Dear COSMOS Students,

Can you believe it? Our time is up. It seems like just yesterday your parents were here helping you unpack your bags, you were getting covered in whale spit, you saw a great white shark, you were struggling over a riddle, you built a robot, you learned everything there is to know about chocolate, or you pondered over the cosmos at COSMOS. I hope this experience has been everything you’ve hoped it would be. If you were looking for a fun learning experience that went from dawn to dusk, then I’m glad you came.

Even though you are here for just a few weeks, the COSMOS staff puts in so much effort before you arrive on campus to make sure you have an enjoyable, informative, and perhaps unforgettable sum-mer experience. We tell everyone that our students are the cream of the crop and this year, there’s no exception. It’s one thing to read your application; it’s another to meet this intelligent and gifted young mind who plays an instrument, juggles, and has a mean kung-fu kick. I hope for all of you this summer has been a blast; it has been for me and the rest of my staff. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t hear from an instructor, a teacher fellow, a residential advisor, or a guest speaker how impressed they were with your talents and abilities.

I hope you’ve come to not only appreciate the subject matter you’ve studied in the past few weeks, but you’ve also come to enjoy other areas like computer science, molecular biology, astrophysics, organic chemistry, and linear algebra. I hope many of you not only have seen how capable you are of succeeding in college, but you’ve considered what you’d like to focus on in college. If you decide to major in math or science, wonderful! If you don’t, then please continue your interest in math and science in other ways. Please remember how your interest and background in math and science will always fair you well.

Finally, as you leave, remember the friends you’ve made – young and old. You should cherish the relationships you’ve made with your classmates, residential advisors, instructors, teacher fellow, and staff members. You never know where life will take you and it never hurts to have a friend along the way. COSMOS is not only about math and science; it’s an enriching and empowering summer experi-ence that makes you feel comfortable about the choices you make and the person you are. Here at COSMOS, we embrace our differ-ences and encourage your love for math and science. Of all the things I hope for, my greatest hope is that you will leave this program feel-ing more confident, more knowledgeable, and more able to face the challenges ahead of you. I believe in all of you. I hope you believe in yourselves too.

Best wishes to you, Dr. Nafeesa OwensCOSMOS DirectorUC Santa Cruz

Kenee HouserProgram Manager

Emily WilliamsAcademic Coordniator

Fernando CorralProgram Assistant

Ian AndersonProgram Assistant

Israel DawsonComputer Technician

Kevin WhitlockCoordinator for Residential Edcuation

Orignial Artwork By: Fiona Herse Woo

Discovery Lectures

Enrichment Sessions

Drs. Hartmut Sadrozinski and Terry Schalk, Professors of Physics, Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics at UCSC

July 10th Telsa Coil

Dr. George BrownProfessor of Physics

July 12th Great Challenges for 21st Century Scientists

Dr. Wang-Chiew TanAssistant Professor of Computer Science

July 17th Tracing the Provenance and Flow of Data

Dr. Steven Haddock, Research Scientist,Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

July 19th Bioluminescence, Biodiversity, and Biotechnology

Dr. Raja Guha ThakurtaProfessor of Astronomy and Astrophysics

July 24th A Journey Back to the Big Bang

Dr. Joshua StuartAssistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering

July 26th Computational Approaches to Understanding the Genome

Louis PearlInventor and Owner, Tangent Toy Company

July 31st Physics of Bubbles

Dr. Glenn MillhauserProfessor of Chemistry

August 2nd Mad Cow Disease- The Agent Is ‘Alive’ Within Us

SPEAKERDATE TITLE OF TALK

Dr. Martin Chemers, Professor of Psychology andDr. Barbara Goza, Research Project Manager

July 10th Scientific Reasoning Study Part I

Katrina CopeAdvisor, Career Center

July 12th Careers in Science

Dr. Allison Galloway Vice Provost of Academic Affairs; Forensic Anthropologist

July 17th Research/Career Insight Presentation:

Marti TruhitteAdvisor, Health Sciences

July 17th Health Sciences Presentation

Raul EbioAssociate Director, San Jose Cal-Soap, EPC

July 19th Preparing for College (A-G)

David FajnorAdmissions Office Representative

July 19th Applying to College

Dr. Martha ZunigaProfessor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

July 24th Research/Career Insight Presentation

SPEAKERDATE TITLE OF TALK

Julio CardonaDirector of Graduate Recruitment and Retention

July 24th Graduate School Presentation

Liz Martin-Garcia, Cheryl PerazzoAdvisors, Financial Aid Office

July 26th Financial Aid/Scholarship

Dr. Zoe WoodAssistant Professor, Computer Science, Cal Poly

July 31st Research/Career Insight Presentation

Dr. Martin Chemers, Professor of Psychology andDr. Barbara Goza, Research Project Manager

August 2nd Scientific Reasoning Study Part II

Drs. Barbara Goza; Jerome Shaw, Asst. Prof. of Education; Eileen Zurbriggen, Asst. Prof. of Psychology

