Grad Slam 2017

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Kelly Swanson

UC Berkeley

Tabletop particle accelerators: Ultrapowerful compact machines

UC Davis

A deeper look at gut microbiomes

UC Irvine

Nature’s climate-saving machines

UCLA

Making mental health more engaging and accessible

UC Merced

The role of oxygen in the fight for clean water

UC Riverside

The neuroscience of parental care: Why do parents love their children?

UC San Diego

Using geometry to build better birth control

UC San Francisco

How to build an elephant

UC Santa Barbara

Personalized medicine: How to cure blindness with your own cells

UC Santa Cruz

Cruz foam: Transforming shrimp shells into surfboards