STEM PATHWAYS PROGRAM

CURRENT PATHWAY SCHOLARS

STEM Pathways logo with red and gray letters.

San Diego State University 

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James Allison

Major: Electrical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium length bright blue hair, red lipstick. They are wearing a black long sleeve shirt and a necklace with a silver pendant. They have black eyeliner and red lips

Evelyn Barouch

Major: Biology

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has slicked back black hair and wearing a button up black shirt. Also wear square reading glasses with a black trim around glasses

Oliver Casillas

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has black short hair, gold earrings and is wearing a white turtle neck and pink blazer

Ana Paula-Diaz Dominguez

Major: Environmental Science

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium length brown hair. Freckles. Wearing a black button up polo shirt

Chase Duncan

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short curly black hair and wearing a white cotton t- shirt. Wearing a black necklace with a shark tooth pendant and two small gold earrings

Shaddy Elhamad

Major: Computer Science 

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has long black hair and wearing a bright pink button up shirt with a black blazer

Kyara Gandara

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has black short hair, gold earrings and is wearing a black turtle neck and blue sweater vest.

Amy Gonzalez

Major: Electrical Engineering 

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has long curly black hair and facial hair. Wearing a light blue button up shirt

Johnathan Guerrero

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has a bald head with short black hair that is buzzed. They have thick black eyebrows. Black stubby facial hair on face. Wearing a black shirt.

Julio Nunez Garcia

Major: Computer Science 

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black hair and is wearing a light blue button up shirt with a blue and white patterned tie

Justin Pudiquet

Major: Computer Science

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black hair and is wearing clear reading glasses and a purple button up shirt

Fernando Quintana

Major: Computer Science

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium length brownish black hair. Top of hair curls over forehead. Wearing a dark blue suit jacket with a light blue button up shirt underneath and a striped tie with dark blue and light blue. Has a small light mustache.

Richard Ryan

Major: Physics

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black hair with some grey hairs. Has a black goatee and clean cut facial hair. Has some neck hair stubs. Is wearing a light blue button up shirt with a white cotton t-shirt underneath. They have thick black eyebrows.

Aj Straight

Major: Computer Science

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has long black curly hair and wearing a black thick cloth headband. Is wearing a black shirt with a grey knitted blazer. Wearing a gold necklace with a gold pinwheel like pendant

Naomi Webb

Major: Aerospace Engineering

San Diego City College

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium length black curly hair. is combed to one side. Is wearing a black button up collar shirt. Has a big smile with a closed mouth.

Alyn Acosta

Major: Chemistry

Headshot of scholar. White and grey background with lights. Has short thick black hair. is smiling with teeth. Has thin black facial hair and a mustache. Is wearing a pink and black striped shirt.

Ahmed Ahmed

Major: Electrical Engineering Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar short black hair with bangs that go up. Thick eyebrows. Is smiling with teeth. Has a tiny mole above their lip. Wearing a dark blue patterned suit with a black undershirt underneath. Wears a silver chained necklace.

Adrian Alaniz

Major: Civil Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium length curly brown hair. Wearing square clear glasses. Has hazel eyes and is smiling with no teeth a slight smile. Wearing a blue coat and light brown and black t- shirt inside jacket

Andres Cadena Perales

Major: Computer Science 

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium black hair that is dreaded. Hair length comes hangs down by eyes. Is wearing a black hooded sweater with the hood hanging on the back of their neck. Smiling with teeth. Has a color fragment on his right cheek.

Nile Celaya

Major: Electrical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short wavy black hair that is combed to the side of their face. Is wearing a white polka dotted button up shirt with a black undershirt underneath. Over their clothes they are wearing a grey patterned sweater. Has a closed smile and a tiny mole above thier lip

Owen Chavira

Major: Electrical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar is bald. Has a black mustache and the mustache curls up on both ends of face. There is a little bit of facial hair below their bottom lip. Wearing a soft yellow button up polo shirt with a symbol on the shirt . Smiling with teeth

Lane Chica

Major: Microbiology 

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has long brown hair, red lipstick. They are wearing a white collar shirt with a pink sweater on top.

