Career & Tools
Tune in for our Final Round livestream on Monday, March 8 at 3:30pm PST to watch our finalists' presentations, participate in a live Q&A, vote in the People's Choice category, and find out our judges' picks! The event will be streamed on UCSB's YouTube channel.
Tune in for our Final Round livestream to watch our finalists' presentations, participate in a live Q&A, vote in the People's Choice category, and find out our judges' picks!
The event will be streamed on UCSB's YouTube channel. Learn more about this year's all-virtual competition here.
Our 10 Finalists in this year's competition are:
Emily Hardison | Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology
Greta Koumarianou | Chemistry & Biochemistry
Nora Kassner | History
Kelsey Dowdy | Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology
Katelyn Zigner | Geography
Danae Hernandez Cortes | Economics
Logan Kozal | Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology
Viktoriya Babenko | Psychological & Brain Sciences
Nora Wolcott | Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Deeksha Dangwal | Computer Science
The Finalists' videos will be evaluated asynchronously ahead of the Final Round by a panel of 5 esteemed judges:
Margaret Klawunn
UCSB Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Joe Incandela
UCSB Vice Chancellor for Research
David Marshall
UCSB Executive Vice Chancellor
Gerardo Aldana
UCSB Dean of the College of Creative Studies
Carol Genetti
Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs, NYU Abu Dhabi
Anne and Michael Towbes Graduate Dean Emerita, UCSB
The GSRC is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. For information or to request disability accommodation, please email Hannah Lawrence, Assistant Director of Professional Development, directly.