Reputation & Rankings : Our Students : Faculty Spotlight

In 2009, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Marcia McNutt, professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UC Santa Cruz, as director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and science adviser to the Secretary of the Interior.

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Reputation & Rankings : Our Students : Faculty Spotlight

Michelle Romero
An intensive-track literature major, Michelle is a dynamic, enterprising student with a passion for helping others. When it was time for her to transfer from Foothill College, Michelle's excellent academic records combined with her compassion and leadership won her a UCSC Pister Scholarship, a prestigious $20,000 award for transfer students from certain local community colleges. "The best thing about UCSC is the diversity of the student body," Michelle says. "I have met so many interesting people from different backgrounds and majors. Everyone is really friendly here."

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Reputation & Rankings : Our Students : Faculty Spotlight

Sandra Faber
University Professor and Chair, Astronomy and Astrophysics Astronomer, UC Observatories/
Lick Observatory

Professor Faber is well known for having helped discover the Great Attractor, a massive supercluster of galaxies. She also designed the Deep Extragalactic Imaging Multi-Object Spectrograph (DEIMOS), which can read high-quality spectra from over 100 galaxies at once. In 2009, Professor Faber received the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, which includes a gold medal and a cash prize of $250,000.

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