Brittany Formath

Major: Aerospace Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black clean cut buzzed hair. Has a big smile with teeth. Has thin black eyebrows. Wearing a diamond stud earring on one ear. Wearing a button up dark blue with white title patterns throughout shirt. Has a silver thicker chain necklace and a thin longer gold chain

Erica Gaddis

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium brown with blonde highlights in their hair. Hair is split down the middle. Wearing a black ruffly shirt with a white undershirt. Has a big smile. Is wearing a silver necklace with a pendant. She also has a tiny nose ring.

Claudia Gonzalez

Major: Computer Science

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has long black hair with dark eyes and clean shaped eye brows.Wearing a black shirt. Has a big smile . They also have a nose ring on the left side and is wearing a thin silver necklace.

Andrea Sabrina Guarin

Major: Civil Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium ear length black wavy hair. Hair is split down the middle. Has a tiny ring earring in their right ear. Is wearing a buttoned down striped blue and white shirt. Is smiling with a closed smile.

Adriel Guerrero

Major: Computer Science

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium shoulder length light brown hair. Is wearing a light purple button up collar shirt. Wearing two black necklaces. Has light brown facial hair. Has a slight smile.

Juan Jose

Major: Biology

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short light brown hair. Hair is combed to one side. Is wearing a dark blue button up collar shirt. Has a big smile .

Jordan Kelley

Major: Computer Science

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short brownish black hair. Wearing a light blue jean button up shirt. Underneath the button up shirt is wearing a white cotton shirt. Has clear round glasses and redish-brown facial hair that is cut into a clean beard

Jesse Laird

Major: Biochemistry

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black hair. Has a small black goatee. Wearing a blue sweater with a hood towards his back. Grey shirt inside hoodie. Silver chain around their neck.

Alfredo Maldonado

Major: Biology

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black with some grey hair. Has a black and gray beard covering the lower half of his face. Is wearing a white button up shirt with a red tie.

Esteban Naranjo

Major: Computer Science

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar is bald, has facial hair, and is wearing a white patterned button up shirt with a black tie

Conor Ring

Major: Aerospace Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has thick black short hair. Wearing a button up black floral shirt with brown and light brown flowers. Is wearing white shaded glasses that are oval shaped.

Jose Segura Figueroa

Major: Geology

Headshot of scholar with black hair in a bun. Wearing a white dress shirt with white puffy lacy flower sleeves. Has a

Grace Viljoen

Major: Biology

Southwestern Community College

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium length brown hair up to their shoulder. Has a small beard and a mustache. Wearing black frame round glasses. Wearing a button up shirt blue and white with a black undershirt underneath.

Enrique Acosta

Major: Geology

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black wavy hair up to their ears. Is wearing a white and blue button up collar shirt. Has a small closed smile with a light black mustache.

Carlos Ivan Akerlundh (STEM Pathways Associate)

Major:  Electrical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has black hair that is pulled back in a pony tail. Has thick eyebrows. Wearing a black dress coat with a red button up shirt underneath. Is smiling big with teeth.

Jia Lae Barangan

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black wavy hair. combed to one side. Is wearing a white button up collar shirt with a blue and black suit coat. . Has a big smile with a mustache. They aslo have two stud earrings.

Eduardo Bonilla

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium brown curly hair. Hair is split down the middle. Wearing a striped white and grey buttoned down shirt Has a big smile. Is wearing a thin gold chain.

Lance Brown

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Scholar is bald with small patches of black hair on top and on side. Has a grey and white goatee and 1 dimple. Smiling with no teeth. Wearing a brown button up shirt with a white cotton undershirt underneath

Enrique Campos

Major:  Mechanical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has black hair pulled back in tail. Is wearing a black jacket with a pink shirt with black letters inside. Headphones are haning form his neck. He has oval glasses and a mustache and small goatee. Has a closed smile.

Roberto “Dani” Dominguez

Major: Physics

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black hair with brown highlights. Has a big smile and is smiling with teeth. Is wearing a navy jacket with a white and stripe around the collar.

