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Student Spotlight: Megan Oliveros

By El Camino College September 22, 2021 Torrance, CA

Civil engineering major spent the summer in UCLA program

ECC graduate Megan Oliveros spent the summer immersed in engineering research. As a participant in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Transfer Student Summer Research Program, she had access to hands-on research, the scientific process and a glimpse at her future – she transferred to UCLA in fall 2017 to continue her engineering studies.

"I became quite familiar with the research process, making plans on how to answer a problem and conduct experiments with my labmate and Ph.D. mentor," said the engineering major, who is also a 2015 graduate of West High School in Torrance. "The experience confirmed that I have a strong interest in the field of environmental engineering. I am more interested in research now and may pursue higher degrees in the future."

Megan was one of eight ECC Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) students who attended the eight-week UCLA student summer research program this past June. The full-time, summer undergraduate internship is designed specifically for community college students who plan to transfer to a university to study engineering. Each scholar was challenged with extensive hands-on research activities under the guidance of faculty and graduate student mentoring teams. These research projects culminated with a presentation at a final poster session, where scholars presented findings from their summer research. Student work will also be published in the annual Summer Undergraduate Scholars Program journal.