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Grant Imahara FAST
Scholarship Recipients
2024 Recipients
Vivian Huynh
San Jose State University
Vivian Huynh spends her free time reading and listening to music, especially from artists like The Neighbourhood, Lana Del Ray, and Sidewalks and Skeletons. During her time in FAST, she worked on projects about renewable energy and soil quality through her understanding of chemistry. In college, she hopes to study chemical engineering so she could contribute to research and designs related to creating clean energy and saving the environment.​
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High school: Independence, San Jose, CA
Past FAST projects:
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The Power of Berries
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Pesticide: How Effective Is It?
Elbi Shiferaw
San Jose State University
Elbi loves to learn about ancient history and the principles of the universe. In FAST, she did projects about the physics behind how the motor works. In college, she will be studying Economics and Finance, so she can work in different sectors to help fix economic problems. She is very grateful to receive the scholarship that will help her achieve her academic and career goals.
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High School: Andrew Hill, San Jose, CA
Past FAST project:
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Steam engine
Adamari Preciado
CSU Monterey Bay
Adamari Preciado loves to try boba places and eat many dumplings. In FAST, she did projects about her interest in skin. One being trying different sunscreens and the effects of it on skin bacteria. The second one being regeneration of plant growth using fish scales. In college, she will be majoring in Biology in the hopes to purse her studies on skin cancer.
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High school: James Lick, San Jose, CA
Past FAST projects:
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The effects of different sunscreens on skin bacteria​
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Regeneration of plant growth using fish scales
Noreen Vu
UC Los Angeles
Noreen is an aspiring pharmacist who did projects in FAST assessing student academic motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic and studying exploding plants!
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High school: Andrew Hill, San Jose, CA
Past FAST projects:
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Impacts of Distance Learning on Academic Motivation
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Cleaning Agents vs Dyes
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Exploding Plant Seeds