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Reginald Archer I am a Ph.D. Student in Geography at UCSB. While my family is from Haiti, I was born in New York, NY, but was raised in Miami, FL. Haitian and other Caribbean food is some of my favorite. I enjoy all sports, especially basketball and when I'm not hard at work, I love to travel. Before coming to UCSB, I went to the University of Florida where I got a degree in Surveying and Mapping and a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering. Nowadays, I am interested in natural hazards and disasters, emergency response and recovery. I focus on Geographic Information Science (GIS) and my research will explore the use of satellite images and mapping to monitor disaster recovery in New Orleans, LA after hurricane Katrina |
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Lindsay Gary I'm from Del Mar, Ca where I lived until I went to college across the country in Lewiston, Maine. At Bates College I received my BS in Physics, with a concentration in Math. While I was there I spent 3 years working at the physics help desk. Currently I'm in my third year as a Marine Science grad student, where I study the interactions of water and sand boundary layers. When I'm not in lab I love to play sports, especially field hockey. I also surf and snowboard when ever I get the chance. |
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Anothy Karmis My name is Anthony Karmis. I'm originally from a small town in northern Illinois, and I moved to Santa Barbara about two years ago for graduate school. I love California, mostly for the weather. In my spare time I enjoy playing video games, as well as going ballroom dancing, which is somewhat of an odd mix of hobbies. Lately I've started running again, and I also enjoy the fun outdoorsy things to do in California, such as hiking or going to the beach. In college I studied Physics, and I'm continuing studies in that field here at UCSB. My research is on soft condensed matter physics, which is basically the study of liquids and other gooey stuff. |
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Lina Kim My name is Lina Kim and I am a Mechanical Engineering graduate student at UCSB studying turbulence and chaos in fluid dynamics. Before coming to UCSB, I received my BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC Riverside and I've participated in several research internships. One of the things I enjoy doing the most is traveling to new places because I love discovering new cultures and making new friends all over the world. On my free time, I enjoy spending quality time with my family and friends through gatherings such as dinners, parties, watching sports or participating in outdoor activities. I am also a roller coaster enthusiast, so much so that I've travelled to Ohio's Cedar Point park to ride on one of the tallest coasters in the world, Millennium Force, a "giga-coaster" termed for its extreme height. |
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Kimberly Kline I started out on a farm in central Pennsylvania. As a child, I spent most of my time outdoors. I have always been fascinated by how the natural world works, especially the importance of water to all life and as a destructive force that changes the surface of the Earth. I obtained a BS at Penn State University in Geology and Earth Systems, and got to study geology abroad in Australia for a semester. Now I am at UCSB studying underground petroleum spills and their interaction with aquifers –otherwise known as contaminant hydrogeology. Aside from my many nature related interests, I also enjoy salsa, rock climbing, yoga, meditation and being part of Engineers Without Borders at UCSB. |
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Thomas Kuo I was pushed kicking and screaming into the deserts of California and have since lived both up and down the state's coast. When I grows up, I intend to have learned to fly, sail, and drive a stick. I enjoy playing board games such as Puerto Rico and Settlers of Catan. Whenever possible, I carry a camera and try to capture life's most random moments. I have been interested in computers and technology since a young age and, therefore, majored in electrical engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley. After graduating, I came to Santa Barbara. Here, I am a graduate student researching image and video processing and computer vision. This is my second year in LEAPS and I’m happy to be back. |
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| Picture coming soon. | Amir Rahimi My name is Amir Mohaymen Rahimi and I'm 25 years old. I was born in England but I was raised in Iran most of my life. I love sports specially Fencing, which was the reason I came to America. Penn State University gave me scholarship in 2001 to Fence in NCAA and luckily I got involved with the new passion on mine my research in computer Engineering. My research is in computer human interfaces. In order for a computer to be able to interact with human it first needs to see the person. Given an image/video I implement different algorithm to find people and their faces and finally recognizing the faces. |
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