SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS
2025 Recipients
Ngoc Do | UC Irvine
Ngoc Do loves to read, cafe hop, go on night walks, and shopping with her friends in her free time. In FAST, she studied the effects of Glutathione on cellular regeneration and development in planaria. As an undergraduate at UC Irvine as a Biological Sciences major, she hopes to pursue the premed track. After her undergraduate students, she hopes to attend medical school and eventually become an Oncologist.​
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High school: Andrew Hill, San Jose, CA
Past FAST projects:​
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Creation of a Manual Pharmacy Pill Dispenser
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A study on the effect of citric acid on four different concentrations on the rate of growth, measured as the length of the plant stems of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.)
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A study on the effect of glutamine on the potency of cellular regeneration in planaria
Rovhic Flancia | UC Santa Barbara
Rovhic Flancia is a spontaneous person who loves to do anything from playing video games to exploring new places! In FAST, she found a passion in experimenting on C. Elegans, testing the neurological effects of things she observed from her everyday life. At university, she will be studying biopsychology to further pursue this passion, where she hopes to learn more about the effects of substances on the human brain.
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High school: Andrew Hill, San Jose, CA
Past FAST projects:
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Omega-3's Effect on Axon Regeneration in C. elegans
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How do different caffeinated drinks affect paralyzed and regular C. elegans?
Nguyen Ha | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Nguyen Ha is a first-generation student (and immigrant) majoring in electrical engineering at Cal Poly SLO. During his time in FAST, he explored the impact of salt and anode on metal-air battery performance. As a true foodie, Nguyen is up to devour anything edible; just hand it over and watch it disappear! In the future, he hopes to succeed in his endeavors to ensure a better future for his family and enjoy life to the fullest, too.
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High School: Andrew Hill, San Jose, CA
Past FAST project:
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Robo Dog
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Investigating the impact of salt and anode on metal-air battery performance
Masah Kikhia | UC Berkeley
Masah Kikhia enjoys playing sports and spending quality time with her family. In FAST, she did designed and built a low cost particle accelerator prototype, which she used to observe quantum behavior. At Cal, she hopes to pursue applied physics so she can assist in making medical devices such as X-rays more accessible to third world countries.
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High school: James Lick, San Jose, CA
Past FAST projects:
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Degree of toxicity of milkweed plants
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Low cost particle accelerator prototype
Jazmyne Vidrio | USC
Jazmyne has always had a talent in the arts as well as a passion for science. She loves to create oil paintings, dance Folklorico and play the guitar, but she is also very passionate about the field of neuroscience. In FAST, she made projects regarding human behavior in relations to brain function and how music comes into effect. She has committed to USC and plans on majoring in neuroscience in hopes to have a career as a cognitive neuroscience researcher, exploring the many mysteries of the brain!​
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High school: James Lick, San Jose, CA
Past FAST projects:​
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Parent-Adolescent Communication
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The Effect of Listening to Music on Productivity
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Demystifying Left and Right Brain Hemisphere Dominance
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 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
Adamari Preciado | Arizona State University
Past Recipients
2023
Sarah Phung
UC Berkeley
Andrew Hill High School,
San Jose, CA
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Natalie Nguyen
UC Davis
Andrew Hill High School,
San Jose, CA
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Amarrah Len
UC Berkeley
Andrew Hill High School,
San Jose, CA
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Connor Chaudhary
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Andrew Hill High School,
San Jose, CA
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Hanah Vu
UC San Diego
Andrew Hill High School,
San Jose, CA
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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