’84, Mathematics