The UC Santa Cruz Division of Physical & Biological Sciences has empowered more than 31,000 alumni. All of them make an impact. Here are just a few of their world-changing accomplishments.
The UC Santa Cruz Division of Physical & Biological Sciences has empowered more than 31,000 alumni. All of them make an impact. Here are just a few of their world-changing accomplishments.
Alumna Kathryn Sullivan was the first U.S. woman to spacewalk
B.S. ’73, Earth Sciences
Alumnus Joseph DeRisi discovered the SARS virus
B.A. ’92, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alumna Julie Packard founded the Monterey Bay Aquarium
B.A. ’74, Biology; M.A. ’78, Biology
Alumnus William James Kent was the first to map the human genome
B.A. ’81, Mathematics; M.A. ’86, Mathematics; Ph.D. ’02, Biology
Alumnus Robert Shaw is a founding pioneer of chaos theory
Ph.D. ’80, Physics
Alumna Laurie Garrett is a Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award winner
Merrill ’75, B.A. Biology
Every year, the division honors two alumni—a former graduate student and a former undergraduate student—whose careers are characterized by sustained and exemplary contributions to society through research, practice, education, policy, or service. Read about the Distinguished Alumni Award and its past honorees.