USC Summer Programs 2020: Explore Engineering

Group 8: Raphael Dela Cruz, Isabella Earp, Ryan Jensen, Emily Mulva, & Karl Tabourian

Syllabus:

Week 1:

  • Computer Science

  • Computer Engineering

  • Robotics

Week 2:

  • Civil Engineering

  • Structures

Week 3:

  • Biomedical Engineering

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Patient Monitoring

Week 4:

  • Aerospace Engineering

  • Chemical Engineering

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Industrial and Systems Engineering

Raphael Dela Cruz

My name is Raphael Dela Cruz, and I am going to be a senior at Harker Heights Highschool in Texas. I will also be completing my Associates of Applied Science at the Texas Bioscience Institute at Temple College. I am the current secretary for both the National Junior Honor Society and for our school's Interact Club, a club dedicated to service at the local and international level. I also started Cinema Club at my school along side my sister. I enjoy playing basketball, travelling with family, and volunteering.

Emily Mulva

My name is Emily Mulva, and I am a rising senior at St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. I am a private pilot and the captain of my school's Science Olympiad team. I tutor in the Writing Center and I am a Peer Mentor for incoming freshmen at St. Andrew's. I am also a classically trained vocalist and pianist. I am a member of St. Andrew's Select Choir, Conspirare Youth Choirs, the TPSMEA All-State Choir, and the ACDA National Honor Choir. I also participate in the St. Andrew's musical theatre program.

Isabella Earp

My name is Issy Earp and I am rising junior at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Kansas City, Kansas. I tutor kids in math and science at various grade schools and am heavily involved with the American Red Cross. I am the founder of the nonprofit organization "Purses to Persevere KC" that collects new or gently used purses, fills them with self care items, and then donates them to women's shelters around the Greater Kansas City area. I am on Varsity swim at my school, compete in club swim, and participate in JV Scholars Bowl.

Karl Tabourian

My name is Karl Tabourian, I am a rising Grade 12 International Baccalaureate (IB) student at International College Beirut (IC). I was born and raised in Lebanon.

I am kind of an athletic person. I am a ski racer (in the Lebanese National Ski Team), a running champion (ranked 4th in Lebanon in running-5k Pulse Organized by Beirut Marathon), and in the Varsity school badminton team.

My childhood friend and I also started recently a non-profit organization which is Tiponation. (Tiponation.com)

I also teach Syrian and Palestinian refugees daily during the year to help them with their studies.

Ryan Jenson

My name is Ryan Jensen. I am going to be a Senior next fall at Deerfield High School in Illinois. I am an athletic person, I play Varsity Hockey and Gymnastics as well as being a bodybuilder and powerlifter. I am in a number of clubs including Warrior Buddies, DECA, Robotics, Mathletes, and Student Council. I have also started a non-profit organization which buys and donates PPE masks to local hospitals called Shielding Our Defenders.