The Louis Stokes California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) is an NSF-funded program shared across nine UC campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, Riverside, and Merced). Its goal is to enhance diversity in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the PhD and faculty level by providing financial and professional development support to students from groups underrepresented in these fields.

The CAMP Symposium showcases undergraduate STEM research in from all nine UC campuses in the alliance. CAMP students who are supported by NSF-funded grants present the research they have performed under the guidance of a faculty mentor. The 2024 Symposium was held on February 3, 2024 at UC Riverside. Attendees from UCLA were led by Dr. Jorge Avila, the CAMP Administrative Director at UCLA. Several students were recognized with awards and Abigail Gutierrez, a 2022-2023 UCLA CAMP Scholar and NIH-funded Postbaccalaureate Researcher in the Lindsay De Biase lab, served as an Alumni Panelist.

Special Merit Award in Life Sciences

Ariana Infante

Jordi Martinez

Blake Williams

Special Merit Award in Physical Sciences and Engineering

Angel Lima Hernandez

Honorable Mention in Life Sciences

Albert Macias

Pictured in left group photo from left to right, top to bottom: Blake Williams, Albert Macias, Jordi Martinez, Angel Lima Hernandez, Ariana Infante
Pictured in right group photo from left to right, top to bottom: Albert Macias, Jesus Velazquez, Abigail Gutierrez, Dr. Jorge Avila, Ariana Infante, Jordi Martinez, Blake Williams, Angel Lima Hernandez
Pictured in individual poster photos from left to right, top to bottom: Jordi Martinez, Ariana Infante, Albert Macias, Blake Williams, Angel Lima Hernandez, Jesus Velazquez