Cesar Edeza

Major: Biology

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short thick wavy brown hair. Has thick brown eyebrows. The Scholar is smiling with teeth. Has a goatee and facial hair on their face. Has hair on their neck. Wearing a black sweater with a button up white shirt with black and brown polka dots

Samir El Atabeh

Major: Biology 

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has wavy black hair that comes up to the ears. Wearing a dark purple button up shirt with a blue shirt underneath. Wears a chain necklace tucked inside blue inner shirt.

Hector Estrada

Major: Computer Science 

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black wavy hair. Is wearing a white button up collar shirt with a blue patterned tie. Has a big smile with a mustache.

Angel Frutos

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium black length layered hair with bangs split to the side. The bangs are blond highlights. Is smiling with teeth and is wearing soft brown lipstick with lipgloss. Wearing a white button up shirt and a brown shirt is underneath the white shirt. Has long black lashes.

Jianna Gapuz

Major: Computer Science 

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black hair with thick bangs split in the middle. Wearing a black button down shirt. with a white undershirt. Has a big smile

Akira Garcia

Major: Biology 

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium length dyed auburn hair. Wearing a button up black shirt. Has a loop nose earring and the top of her ear pierced with a bar and ball earring

Sandra Gil

Major: Biology

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has long think wavy black hair that is hanging over their shoulder. The scholar has nicely shaped eyebrows and is wearing a black ruffled shirt. Has a big smile with teeth showing and is wearing light pink lipstick.

Abril Hernandez

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has long black straight hair. Is wearing a white v neck dress shirt. Has a closed smile and is wearing a thin gold necklace. They also have glasses that are oval shaped that shade with the sun. They are wearing light lipstick.

Dawn Manrique

Major: Environmental Science

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black wavy hair. Has thick black eyebrows. The Scholar is smiling no teeth. They are wearing a dark blue two piece suit with a white button up shirt underneath the suit. Is wearing a light pink tie and a light pink pocket square coming out of the pocket.

Gonzalo Morales

Major: Electrical Engineering 
Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short straight hair to their shoulders. Clean shaped eyebrows with light soft pink eye shadow around the eyes and is wearing soft light pink lipstick. Wearing a dark blue dress shirt with long sleeves. Has gold lace camisole underneath the dark blue shirt. Has a long black string for a necklace.

Daniela Santibanez

Major: Mechanical Engineering 

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind the scholar. Has medium long brown wavy hair. Is wearing a pin striped black suit jacket with a black and white polka dotted undershirt.

Jennifer Severance

Major: Biology

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has medium brownish red length layered hair with bangs split to the side. Is smiling with no teething wears soft red lipstick. Wearing a black leather jacket with a white fur color. Wears a black shirt inside and has a gold necklace around their neck

Melissa Sicairos Bobadilla

Major: Biology

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short wavy black hair. Is wearing a white shirt and a silver chained necklace.Has a closed smile.

Francisco Silva

Major: Civil Engineering 
Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has black hair and also facial hair. Wearing a black button up shirt with a gold chain necklace

Isaac Torres

Major: Biology

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has long dark brown auburn hair. Their hair is hanging over their shoulder. Is wearing a light pink suit coat and inside they are wearing a black inner shirt. Has soft pink lipstick.

Martha Turner

Major: Biochemistry 

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short black hair with hair combed to one side. Wearing a black button down shirt. Has a big smile, facial hair, and black square framed glasses.

Jose Velasquez

Major: Chemistry

Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has long black curled hair parted in the middle of face. They are wearing a black silk button up shirt with a black shirt underneath. Has light pink lipstick and is smiling with teeth. Wears a gold chained necklace

Illiana Villasenor

Major: Mechanical Engineering 
Headshot of scholar. Green plants behind scholar. Scholar has short clean cut black hair with curly bangs. Has thick black clean eyebrows. The Scholar is smiling big with teeth. They are wearing a brown button up shirt with a white cotton shirt underneath the brown shirt

Omar Zamora

Major: Aerospace Engineering 

Scholar Accomplishments

STEM Pathways and IRACDA scholar from San Diego City College presents their research poster at ABRCMS 2023. The poster is green and white and is about Exploring DNA Recombination: The identification of the Hop1-CBR and Histone H3k4me3 Interaction. They are wearing a black button down shirt with a white undershirt underneath. Has glasses and light reddish hair and a beard.

