UCLA Physical Sciences new student welcome events

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.

Panel participants included:
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

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