Fellow

CVIF (Philippines, remote) | Sep-Dec 2020

Matt currently is a postdoc at the University of Virginia in affiliation with three Department of Energy laboratories.

He received his Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University and specializes in experimental particle astrophysics. . Matt also obtained a dual degree in physics and mechanical engineering from Oakland University. Outside of the laboratory, Matt is passionate about spreading scientific literacy and believes that providing proper STEM education and resources can help improve the lives of people in developing countries. He is writing curriculum for a computer programming course and plans to run a workshop at CVIF after the COVID era.

Fellow

Aavishkaar (India) | Jan-Mar 2020

Gabriela is now an Intellectual Property Specialist at Advanced Clinical Pharmaceuticals. 

She majored in chemistry as an undergraduate at the University of Puerto Rico. As a HHMI Gilliam Fellow, she obtained her PhD at the University of Arizona before moving to California to continue her career as a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University. As a scientist, Gabriela develops and applies chemical tools to better understand biological questions that have an impact on improving global health, with a focus in underdeveloped communities. Gabriela is passionate about STEM education and believes that educators and entrepreneurs have the power to create learning experiences that can transform lives. 

Fellow

CVIF (Philippines) | Jun-Dec 2019

Doug is currently preparing to apply for medical school.

He received his PhD in Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His backgrounds include nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), laser spectroscopies, and photoacoustics of condensed matter. Doug is passionate about expanding scientific literacy for curious young minds with various socioeconomic backgrounds, especially in underserved communities. Doug taught calculus-based Physics 1 and Chemistry 2 at CVIF.

Fellow

Aavishkaar (India) | Jul-Oct 2019

Betsy is currently an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the US State Department in the office of Science and Technology Cooperation.

She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California where she designed and made semiconducting plastics for use in flexible electronics. Prior to her graduate studies, she worked as an Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education Fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency and earned her B.S. in Polymer Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Betsy is passionate about energy, the environment, and building scientific capacity in developing countries.

Science-Education Fellow

CVIF (Philippines) | Jul-Dec 2018

Jin is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Banfield Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley.

She completed her PhD in Bioengineering at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. She is passionate about computer-based research, and how it can be used in locations with comparatively limited resources to produce world-class science.

Education-Advancement Special Fellow

CVIF (Philippines) and Aavishkaar (India) | Jul-Dec 2018

Victor is now a Scholar in bioinformatics and computational biology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Victor did his PhD in Evolutionary Biology at the University of London’s University College (UCL). Before joining Science Corps as an Education-Advancement Special Fellow, Victor did postdoctoral research at RIKEN in Tokyo and at the University of Munich (LMU) in Germany. Victor has been teaching in one form or another ever since he was given the chance as an undergraduate. He is passionate about the power of education to build a more equal and inclusive world. He pursues this passion by building online education systems, including with our collaborators at CVIF.