Ramon Gudino Garcia
President
B.S., Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry, UNAM

I am a Ph.D. candidate working in professor Pratt's Lab at USC. I am interested in drug design and discovery and the synthesis of small molecules with potential biochemical applications. I love working in a team and getting to know new cultures and perspectives. As a latino and first-generation student, I want to promote diversity in science. I also enjoy learning new languages, swimming, and dancing salsa!

Germany Diaz
Vice-President
B.S., Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell

​I am a fourth year chemistry Ph.D. candidate in Professor Smaranda Marinescu's lab. My research focuses on developing and testing viable, abundant, and robust transition-metal coordination polymer electrocatalysts for water splitting. I enjoy dancing, going to concerts, and indulging in all things fashion! I am excited to use my passion for community building to promote the diverse interests and needs of underrepresented groups in the sciences. 

Jeremiah Choate
Treasurer
​B.S., Chemistry, Colorado State University

I am a fifth-year Ph.D. student in the Smaranda Marinescu lab, interested in researching sustainable energy through electrocatalysis. In my free time I like to watch football and basketball. Some activities in my downtime I like are trying new eating restaurants, exercising at the gym, playing basketball, and running. In addition, I deeply enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, and fishing. Seasonally, I like to go snowboarding. I am motivated in promoting diversity in science and hope to uplift future scientist into fascinating STEM fields.

​Israel Silva Jr.
Secretary
​​B.S., Chemistry, Cal Poly Pomona

I am a Los Angeles native that grew up in the suburban city of Lynwood, CA. As a Nicaraguan-American student, I am invested in the career advancement of marginalized individuals in the STEM field. Additionally, I am a second-year graduate student in the Marinescu group pursuing research in the heterogeneous electrocatalysis field using earth-abundant metal catalysts such as manganese. On my time off, I love to cook, play tennis, and make music. ​
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Joshua Martinez Esquivias
Social Programming Chair 
​​​B.S., Neurobiology, UC Irvine

I am a third-year PhD student in Neuroscience from South Bay Los Angeles working in the laboratory of Professor Dion Dickman. My research interests are in cellular and molecular neuroscience and my career goal is to become a full professor and study synaptic mechanisms underlying drug addiction. I also have dual citizenship in Mexico and have career interests in collaborating with Mexican neuroscientists.  ​

​Garrett Ordonez
Undergraduate Liaison

My name is Garrett Ordonez, and I'm from Wailuku, HI & Las Vegas, NV. At USC, I'm a second-year student studying Biological Sciences (Ecology, Evolution, and Environment) and Environmental Studies and also am an Undergraduate Research Assistant for the CEE Lab, at USC Dornsife for the Department of Marine and Environmental Biology. I aspire to promote diversity and inclusivity, helping those who are underrepresented and have similar ambitions. 

Elias Picazo, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor

I  grew up in central California and studied chemistry at USCB, UCLA, and Harvard. My group and I are deeply committed to advancing science and diversity in science. The Picazo Group at USC is interested in reaction development and synthesis. In reaction development, we are pursuing new transformations using first-row transition metal catalysis and enantioselective catalysis. In context of synthesis, we are accessing new photoswitchable molecules and developing routes to structurally complex bioactive natural products, such as monoterpenoid indole alkaloids.

PREVIOUS OFFICERS

Jeremiah Choate President 2022 - 2024
Laura Mugica  ​President 2020 - 2022 
Ariel Vaughn   President 2017 - 2020 
Alexia Rojas    Fundraising Coordinator - 2022-2023
Justine Grabiec Treasurer - 2022-2023