Fall 2023: STEM Pathway and IRACDA SAN Diego City College scholar, Jesse Larid presents their research poster at ABCRMS in Phoenix, Arizona on November 15- 18th. At this conference, Jesse won the ABRCMS Poster Presentation in the category of Biochemisty for Community College. Congrats Jesse, we are so proud of you!

2023 N Di STEM SACNAS Conference. 12 people from the STEM Pathways Program both staff and scholars stand in front of main stage with their SACNAS conference badges hanging from their neck.The background is of diverse people coming together in front of the SACNAS logo 50th anniversary 1973- 2023.

Fall 2023: STEM Pathways Scholars and Staff attend the SACNAS 2023 NDiSTEM Conference held in Portland, Oregan on October 26- October 28th. In this picture, the STEM Pathways Program takes a picture with the SACNAS Executive Director, Juan Amador. We are so proud of our scholars as we had 11 scholars present their research posters! From Left to right: Juan Amador, Melani Soto, Dr. Stacy Ochoa Top row:  Issac Torres, AJ Straight, Brittany Fromlath, James Allison,Richard Ryan Bottom Row: Jesse Larid, Naomi Webb, Dr, Heather McGray, Justin Pudiquet

Industry Assessment Center Team with 6 people featured. A colorful rainbow background is behind the people. From left to right there is one male, one female, and then 4 other males. The fourth male is holding a white dog. All are wearing black polos and one is wearing a red polo.

Fall 2022: Oliver Casillas and Chase Duncan were hired from their summer research lab with Dr. Joaquin Camacho to work in the Industry Assessment Center (IAC). At the IAC the scholar’s help industries to reduce energy usage and save the company money.

Scholar presents a poster for SACNAS conference in Puerto Rico. Wearing a conference name badge around her neck and a button up black dress shirt and glasses. Dean Roberts stands next to her

Summer 2022: Roxana Nevarez presents her poster for the national SACNAS conference in Puerto Rico. Dean JeffreyT. Roberts from the SDSU College of Sciences stops by to hear the presentation.

Scholar presenting at a Conference stands in front of computer. White name badge around the neck. Black curly hair. Red long sleeve shirt, black skirt, and black lace tights. Gold necklace

Fall 2022: Naomi Webb presents her poster for the American Astronomical Society Conference in Seattle Washington. The research title “Exploring the Epoch of Reionization: Verifying a Capacitive Displacement Sensor for the Ear-Spec on FYST.”

Scholar Naomi Webb stands in front of the Scholarship committee. There are 9 people behind Naomi. She has short braided black hair, a black shirt and skirt with black boots nd a red dress coat. She holds an envelope from the scholarship committee.

Fall 2022: Naomi Webb was awarded the Friends of Downtown scholarship where she received $1000.

At San Diego City College 3 scholars present at San Diego City College. There are a group of 8 people in the picture. They are all in dress clothes. The President of City College is waring a mask and The Dean of Sciences at City is also present.

Spring 2023: Julio Nunez (far right), Amy Gonzalez (third in from left) and Naomi Webb (fourth in from right) were awarded the Jim Sinegal $250.00 scholarship for presenting at San Diego City College. San Diego City College President, Dr. Ricky Shabazz and Dean Leticia
Lopez were present.

Scholar presents poster at ABRCMS Anaheim. Wearing a great pant suit and wears a conference name badge around their neck

Fall 2022: Amy Gonzalez presents her poster “Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) by Body Posture for the ABRCMS Conference in Anaheim, California

STEM Pathways logo with red and gray letters.

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San Diego State University (SDSU) is a part of the California State University (CSU) system. SDSU follows CSU COVID-19 policies and requirements. For more information regarding SDSU and COVID-19 follow this link: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/student-health-services/covid-19