CLUSTER 1

Dear COSMOS Student, Upon the start of the program you were unsure of the expectations in your cluster, and anxious to meet your fellow COSMOS students. I’m sure that you no longer have those anxieties. In fact, I bet that many of you, if not all of you, have gained confidence in your ability to learn new and demanding academic material as well as developed wonderful friendships. I watched from afar all the dedication that you put into your academic work from attending study hall sessions to forming study groups on your free time. You put in hard work to satisfy both your desire to succeed and the high expectations placed upon you by your Professors. We all had the chance to learn about each other and our COSMOS community. We all come from many different places. We all have different interests. We all learned to be understanding of one another and we all were accepting of the differences. We built our COSMOS community through many evening and weekend activities. We took part in activities that fostered communication and teamwork. I’ve seen how you made friends and I’ve heard from your Residential Assistants how much you’ve grown. I was impressed by the level of maturity you demonstrated. In the end, the purpose of COSMOS was to inspire you to continue in the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. We wanted you to feel that science is rewarding. The COSMOS faculty taught you new ways of thinking and have guided you though your final projects. The Teacher Fellows and Teaching Assistants supported you in understanding the material. The Residential Assistant helped you to learn about each other and their interest in science. Everything we have done is to make sure your experience in the world of science was positive and satisfying. I certainly hope that with your experiences here at COSMOS, you will continue to pursue your inter-est in the sciences and become leaders in your community. I hope you’ve come away with inspiration and leadership from UCSC COSMOS.

Sincerely, Raul Ebio 2012 COSMOS Director

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A Special Thanks To All Of The Students Who Participated In The Yearbook Cover Contest: Jenny Xu - Front Page Winner Liya Oster - First Runner Up Alankrita Dayal Andrew Lee Aubrey Isaacman Christina Ha Danielle Frostig Samyu Yagati Finn Wurtz Jennifer Liem Kelsey Chan Mary Lonsdale Natalie Colburn Ojus Rao Raffelina Grano Rodrigo Corona-Flores Note To All Contestants: I Want To Thank All Of You For Your Participation In The Yearbook, Whether It Be The Cover Contest Or Simply Donating Photos. This Year, The Submissions Were All Very Well Done, Making It Very Difficult To Choose The Winners. I Congratulate Everyone For Your Amazing Effort In This Achievement. As Promised, Look For Your Submission Somewhere In The Yearbook :) Sincerely, David Mavid Mori Computer Tech and Yearbook Designer

Administrat ive Staf f

Marcella Grant Residential Program Manager

Fernando Corral Academic Support Coordinator

Raul Ebio COSMOS Director

Manuel Nunez Coordinator For Residential Education

David Mori COSMOS Computer Technician

Eva Bodilla COSMOS Program Assistant

Mari Briones COSMOS Program Assistant

CLUSTER 1

Catherine Lu Keaton Mertz Abdul Naqvi Alexander Perry Edgar Rodriguez

Nick Dibble-Kahn Nicholas Egan Eamon Gaffney Meghal Gupta Thomas Han

Devin He Noah Holland-Moritz Josh Hovden Mitchell Karchemsky Nathan Leung

Ciphers - Number Theory and Cryptology

Sean Wakasa Jerried Walker Mark Walker Steve Wang Julia Wei

Keely Zhang Hanphenie Zhou

CLUSTER 1 Ciphers - Number Theory and Cryptology

Instructors

Frank Bäuerle

Yonatan Katznelson

Teaching Assistant

Ted Nitz

Teacher Fellow

Kristen Gaines Lanie Liem

Residential Advisors

Nelson Hernandez

CLUSTER 2

Adrian Salguero Sonia Wang Taka Wang Meagan Yuen

Jessica Zhang

Annie Cheng Ethan Chou Chris Cognetta Brian Elder Jeanette Gillie

Alejandra Gonzalez Nathan Hernandez Elizabeth Hutton Patrick Lin

Gillian Rexroad

Nanochemistry

Tran Pham

CLUSTER 2 Nanochemistry

Instructor Teacher Fellow

Teaching Assistant Instructor

Bruce Phebas Shaowei Chen

Jeremy Parker

Residential Advisors

Faiza Khalid

Roger Terrill Lyman Lee

CLUSTER 3

Evelyn Flores Kruti Gandhi Janine Gong Mary Lonsdale Kassi Mettler

Rachita Pandya Mary Quan Daisy Ramos

Mattea Berglund Jessie Blumenfeld Nubia Cervantes Annie Cheng Dariana Chow

Abigail Chua Jose Contreras Rodrigo Corona Flores Noah Craney Felicia Davidson

Under the Sea: Exploring Marine Organisms & Their World

Minerva Solano Anne Tan

CLUSTER 3 Under the Sea: Exploring Marine Organisms & Their World

Teaching Assistant

Robin Dunkin

Teacher Fellow

Jen Rodgers

Instructors

Walter Heady

Shawn Noren-Kramer

Residential Advisors

DJ Stoll

Jimena Garcia

CLUSTER 4

Jennifer Mou Sherwin Ng Jillian Revet Do Vo Aaron Wong

Emily Zhang Helena Zhu

Summer Bertolet Lorena Colin Miriam Cruz Elizabeth Devine Jane Du

Angela Duong Alyssa Elliott Lissette Garcia Sharon Garcia Andrew Lee

Everyday Chemistry: From Perfumes to Pollution

CLUSTER 4 Everyday Chemistry: From Perfumes to Pollution

Instructors

Stanley Williamson

Bakthan Singaram

Jessica Vincent

Brooke Atkinson Julian Brackett

Teacher Fellow

Chris Murphy

Joe Gribas

Teaching Assistant

Nathaniel Spearman

Marcelo Quiroz

Chad Saltikov

Teaching Assistant

Alyse Bateman

Jorge Gavino

Residential Advisors

Lab Teaching Assistant

CLUSTER 5

Chris Ying James Zhang

Video Game Design: From Concept to Code

Abdel Ali-Manasrah Ryan Allford Andrew Amis Daniel Bishop Eric Bonilla Brandon Chen

