Creating a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment for all.
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SHPE Student Chapter Advisor - Villanova University
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Chair and Co-founder: LatinXinChE, an affinity community within the Minorities Affairs Committee (MAC) - AIChE (2022-2024)
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President and Co-founder: Graduates for Underrepresented Minorities (GUM) (2020-2022) The University of Texas at Austin Student Organization
Gabriel Created GUM as a community for LatinX, Black, South Asian, and LGBTQIA graduate students to promote a supportive group, professional development, and outreach activities.
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Volunteer and Translator – Taizé Ecumenical Community, Taize, France (2009)
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Collaborate with activities and organize small groups of youth from different nationalities and Christian traditions.
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Translate workshops for Spanish speakers (English – Spanish)
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0utreach and Service
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Presenter – CU Discovery Camp Outreach - Boulder, CO (2023)
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Organized a workshop for summer camp students to learn about our research and hydrogels.
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Presenter – Teen Science Café - Lafayette, CO (2022)
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Organized a workshop to explain our research to high school students.
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Reviewer/ Ad-Hoc (2023 – 2020)
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Science Advances
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Biomacromolecules
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Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A
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Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
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Communications Biology
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Journal of Emerging Investigators - Science journal and mentorship program publishing research by middle and high school scientists.
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AIChE Annual Meeting – Undergraduate student poster competition (2021)
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Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) (2021)
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Undergraduate Poster Competition - Chemical Engineering Department, UT-Austin (2018, 2019)
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Present your PhD Thesis to a 12-year-old student (PYP) -Austin, TX (2017 – 2022)
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Participated in a workshop to explain our research to middle school students. Results from these workshops were published in a peer-review journal.
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Presenter – Engineering Your World (2021)
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Shared my journey in science with high school students (Virtual)
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Graduate student representative - Faculty candidates searching (2021)
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Interview candidates and provide written feedback about the faculty candidates and recommendations to the Department and Cockrell School of Engineering School
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Volunteer – Thinkery Summer Camp Event, Austin, TX (2018)
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Mentor – “Proyecto Cumbres” - Puerto Rico Youth at Risk, Naguago, PR (2014)​
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President: Caribbean Dominic Studies Center Student Council (2007 – 2008
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Vice President – American Institute of Chemical Engineers, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Student Chapter (2002 - 2003)
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Treasurer: AIChE Southern Regional Conference Organizing Committee (2001-2002)