Greetings Angelina,

We would like to welcome you once again and provide a brief introduction of our Graduate Chairs for the School of Natural Sciences. Additionally, the registration form for Graduate Orientation Week (GROW) is OPEN - please fill out the form at the end of this email by July 28th, 2023.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with your Graduate Chair and feel free to reach out to them!

The Graduate Group Chair is responsible for supervising graduate study in their Graduate Group, which includes:

• Planning and carrying out graduate student recruitment,
• Ensuring that each graduate student is assigned a Faculty Advisor and mentor,
• Monitoring the progress of graduate students through the program,
• Assessing resource needs and administration of the group’s budget,
• Determining both graduate course offerings each semester & curriculum changes.

You will find their education, awards, and research interests. Additionally, you will also find a link to their website for in-depth information on their research. 

Education:

• Ph.D., 2009 — Department of Physics, The University of Chicago
• M.S., 2003 — Department of Physics, National Taiwan University
• B.S., 2001 — National Taiwan University

Research Interests: 

• Theoretical Condensed Matter
• AMO Physics

Curriculum Vita: 

chien_cv.pdf

Associate Professor

Chih-Chun Chien

Email: cchien5@ucmerced.edu

Education: 

• Associate Investigator, The Gallo Center, UCSF 2005-2011
• Postdoc, UCSF 1999-2005
• B.S. in Biology, 1988 — University of Michigan
• Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology, 1998 — University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests: 

Genetic and neural circuit coding mechanisms of simple behaviors in Drosophila.

Graduate Orientation Week (GROW) is required for all incoming graduate students. Please complete the below registration form no later than Friday, July 28th, 2023.