College Honors Chemical Engineering Student for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The University of California, Davis, College of Engineering has selected Joaquin Mogollon Santiana, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemical Engineering, to receive the 2025 Excellence in Graduate Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award.
The Graduate Student Excellence Awards celebrate doctoral students who have made outstanding contributions to research, service, safety, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
As a member of the Department of Chemical Engineering's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee, Mogollon Santiana strives to make his department's environment as inclusive as possible. He is instrumental in organizing the faculty advising program for undergraduate students, including pairing students with mentors and working to build social capital and confidence among underserved students.
Mogollon Santiana, along with peer student member Archan Vyas, identifies and invites speakers to discuss how companies handle diversity, equity and inclusion, gathers and analyzes data to better inform the activities of the committee and actively searches and applies for grants to promote related activities in the department and the college. He also participates as a mentor in programs such as E-Search and UC LEADS, and serves as the diversity, equity and inclusion representative for the Graduate Student Organization in chemical engineering and materials science and engineering.