Student Groups & Representatives
Learn more about the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Student Organizations and their represetatives. Professional organizations are a great way to get involved and connected with fellow researchers, peers and the community.
Chemistry Graduate Student Council (CGSC)
CGSC communicates and advocates for the rights, concerns, and objectives of the graduate students in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UC San Diego.
Here are the 2023-2024 Ph.D. Student Representatives:
- 2nd year: Sarah Wax & Luke Miller
- 3rd year: Javier Sanlley-Hernandez (Chair), Darius Yohannan (Communications Director), and Georges Leconte
- 4th year reps: Hilliary Frank (Vice-Chair) and Emily Latif
- 5th year rep: Anupam Anand Ojha & Alysia Kohlbrand
Email: cgsc@ucsd.edu
Visit the CGSC website
Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA)
The GPSA is the official student government representing graduate and professional students. Functions of the GPSA include allocation of the graduate student activity fee, the appointment of graduate students to campus‐wide committees, and the sponsorship of academic and social events.
- 3 department reps: Erin Jessup Julianna Follmar, and Kelly Isbell
Email GPSA:chemgsa@ucsd.edu
UCSD Chemistry & Biochemistry Society for Women in Graduate Studies (SWIGS)
The primary goals of our group are to generate constructive discussion on various issues that affect women in the field, positively impact graduate student well-being by creating a supportive network, and build upon skills necessary for our professional development.
- Desirae Mellor, President
- Caitlin Hudecek, Vice President
- Tamar Basiashvili, Professional Development/Networking Coordinator
- Jane Sedlak, Outreach Coordinator
- Karla Rojas Garcia, Outreach Coordinator
- Tristan Gunther, Student Research Seminar Liaison
Visit the website at swigs.ucsd.edu
Email: chemswigs@ucsd.edu
Facebook: SWIGS at UCSD
Twitter: @ucsdswigs
Chem International Friendship Group (CIFG)
A safe space that welcomes Chem grad students from all social, cultural and religious backgrounds, to share your experience, exchange thoughts, and feel supported.
The following are the 2023-2024 CIFG Ph.D. Student Representatives:
- 2nd year: Debaditya “Deb” Sinha (Tezcan lab) and Vivian Wu (Burkart lab)
- 3rd year: Debolina Sarkar (Muller lab)
- 4th year: Lincoln Mehndiratta (Grassian and Slade labs) and Mac Kevin E. Braza (Amaro lab)
- 5th year: Lucia Cancelada (Aluwihare lab) and Anupam Anand Ojha (Amaro lab)
- 6th or above year: Lisa Liang (Corbett and Yeo labs)
For more information please visit our website: http://cifg.ucsd.edu/
You can contact us at cifg@ucsd.edu.
Join us in this wonderful community through the slack channel: https://join.slack.com/t/cheminternati-we99837/shared_invite/zt-kv3ka9o5-Oqv3Btyq4JDh0~VOK6tiwAChemPAL
ChemPAL provides mentoring to undergraduate students studying Chemistry and opportunities for graduate students to serve as mentors for the professional development of the UC San Diego Chemistry community.
2023-2024 graduate student organizers:
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Shane Douty - President
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Sean Dunphy - Secretary/Web design
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Stanley Buczynski - Treasurer/Event Planner
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Wesley Hatcher - Communications Director
Website: https://chempal.ucsd.edu/
Email: chempal@ucsd.edu
Grad oSTEM
GoSTEM@UCSD is an LGBTQ-affirming organization that aims to provide services and support for graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at UCSD and to create a dynamic network between students and professionals in industry and academia.
Visit the Grad oSTEM website at gradostem.ucsd.edu
Join the Community
Email: gradostem@ucsd.edu
Student to Industry Mentorship and Preparation Association (SIMPA)
SIMPA supports chemistry graduate students seeking industry careers by providing a consistent avenue for exposure to the private sector. SIMPA is run for graduate students, by graduate students.
visit our website simpa.ucsd.edu
Email:simpaucsd@gmail.com