Phu Dang

More about me

Honors and Awards

USS PACE Fellow Scholarship (2nd)  (Awarded Sep 2023)

UC San Diego Research Conference Nomination  

• 36th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference - URC
• Project: Exploratory and Predictive Analytics for Precision Medicine
• Mentor: Dr. Niema Moshiri, Ph.D. - Partner: Leena Kang
• Abstract, Presentation

USS PACE Fellow Scholarship  (Awarded Sep 2022)

Member of Roosevelt College Honors Program at UC San Diego

• Fall 2021 - Present

Silver Creek High School Valedictorian  (2021)

English Department Award  (2021)

• Single award recipient selected by the English department of Silver Creek High School in the graduating Class of 2021

Rachel Carson Award  (2019 Science Fair)

• Award recipient selected by evaluations from four examiners
• Science project: The Effect of Water Density On Boat Movement

Activities and Hobbies

• Active member: Newman Catholic Community at UCSD, Intramural Sports, Data Science Student Society (DS3), Mentor Collective
• Event Coordinator and Player on UCSD Men’s Club Water Polo Team (Sep 2021 - Sep 2023)
  • 2022 National Champion
• DS3 Workshops Committee Member (Fall 2022 - present)
  • Spearheaded the design of new and contributed to existing technical workshops in business intelligence and software engineering, catering to the needs of a diverse audience of over 150 undergraduate students
• Watersports (swimming and water polo)
• Motorsports (Formula 1 and MotoGP)
• Astronomy
• Travelling
• Watching and discussing football - “What the rest of the world call football”