Meet the UIP/URP Team

Adrian Dumaguin, Mechanical Engineering

I am a 4th Year Mechanical Engineer with a professional interest in Civil Engineering though my work with the California Energy Commission and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Recently I have been working with the California Energy Commission to perform research on products sold within the state, to make sure that companies aren’t wasting energy and water. I also have a research background in Bioengineering with my previous work at the Di Carlo Lab performing microfluidics research for dPCR! As a student, I am the External Vice President for Pilipinos in Engineering and Science, working to promote representation for minorities in this field!

Alexa Fakhimi, Electrical Engineering

Hi! My name is Alexa, and I’m a fourth-year Electrical Engineering major. This past summer, I interned at Applied Medical, where I developed skills in power design and FPGA firmware development, while gaining hands-on engineering experience. Two summers ago, I interned at BD where I was introduced to schematic and PCB design and learned how electrical engineering supports the medical device industry. On campus, I’m involved in IEEE WATT and BMES. In my free time, I enjoy exploring new cafes, playing tennis and soccer, and trying anything matcha-flavored!

 

Jimena Olivares-Banegas, Civil Engineering

Hello! I’m Jimena, a third year Civil Engineering Major from Riverside, CA with a Structural Concentration. I am interested in developing sustainable and resilient infrastructure in our communities. I’ve conducted structural analysis research and interned as a project engineer at Granite Construction this past summer.

Cheryl Wu, Computer Science

Interned at Google as a Software Engineer this past summer! I’ve also won category prizes at 3 hackathons. Currently, I’m a software engineer for the computational medicine department at UCLA. I’m involved in many student organizations in the tech, business, and entrepreneurship space, including LA Blueprint which creates applications for nonprofits as EVP. My other past experiences include working with a start up in my freshman year, and research experience from high school in economics.

Ryan Teoh, Aerospace Engineering | Data Science Engineering Minor

Hey all, I’m Ryan, a undergrad studying Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Data Science Engineering here at UCLA. I’ve worked at several aerospace companies, namely NASA and General Atomics, doing work ranging from CAD, design analysis and software programming. In addition, I work at the SOFIA lab here doing machine learning methods for fluid flow control, typically reinforcement learning agents. I’m aiming to go to grad school and pursue a PHD in autonomous systems. Outside of that, I spend my free time playing basketball, tennis, and mountain biking.

Savanna Diaz, Chemical Engineering

Hi! I’m Savanna, a fourth-year chemical engineering major from Temecula, CA. This past summer, I worked at Kite Pharma as a process engineering intern, where I developed a comprehensive global configuration specification for cell therapy equipment used in manufacturing. Previously, I conducted research in the Ferrobotic Group at the I2BL under Professor Emaminejad, contributing to the development of portable blood testing technology for neonatal care. I also gained experience in the utilities industry as a distribution engineering intern at Duke Energy, focusing on natural gas regulation and infrastructure planning. Outside of engineering, I work as a part-time tutor for middle and high school students, and I’m actively involved in CEED and Icarus Contemporary. In my free time, I enjoy dancing, baking, reading, and staying up to date with the latest fashion trends!

Maddie Doi, Bioengineering

Interned at Sanofi as an Inflammation and Immunology R&D Intern, Takeda as a Manufacturing Sciences Intern, and Edwards Lifesciences as a TMTT Design Assurance Engineering Intern. Currently conducting research on minimum tumor margin detection using dynamic optical contrast imaging in the St. John Lab. Involvement with SWE Mentorship Committee and BMES Build and Design Teams.

Maddie Donahue, Computer Science
I’m Maddie, a third-year Computer Science major at UCLA (originally from Washington). I’ve completed two industry internships, one in game development and one in AI. Through my internships I have done full stack development from build to launch. I’ve worked through multiple ACM learning tracks, including work in ACM.Cyber, ACM.Studio, and ACM.AI. I currently work in the Coley Lab (Neurobiology) on facial-feature extraction, using machine learning, clustering, and statistical analysis to detect significant responses to stimuli.
Megan Luu, Computer Science (Interning Winter 2026)

Hi! My name is Megan Luu and I’m a senior transfer student majoring in Computer Science. I’ve had experience working at a startup as both a Program Manager and Software Engineer intern, where I focused on scrum and mobile development. Last summer, I interned at Wells Fargo on the DevOps team, contributing to customer-facing applications and optimizing software delivery processes. I’m currently at NBCU on the IP Security Technology team to develop anti-piracy solutions driven by AI. On campus, I am involved in ACM Teach where I teach new members on React to prepare them to join a curriculum development team.

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