Matthew Bakalar, Benjamin Epstein, Elena Kassianidou, Sylvia Natividad-Diaz, and Kevin Yamauchi have been named the 2017 UC Berkeley Siebel Scholars in Bioengineering by the Siebel Foundation.
The Siebel Scholars program recognizes outstanding graduate students from the world’s most prestigious business, computer science, energy science, and bioengineering graduate schools. Each of the Class of 2017 Siebel Scholars will receive a $35,000 award for their final year of graduate studies.
These accomplished bioengineering graduate students will join a growing community of more than 1,000 entrepreneurs, researchers, and philanthropists who are past and present Scholars.
Read more about this year’s Siebel Scholars at the Siebel Foundation
About the Siebel Scholars Program
The Siebel Scholars program was founded in 2000 by the Siebel Foundation to recognize the most talented students at the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, energy science, and bioengineering and to form an active, lifelong community among an ever-growing group of leaders.
This exceptional group of scholars has the unique opportunity to directly influence the technologies, policies, and economic and social decisions that shape the future. Siebel Scholars serve as key advisors to the Siebel Foundation, guiding the development of innovative programs the Foundation initiates. For more information please visitwww.siebelscholars.com.
The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, a nonprofit, public benefit corporation, was established as a private foundation in 1996. Its mission is to foster programs and organizations that improve the quality of life, environment, and education of its community members. The Siebel Foundation funds projects to support the homeless and underprivileged, education and research, public health, and alternative energy solutions. For more information please visit www.siebelfoundation.org.
Congratulations to our new Siebel Scholars!