August 2nd Social Sciences Panel Discussion

John Bunney, Technical Assistant Center ManagerCisco Systems

July 31st Opportunities Outside Academia

Cluster One

Frank BauerleInstructor

Yonatan KatznelsonInstructor

Patrick SchultzTeaching Assistant

Adam GlesserTeaching Assistant

Takeshi KanekoTeacher Fellow

Logic and Linear Algebra: Riddles and Reason

Cassie BeldenCobb

Dylan FoxLos Angeles

Elizabeth VissersSunnyvale

Ethan MontezWillits

Felipe BravoSan Jose

Geoffrey TanFairfield

Jermey BerkusIrvine

Justine VelascoBakersfield

Joe WuPalo Alto

Katherine FangPalo Alto

Laurel HansonSan Rafael

Marie NielsonSanta Cruz

Max BurtnerAlameda

Mayra GalarzaCastroville

Nick GeiserSan Francisco

Nick KotsianasRolling Hills Estate

Vanessa GonzalezSanta Ana

Verna AlejoDelano

Kevin HichbornResidential Advisor

Krystrinne MicaResidential Advisor

cluster 1 Logic & Linear Algebra

Yeeah-yuh!

Study Time!!!

Human Pyramid...

Cluster 1 Style!

Cluster Two

William DunbarInstructor

Jorge CortesInstructor

Holger SchmidtInstructor

Matthew RutishauserTeachering Assitant

Miguel F. AznarInstructor

Bill ThompsonTeacher Fellow

Engineering the Future: Autonomous Robots and Nanotechnology

Arille VirreySan Jose

Arun PrasadLos Gatos

Ausin VirreyWalnut Creek

Charley HoAlameda

Wanyue ZhangSan Francisco

Lizzie MercadoHayward

Oscar AmaroWatsonville

Peter GeogheganMoraga

Richard WoodBrawley

Ross GreenwoodPalos Verdes Estates

Sheng YangFresno

Stephanie RotterSan Francisco

Suni BodapatiSaratoga

Teresa NguyenSan Jose

Teresa TrinhOakland

Zach StauberGold River

Matthew RasmussenSan Diego

Simon KuangResidential Advisor

Erin MartinezResidential Advisor

Cluster 2

Cluster Three

Jennifer O’Leary Instructor

Katie GriffithInstructor

Shawn NorenInstructor

Stella VilleagasTeaching Assistant

Nina D. AmoreTeaching Assistant

Darrell SteelyTeacher Fellow

Under the Sea: Exploring Marine Organisms and Their World

Annie LatsonSan Luis Obispo

Emma PowellSolana Beach

Fiona Herse WooSan Jose

Jennifer ChiuSan Jose

Jenny RempelFresno

Jimmy LamSan Jose

Jojo DasSanta Clara

Joseph DizonPasadena

Rafael LopezCalexico

Rosalia ZarateDelano

Sayra EspinozaCompton

Sean KirkpatrickWillits

Shuka JahromifaSan Jose

Tammy HsuPalo Alto

Vyas RamasubramaniSan Jose

Wei KeSan Francisco

Kaman NgResidential Advisor

Ross MaxwellResidential Advisor

Cluster Three

Cluster Four

Bakthan Singaram Instructor

Stanley WilliamsonInstructor

Donald SmithInstructor

Jennifer Jarvis , Jinsoo Kim, Jordan TuretskyTeaching Assistants

Gary MartindaleTeacher Fellow

Tom JursaInstructor

Edward CabralTeaching Assistant

Jeffery LinCal Teach Intern

Everyday Chemistry: From Perfumes to Pollution

Ashley MarSan Francisco

Amanda Kiouses-MorenoBakersfield

Bryan LeManhattan Beach

Jefferson VuongSan Jose

Jillian GravesSan Jose

Johnson TrangAlameda

Joshua TarquinioEncino

Kanny WanArcadia

Michael GarciaOrange Cove

Kelsey HawleyOakdale

Pablo CuellarVan Nuys

Priscilla YungAlameda

Terapan LilitthamSan Francisco

Trinh LeSan Jose

Vanessa HernandezOrosi

Zach WolinskySanta Ynez

David OjedaResidential Advisor

Deena HassaneinResidential Advisor

Esmeralda PatinoGreenfield

Cluster Four, Bakthan Loves Us MORE!!!

