H-LSAMP SCHOLARS PROGRAM

SENIOR MEMORY BOOK 2017

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS

H-LSAMP By: Yusuf Agoro

Class of 2017

About me: Major: B.S. Electrical Engineering

Minor: Applied Math

Previous jobs: Physics Tutor and Learning Assistant

Residential Assistant MicroPower Global Process Technician Intern

Organizations & Achievements: National Society of Black Engineers

Crosstalk student organization H-LSAMP Scholar Dean’s List Honors Society Magna Cum Lade

Future Work: Product Marketing Engineer at Texas Instruments headquarters

in Dallas, TX

Advice: -Learn how to learn…. Seriously. Do research on techniques used to learn complex concepts and apply those techniques to your coursework. -Do research and learn how to study efficiently. -Take on jobs during school that will develop both your technical and soft skills. -Sign up to tutor classes you have previously taken that contain important concepts relative to your major. Tutoring helps deeply engrain information you may be prone to forget. -Know that there are very few Ms. Romanellas out in the real world. She is committed to your success; take advantage of the tremendous resource she is by drawing from her well of wisdom. -Taking on a technical major is not an excuse to not have a life. Pursue your passions, live a little!

& make mistakes, but keep your head

up and continue press forward. No

one ever said it would be easy, but it

will all be worth it, in the end. 😊

The most relevant piece of advice that I could give to any undergraduate

student, would honestly be to just enjoy every part of the ride that undergrad

will take you on. As there will be times of wealth and good health, times of love,

joy, peace and happiness. However, there will also be times of immense stress,

sorrow, sickness, pain and sadness, but that’s just life. You literally, have to

find a solace place in the good, the bad, and the ugly, always keeping in mind

that your victory lies on the other side of your greatest adversity. So, “count it

all joy, when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith

produces patience, strength & perseverance.” All of which, will help aid you in

conquering everything that life may throw your way.

Seven additional tips that I’d give to any student: 1. Stay true to you and to your plan for you. Find your passion and

follow it. Literally, let nothing stop you or get in the way of your

success. Cut off all distractions, work hard and stay focused, for in

due time you will reap what you sow if you do not give up. 2. Surround yourself with likeminded people, who bring out the best in

you. More especially those that challenge you to do and be

greater than you already are. 3. Network, network, network and utilize all the resources around you.

Whether that be your advisors, professors, faculty/staff members,

or just your regular academic resources; make use them all, to

further your cause. 4. Get involved and give back to the community. Ideally, prioritize

making the world a better place. 5. Avoid comparing yourself to & competing

with others. You were uniquely woven

and set apart for a reason. 6. Intertwine self-care into your weekly

schedule. Yes, grades matter a lot,

but so, does your general health &

well-being, so be sure to carve out

some me time. 7. Finally, never let a stumble in the road be

the end of your journey. We all fall short

TO MY FELLOW H-LSAMPERSSS, It’s truly been a great honor and pleasure, to work alongside

each of you. I wish all the best in your every life pursuits. I know

that you all will do great and make phenomenal contributions

to society. Looking forward to seeing you take over our

mainstream news soon -Chika.

HELLOMY NAME IS

Darryl Balderas

Major : Electrical Engineering

Minor : Computer Science and Math

Future Work : Cognitive Software

Engineer for IBM in San Jose, CA

Experience :- FEV Intern at Intel - DHS Research Fellow - CPS Research Assistant at Texas State

Food for Thought

"Chance favors the prepared mind" -Louis Pasteur

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress" - Frederick Douglass

"The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking."

- Albert Einstein Always make the attempt to help others.

Do not be hesitant to ask for help.

Persevere through tough times because in the end there will be a better you.

PETER OSEMWEGIE

Bachelor of Science in

Electrical Engineering 

Minor in Applied Math

STEM Honors Program Achiever

H-LSAMP Scholars Program 

Ingram School of Engineering

Scholarship Recipient

Dean's List Recipient (2013-2017)

NSBE Honor Student

Accomplishments

A D V I C E T O S C H O L A R S

Continue to be you in all that

you do. Remember that you are

special, and every single one of

you have something to bring to

the table.

Attempt to attend as many

conferences as you can, as the

conferences will set you apart

from your peers and put you in

position to obtain employment

opportunities. 

Trust in your ability to learn and

your ability to make an impact.

We all can make a difference, it

just takes commitment and

drive. You got this!

F U T U R E

CA R E E R

Begin career with IBM in

Dallas, TX working within

Summit Technical Sales.

