Staff

Adam Pollack Tutoring Supervisor Adam is a senior majoring in Chemical Biology. This is spring is his sixth and final semester of tutoring. He likes tutoring both organic and inorganic chemistry. When he is not doing science, he likes to skateboard, surf and hang out with friends.	Aly Wong Tutor Aly is a sophomore English major (premed too!), which means she's taken a lot of English breath classes (the 45 series in particular) as well as the basic MCB requirements. Feel free to ask her questions about either of the majors. She's been involved in IVCCF (Intervaristy's Cal Christian Fellowship) as well as Theatre Rice. Aly loves getting to know people and talking about literature or about good ways of learning OChem! Happy studying!
Atul Saxena Tutor Atul is a junior majoring in Bioengineering with a minor in Chemistry. He jams on his guitar, plays soccer and tennis, and carves down hills with his snowboard or skateboard. In his spare time, he likes to tutor.	Jessica Mintz Tutor Jessica is an undergraduate working on her B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering. She does research on special nuclear material detection with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and has worked as an intern with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the past two summers. Also an avid writer, she frequently contributes articles to the student-edited California Patriot magazine. Jessica is passionate about teaching and education, and besides tutoring at Cal, she is involved in tutoring high school students in science and mathematics.
Priya Parikh Tutor Priya is from Bombay, India and attended two years of high school in England. She is a Chemistry major graduating in the Fall of 2008, who plans to eventually get a Ph.D. in Chemistry. Priya's long-term plans include teaching high school/introductory college level chemistry and perhaps starting a school back in India. She enjoys music, reading, pottery, Latin-American and ballroom dancing, and adding to her collection of earrings (currently 84 pairs).	Sara Lahue Tutor Sara is a junior studying Molecular and Cell Biology (Neurobiology) and Art History. She spends most of her time researching brains, volunteering at the Berkeley Free Clinic and writing for various publications. Sara also enjoys going to art exhibits, traveling, watching "The Daily Show" and eating at House of Curries with friends.
Stella Yujin Kim Tutor Stella is a junior pre-med student majoring in Molecular Environmental Biology with an emphasis in Human Health. She is from Cypress in Orange County, but has lived in many places, including Dallas, Texas; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Seoul, Korea. She loves talking to students and helping them understand chemistry. Stella is a Christian who is very involved with her church and campus fellowship. She is looking forward to tutoring this semester!	Tim Fei Tutor Tim is excited to be tutoring chemistry at the Academic Services Center, because chemistry is pretty sweet. He is a third year Bioengineering student focusing on tissue engineering. In his spare time, Tim enjoys playing scrabble, eating ice cream (green tea!), baking bread and swing dancing.