The presidents and the first ladyOn the way to class

I scream for Ice Cream

O.C.M.I.POrganic Chemistrty Makes It Possible

Cluster Five

Baldo MarinovicInstructor

Petra DekensInstructor

Greg Mc BrideTeacher Fellow

Brett WalkerTeaching Assistant

Ocean Dynamics: From Wind to Whales

Alex BarbellaFresno

Ana MartinezSan Jose

Andy WagnerSebastopol

Ben JolitzLos Gatos

George WiessKelseyville

Iliana EscobarLos Angeles

Jesse OkutsuOrinda

Lance ValenzuelaWatsonville

Liam braniganGoleta

Martise ClarkAntioch

Rigo PonceHoltville

Sadia DimbilLos Gatos

Stefan GygaxNovato

Ubah DimbilLos Gatos

Victor De La FeunteCalexico

Eduardo Hernandez Residential Assistant

Edwina WilliamsResidential Assistant

Cluster Six

Bakthan Singaram Instructor

Stanley WilliamsonInstructor

Frank BauerleInstructor

Erica ChoTeacher Fellow

Adam GlesserTeaching Assistant

Jennifer Jarvis , Jinsoo Kim, Jordan TuretskyTeaching Assistants

Chemistry and Mathematics: From Life to Thought

Alice CheEl Cerrito

April StanleyCoronado

Autumn BurnesSebastopol

Bill LiSacramento

Desun OkaPalo Alto

Ernie AlmanzaSanta Ana

Katrina ManaloMarina

Kelly VelasquezBakerfield

Lawrence ParkPalo Alto

Lindsey SartainScotts Valley

Lucy LuFremont

Max ByerWillits

Ned BurnellComptche

Rebecca ChenFremont

Takeshi KajiSan Francisco

Wendy YangSan Francisco

Nick FylstraSunnyvale

Rion ParsonsResidential Advisor

Ashley UyedaResidential Advisor

Achuta KadambiLos Altos Hills

Like What?!?!

CLuster 6

The ONE and ONLY fieldtrip for C6: Marianne’s ice cream.

Boardwalk & Beaches

Merman

Like What?!?!

CLuster 6

The ONE and ONLY fieldtrip for C6: Marianne’s ice cream.

Boardwalk & Beaches

Merman

Bakthan’s Angels

Cluster Seven

Liz EspinozaCoordinator

Kathy CookseyInstructor

Gene SwitkesInstructor

Shannon PatelProject Supervisor

Laura ChomiukProject Supervisor

John MartinTeacher Fellow

Emily FreelandProject Supervisor

Kate RubinProject Supervisor

Stars, Sight, and Science

Adiel RuizEl Centro

Alicia RomeroWatsonville

Allan HarrellFresno

Ashley BumataySalinas

Carmen De MartisSan Francisco

Doris MichueBakersfield

Edgar NavarroSalinas

EnriqueAcosta-MontesRichmond

Edgar ToledoFreedom

Issaura OrtizEl Centro

Jaimie YungSan Mateo

Jonathan IbadlitSalinas

Lucy RodriguezWatsonville

Tenaya PusleySaklinas

Tony TrieuSan Francisco

Daisy CorralResidential Advisor

Vay HoangResidential Advisor

Cluster Eight

Shawn NorenInstructor

Kena Fox-DobbsInstructor

Patrick WheatleyInstructor

Patrick RobinsonTeaching Assistant

Chris CarlsonTeacher Fellow

Ryan Haupt Cal Teach Interns

Sora KimTeaching Assistant

Marine Mammals in the Past, Present, and Future

Aimee WalkerLos Gatos

Callie NeilsonEscondido

Cori AndriolaAlamo

Eden MaloneyBerkely

Frances HoAlbany

Gregory PfauPortola Valley

Jessie SaundersSan Ramon

Jilliane JacksonMorgan Hill

John PaulaPhilo

Kristen AguannoPalm Springs

Lucy GelbOakland

Rebecca SeraphinDavis

Sarah KinerOak Park

Stephen MokAgoura Hills

Tia VieraFort Bragg

Wendy LukMillbrae

Scott Lassey Senior Residential Advisor

Jacqueline LaneResidential Advisor

Cluster8

Cluster Nine

Paul GrahamInstructor

Dave DorfanInstructor

Mark GerlingTeaching Assistant

Stuart BriberTeacher Fellow

Sean CrosbyCal Teach Intern

Particles and Astrophysics: Investigations of the Minuscule to the Massive

Adam BenkiraneSan Jose

Arnay ShahPalo Alto

Brandie RankinWillits

Clara BuchholtzChico

George MartinezHollister

Ian DalyValley Glen

Janet ChenCupertino

Joy ChenFremont

Joy ZhangBelmont

Justin FengSanta Barbara

Ka SiuCorona

Kiri RudeBerkeley

Lucas ZippLa Jolla

Manu MulaveesalaAntioch

Michael WeissmanMonterey

Sam BowditchMenlo Park

Tyler SoberanisHopland

Brent FranksResidential Advisor

Veronica De-Paolis-KaluzaResidential Advisor

Joy Z, Janet, and Kiri

Wai

ting f

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the Bus at Gilroy

Getting Dizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy

A

re you Kidding me?

Pippi power

Teacher in range! Look productive, quick!

Ian , Adam, and Clara Tyler the abstract artist

E=mc2F=ma

F g= G

M 1M 2

r2

Cluster 9

Orignal Artwork By: Front Cover-Clara BuchholtzThis Page-Adam Benkirane

Autograph Page-Katherine FangBack Cover-Joy Chen

Boardwalk

CASINO NIGHT

UndER THE SEA dAnCE

Cosmos toes = dancing + decorating

Let’s Get it Started!!!

Sea Food

Martise shows Eddie how to Groove

It’s not the Tootsie roll...it’s the sushi roll!

Making a Splish & a Splash!

Cheeeeeeeeeeese

Student Vs. StaffSoccer Game

Talent Show

Autographs

Autographs