Brian Howell is currently a PhD student in the Multiphysics Simulation and Optimization Laboratory in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests lie in non-convex optimization, numerical simulation, and materials science. His current work aims to develop optimization schemes for numerical simulations for UV-curing kinetics in advanced manufacturing. Previously, he worked as a staff scientist at Lawrence… Read More »
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Kelli Cline
Student Experience & Program Specialist
Kelli Cline is the Student Experience and Program Specialist at the Fung Institute. She is passionate about collaboration and innovation and eager to more deeply serve students. She brings 15+ years at advertising agencies, media and tech start-up companies. While new to Cal (2.5 yrs in the Registrar’s Office), Kelli is a long time California… Read More »
William Orta
Mechanical Engineering Director of Student Services
William earned a BA in English from Florida International University in 2008. He later returned to school to pursue an MBA, which he earned from Nova Southeastern University in 2014. In 2016, William joined the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine as a Program Coordinator/Manager for various PhD programs and a newly approved Master’s.… Read More »
Veronica Roseborough
Digital Marketing Intern
Veronica joined the Fung Institute marketing team as an intern in Fall 2022. As a student journalist for The Daily Californian and the communications coordinator for Friends of San Quentin News, Veronica is excited to be able to combine her love of content creation and marketing in this position. When she is not working on… Read More »
Mary Tran
Digital Marketing Intern
Hello! My name is Mary Tran, and I am currently a first year studying Cognitive Science and Data Science. I have always been interested in the field of design, content creation, and marketing. A few of my hobbies are photography, videography, and sewing! Connect with Mary Tran
Bonwoo Kuh
Illustrator & Digital Marketing Intern
Hello! My name is Bonwoo Kuh (they/them) and I am an Illustrator and Marketing Intern for the Fung Institute. I am currently pursuing a degree in Art Practice and minoring in Data Science. I was born and raised in the Bay Area and in my free time I love to cook, read, and sit. Connect… Read More »
Bradley Jong
Associate Director of Student Affairs
Bradley has extensive experience managing all student affairs operations for very diverse graduate student degree programs. His past responsibilities include: faculty engagement, academic and career counseling, curriculum planning and class scheduling, enrollment management, admissions and strategic recruitment, event planning, degree audits, and applying specialized expertise to identify and resolve complex student issues. Bradley has an… Read More »
Felicia Rabang
Academic Program Coordinator
Felicia Rabang brings 10+ years of experience in higher education to the Fung Institute. She conducts curriculum planning, course scheduling, and enrollment for the Fung Institute. Felicia has experience in student advising, course scheduling, program development, and event coordination from UC Berkeley and UC Merced. She loves engaging with the Cal community, and is passionate… Read More »
Krishnan Natarajan
Coaching for High Performance Teams
Since 1988 Krishnan has been in Silicon Valley, working with both startups and established technology companies focused on systems, web applications, and software security. Most of his professional focus has been in product management and marketing, He is currently Director in the Global Sales Development organization at ServiceNow. In addition to his current role at… Read More »
Jack Mason
Entrepreneurship for Engineers
Jack is an entrepreneur, executive, engineer, educator, and consultant with more than 40 years of experience in the energy industry. He started several businesses as both an entrepreneur and intrapreneur, raised venture capital for one; and led several to acquisitions. He managed directly or indirectly more than 1000 energy-related projects, some as large as $10… Read More »