Summer 2005 Letter Home: A Newsletter for Cal Parents

Student Scholarship

University Medal Finalists

Tanguy Chau

Tanguy Chau

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Major: chemical engineering
GPA: 4.0, eight A-pluses
Home country: Belgium
Outstanding achievements: Chemical Engineering Departmental Citation; advanced work in catalyst research for both Berkeley and Tsinghua University laboratories; speaks five languages; in high school, chosen Belgian National Laureate for chemistry.
Immediate plans: Will continue to work in China for a year before returning to the States for a joint M.B.A. and Ph.D. in engineering.

Kelly Fong

Kelly Fong

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Major: anthropology/Asian American studies
GPA: 3.97, 13 A-pluses
Hometown: Oakland, Calif.
Outstanding achievements: Honors thesis on the persistence of 19th-century Oriental stereotypes in contemporary historical archaeology sheds new light on the experience of Asian immigrants. Has volunteered for several hours a week for multiple community institutions.
Immediate plans: Will pursue Ph.D. in UCLA's interdisciplinary archaeology program.

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Denise Grab
Major: environmental sciences
GPA: 3.97 GPA, 15 A-pluses
Hometown: Arcadia, Calif.
Outstanding achievements: Internships with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the Oakland-based environmental law firm Earthjustice; member of Mock Trial Team; volunteered with WonderWorks for Kids.
Immediate plans: Will pursue a joint degree with Yale University's School of Forestry and environmental studies.

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Nathaniel Singer
Major: math
GPA: 4.0, six A-pluses
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Outstanding achievements: Finalist for Rhodes Scholarship; won Robert Gordon and Ida W. Sproul Scholarship (awarded to Berkeley's top junior male and female students); as director of Democratic Education at Cal (DeCal), completely overhauled this student-run educational program; founded Origin Lecture Series; created and taught mathematical modeling course for department.
Immediate plans: Will work for San Francisco office of Bain & Company, a consulting firm; may go back to school to study education.

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David Sontag
Major: computer science
GPA: 3.97, 12 A-pluses
Hometown: Piscataway, NJ
Outstanding achievements: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Departmental Citation, president of the computer science honors society, advanced research in computer science theory; as a teenager, represented international youth group Nation1 and consulted for major technology companies.
Immediate plans: Will pursue Ph.D. in computer science or computational biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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