Grad Slam 2015
Click on the finalist to jump to each talk. Watch the announcement of the winners.
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CO2 monitoring in HD
Alexis Shusterman
UC Berkeley
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Powering California with food waste
Ryan Dowdy
UC Davis
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Stem cells: how to mend a broken heart
Ashley Fong
UC Irvine
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How to talk to Mars
Jean Paul Santos
UCLA
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Drinking from the same straw: battling drought stress in the African Sahel
Nathaniel Bogie
UC Merced
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Primed for battle: utilizing microbial patterns to strengthen the plant immune system
Jeanette Rapicavoli
UC Riverside
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Intraocular pressure sensor: fight for sight
Alex Phan
UC San Diego
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Choosing mates: how to know your species
Sama Ahmed
UCSF
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Renaissance on the bayou: reviving the Chitimacha language
Daniel Hieber
UC Santa Barbara
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Humans as top dog: ecological effects of carnivore fear
Justine Smith
UC Santa Cruz