Jennifer Ream

Major: Biochemistry Minor: Biology

Post–Graduation Plans: Waitlist at UTMB Medical School

Apply for Employment in Biotechnology Industry or Academic Research

Achievements: 2 Publications Ream, J. A., Lewis, L. K., Lewis, K. A. (2016) “Rapid agarose gel

electrophoretic mobility shift assay for quantitating protein: RNA

interactions” Anal. Biochem. 511: 36-41

Wood, W. N., Smith, K. D., Ream, J. A., Lewis, L. K., (2017) “Enhancing

yields of low and single copy number plasmid DNAs from Escherichia coli

cells.” J. Microbiol. Methods 133: 46-51

Words of Advice

Never take NO for an answer

There is always a way to achieve your goals and

dreams, you may just need to find another way.

Follow up with the people you meet

Reach out via email or follow them on LinkedIn, you

never know if that person will be in a position to offer

you a job or a professional relationship that leads to

a letter of recommendation

Keep track of all your activities and awards

Some day soon they will be helpful in making a

strong resume or CV, and by graduation you may

have so many that you WILL forget some.

Make friends that respect your study schedule but

make the most of your time together.

Remember that Susan is the best resource of this

program!

Michael Rodriguez

IEEE PES Scholar Phi Kappa PhiSigma Alpha LambdaDelta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor SocietyAlpha Chi National College Honor SocietyIngram Engineering ScholarshipGolden Key International Honor SocietyThe International Dean's List SocietyPhi Eta Sigma National Honor Society

Product Engineer Intern, John Deere Electronic SolutionResearch Assistant, NSF, Internet of ThingsResearch Assistant, VLSI FPGA, Shift/Add algorithm Teacher Assistant for Circuits I & Circuits II

Electrical Engineering: Computer Engineering

BAE Systems Inc. Electronic Systems DivisionSoftware Engineer RotationHardware Engineer RotationDesign/Test Engineer RotationPursue Master's Degree

Words of WisdomAttend as many conferences as youcan to jump start your career withinternshipsSeek research opportunities Find a mentor Be gratefulProfessor's love what they do, don't beafraid to approach them or askquestionsMs. Romanella has seen and helpedmany students become successful,pick her brain

Near Future:

Eunice Solis

Research Technologist 

College Accomplishments: SPARK Scholar

HLSAMP Scholar AIST Steel Intern Scholar

CIC Student Delegate Commercial Metals Co. Intern

Nucor Steel Intern Material Advantage Chairman

ASME President

B.S.T. Engineering Technology Concentration in Mechanical

Engineering Technology

May 2017

Santa Fe, NM

    There are many things I've learned during my time here but the most important are that life goes on and time flies! Enjoy every minute you have here at this beautiful university! Have faith and trust that what is supposed to happen will happen (the good & the bad). You are exactly where you need

to be at this moment, and you have a beautiful purpose... So, Eat 'Em Up Cats!

Lots of Love, E

Hailey Stirneman Class of 2017 Major: Applied Mathematics

Minor: Business Administration Future Work:

Materials Planner at Tokyo Electron

Achievements:

H-LSAMP Scholar College of Science and Engineering

SPARK Scholar College of Science and Engineering

Undergraduate Research Experience: Texas A&M University, Summer ‘15 Arizona State University, Summer ‘16 President, Association of Women in Mathematics Secretary, Pi Mu Epsilon Data Analyst Intern, Tokyo Electron

ADVICE:

Always apply for opportunities, no matter how

“unqualified” you think you are. You never know

what can happen!

Network! Network! Network!

Karina Yañez Portillo

Class of 2017

Hometown

Guerrero, Mexico

Awards:

HLSAMP Scholar

HACU Scholar

WAMS Scholar

Activities

Grupo Ocotochtli~performer

SWE member

IISE Member

MAES member

Experiences

Research ~ Dr. Novoa

HACU Internship ~VA

HACU Professional Outreach

Future plans

Pursuing Systems Engineer

position with Samsung

University of Texas at Dallas

~Spring 2018

“To Be Discouraged Never”

Education has no borders

or walls. Times are tough

but never be discouraged.

Keep going never stop and

if you fall always pick

yourself up raise your head

high and keep moving

forward.

Advice

Outline your life in pencil not pen!

Future

Finish my final course over summer

Start my own Startup/Work for one

Continue Machine Learning Research

Major: Computer

Science

Minor: Mathematics

H-LSAMP Scholar

Resident Assistant

Brock Yarbrough

Experience

Undergraduate Research: IOT

Undergraduate Research: data mining

Undergraduate Research: Machine Learning

Independent Study: Startups