Chemistry & Engineering News selected Will Tarpeh (CE PhD _) as one of its "Talented 12:  Young scientists tackling the world's problems with chemistry."

Tarpeh is developing ways to extract resources from human waste, such as nitrogen in urine, to make valuable products, like fertilizers and cleaning products.

"This idea of looking at waste as a resource could help us meet the environmental challenges of a growing human population and changing climate," he says.

Tarpeh is current an Assistant Professor at Stanford University.

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Cesar Martinez, a first-generation student at Cabrillo College, pursues research at Berkeley via the Transfer-to-Excellence Research Experiences for Undergraduates (TTE REU) program.  He is currently conducting civil and environmental engineering research in Professor Evan Variano's Environmental Engineering and Hydrology Lab.

The TTE program solidified Martinez' interest in transferring to UC Berkeley.