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Upper School Students Complete Summer of College-Level Scientific Research Through UC-Irvine Partnership

The partnership between St. Margaret’s and UCI Samueli School of Engineering is now in its 21st year.
Ten Upper School students with an interest in STEAM fields had a valuable first-hand look at a college research environment this summer, as they worked with top minds in engineering, computer science and more at the University of California, Irvine.

This unique partnership between St. Margaret’s and UCI Samueli School of Engineering is now in its 21st year, and 10 students in the Class of 2026 participated this summer. Coordinated by Upper School science teacher Jennifer Ross-Viola, Upper School students are matched with UCI faculty members in a research area that aligns with their interest. Students spent several weeks at UCI this summer working on their projects alongside professors and graduate students in college labs.
 
The students presented their work at a showcase event this week on UCI’s campus, attended by parents, family, friends, UCI faculty and members of St. Margaret’s professional community. 
  
Here are the Tartans who took part in a summer internship:

Bella Coveyou, Lucas Monge, Rohen Vargo, Ethan Wang
Project: “ProprioPedal: A Novel Design for At Home, Accessible Stroke Rehabilitation and Assessment” with Professor David Reinkensmeyer.
 
Sienna Ganem
Project: “Alzheimer’s Disease: CD200 and Mito EV Secretion” with Professor Wendy Liu.
 
Ted Yue
Project: “Drone Embedded Systems” with Assistant Professor Hamidreza Aghasi
 
Violet Yoshida
Project: “Effects of Visual Depth Perception on Gait Adaptation in VR” with Assistant Professor Alexandra Voloshina.
 
Richard Feng
Project: “Graph-Based Retrieval-Augmented Agents for High-Level Synthesis Design Optimization” with Assistant Professor Sitao Huang.
 
Dawson Mai
Project: “Mechanical Design: Linkage-Based Robotic Walkers” With Distinguished Professor J. Michael McCarthy.
 
Claire Martin
Project: Analyzing Cofactor Efficiency in ALDH Enzymes” with Associate Professor Han Li.
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