...Along the way, I took extensive coursework in molecular biology, chemistry, and mathematics. More importantly, I have performed and am the first author of original research published in peer-reviewed journals (Journal of Biological Engineering, PLOS One). Moreover, I have won multiple internatio... (read more)
...As a research scientist at General Electric, I performed engineering physics simulations involving stress and thermal analysis of metal-glass-ceramic systems, optics, acoustics, and plasma physics; also manufacturing cost analysis. I published more than 2 dozen internal technical reports at GE and four papers in refereed journals. I earned a BS (MIT) and PhD (Berkeley) in mathematics. (read more)
...She has taught at California State University Northridge, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Cathedral Preparatory HS (9, 10H, 11), Valley Torah HS (9H, 11H, 12AP), Ferrahian HS (9, 10, 11H), Smart Christian Academy School (5-11H, 12AP), Gertz-Ressler HS (9), College-Ready Academy HS (10), ... (read more)
...He offered just the right combination of encouragement and reality check. He made "being smart" cool - and there was absolutely nothing that he didn't seem to know . He was also super accommodating and gave great feedback. Given that John is a true renaissance guy, I imagine that he offers something of interest for every kid or grown-up to connect to. (read more)