Angela Qiu Peter Qiu Russel Shen Iyal Suresh Jason Xie Jenny Xu

Jolina Lam Jessica Landeros Richard Le Jenny Liu Adila Loh Xochitl Medina

Kevin Dang Alankrita Dayal Nathan Fan Esteban Guerrero David Hahn Aubrey Isaacman

CLUSTER 5Video Games: The Design of Fun From Concept to Code

Instructors

Gillian Smith

Jim Whitehead

Teaching Assistant

Corey Brennan Takeshi Kaneko

CLUSTER 5 Video Game Design: From Concept to Code

Instructors

Kate Compton

Charlie McDowell

Teaching Assistant

April Grow

Teacher Fellow

Don Freitas

Tracy Garcia

Flynn Moore

Residential Advisor

CLUSTER 6

Cara Ledna Brenda Morales Minho Park

Raj Thakker Christine Wang Finn Wurtz

Gillian Allen Jongseung Baek Josh Blankfield Kelsey Chan Kevin Chang

Vincent Cheng Elaine Cho Noah Djenguerian Raffelina Grano Elaine Huynh

Everyday Chemistry & Mathematics: From Life to Thought

Nathan Reinsma Andrew Shao

CLUSTER 6 Everyday Chemistry & Mathematics: From Life to Thought

Teaching Assistant

Ted Nitz

Chris Murphy

Instructors

Stanley Williamson

Bakthan Singaram

Frank Bäuerle

Amorina Anderson

Teacher Fellow

Steve Duong

Residential Advisors

Kaitlyn Anderson

Jessica Vincent

Brooke Atkinson

Lab Teaching Assistant

CLUSTER 7

Danielle Adams Dulce Angulo Alexandra Bautista Omar Ceja Kaela Cohan

Rigo Collazo-Rocha Danielle Frostig Anneliese Gallagher Gabe Glazer Christina Ha

Astronomy and Oceanography- Deep Explorations of Outer and Inner Space

Yo Yo Huang Meghana Kao Tiffany Kwok Fabio Lazaro Peter Mellinger

Miles Mitchell Vivian Nguyen Molly Nolan Jay Trigueros Jacky Vera

Jocy Vidal Catherina Xu Samyu Yagati Florina Yang

CLUSTER 7 Astronomy and Oceanography- Deep Explorations of Outer and Inner Space

Instructors

Raja Guhathakurta

Baldo Marinovic

Teaching Assistant

John Kolpin

Teacher Fellow

Joe Manildi Dana Shinn

Residential Advisor

Brett Bell

Robin Grayhorse

CLUSTER 8

Imani McCain Katherine Necochea Liya Oster Brenda Penate Ojus Rao

Natasha Batista Natalie Colburn Bryce Edelberg Katy Gonzalez Lesly Gutierrez

Nhan Ho Aly Jimenez Jennifer Liem Phillip Marquez Mitzia Martinez

Marine Mammals & Oceanography: From Prey to Predators

Rosa Sanchez Jazmin Solis Tara Thakurta Florence Wang Brooke-Lynn Woodworth

CLUSTER 8 Marine Mammals & Oceanography: From Prey to Predators

Teaching Assistant Residential Advisor

Cynthia Carrion

Robin Dunkin

Teacher Fellow

Rob Iverson

Instructors

Baldo Marinovic

Shawn Noren Kramer Christian Gaines

Lauren Marquez

COSMOlympics Go for the gold!

Beach, Kayaking, Boardwalk

CARNIVAL Popcorn, Cotton Candy, and Snowcones... Need We Say More?

COSMOS Fun!

CLUSTER 1

CLUSTER 1 Math all day, math all night. Past 10:30, we have no life!

CLUSTER 2 Cluster 2, nano-crew, small but mighty!

CLUSTER 3 Under the sea, under the sea, darling it‘s better in cluster 3

CLUSTER 4 What‘s hotter than an exothermic reaction? Cluster 4!

CLUSTER 5

CLUSTER 7“Stellar 7s, reach for the heavens! AAHH YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAA!!!!!” CLUSTER 7Stellar 7s, reach for the heavens! AAHH YYEEEEAAAA!!!!! CLUSTER 5

CLUSTER 5 Cluster 5! We Don’t Rhyme! CLUSTER 5

CLUSTER 7“Stellar 7s, reach for the heavens! AAHH YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAA!!!!!” CLUSTER 7Stellar 7s, reach for the heavens! AAHH YYEEEEAAAA!!!!! CLUSTER 5 Spartans! What is your profession? VIDEO GAMES!

CLUSTER 6 The name‘s six, Cluster six

CLUSTER 7“Stellar 7s, reach for the heavens! AAHH YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAA!!!!!” CLUSTER 7 One, Two, Three, Seven!

CLUSTER 8 Cluster Cluster Cluster 8, Ocean people we are great! *Whale noises*

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