Celebrating eTransfers 2025!
A Message From the Engineering Transfer Center
Dear Engineering Transfer Student graduates,
Congratulations on completing your journey here at UCLA Engineering and earning your degree. Each of you have traversed an arduous path from your prior institution to UCLA Engineering, and now to the next chapter of your life.
As you receive your degree, I would like to encourage you to reflect on the last years and think about all that you’ve experienced. All that you’ve learned; and all that you’ve discovered. My hope is that you learned as much about yourself, what you are capable of, and what your goals are, as you have learned content from your classes. Take this knowledge and memories (the good ones and the challenges you’ve persevered through) with you as you start your next chapter. Wherever you go, whatever you do; remember who you are and where you came from. Bruin Engineering is now a part of that story. You did it! Congratulations!!
I wish you all the best in your next chapter. Don’t forget to embrace the journey as you make your way to the next thing. Please keep in touch.
Wes Uehara
Engineering Transfer Center Director
Engineering Transfers,
As the academic year comes to a close, we want to extend a heartfelt congratulations to all of our eTransfer graduates. Congratulations on earning your degree and accomplishing a major milestone.
This past year has been full of memorable events, and we’re incredibly grateful for your involvement in the Engineering Transfer Center community. Whether you joined us for a career workshop, stopped by for a finals week snack break, or attended one of our social kickoff events, your presence helped make the ETC a welcoming and vibrant space for all and the Engineering Transfer Center is very grateful for your support.
We know the experiences you’ve had here will continue to empower and inspire you on your path forward. Congratulations again on all you’ve achieved and best of luck as you take on this exciting new chapter in your journey. Go Bruins!
Charles Zhu and Haley Sharma
Engineering Transfer Center
Thank you to our Transfer Champions
Our graduates thank their Transfer Champion!
Issac Shuman
Computer Science
Transfer from Los Angeles Pierce College
Transfer Champion
Mahan Pourfakhr
Words would not do this man justice.
Jaz Reyes
Electrical Engineering
Transfer from Mission College
First Destination
Electrical Engineering, M.S., UCLA
Transfer Champion
Ryan Khalkhali
You’ve been there since day one on my transfer journey, and I can’t express my gratitude enough for being there for me. Both inside and outside of school, I’m grateful to have had someone like you to share so many experiences with and build lore together.
Mahan Pourfakhr
Bioengineering
Transfer from Los Angeles Pierce College
Transfer Champion
Ilana Simozar
Thank you for always putting me first, no matter how much you had on your plate or how you were feeling. I could have never gotten to this point without your help & guidance. I’m so grateful for everything you’ve done & I hope that one day I can give back even a fraction of what you’ve given me.
Riley Jahanshahi
Computer Engineering
Transfer from Irvine Valley College
Transfer Champion
Jesse Kimie-Brylka
Jesse once told me to “just turn it off and on again” and honestly, that advice carried me through UCLA. Jesse is my 2am therapist, #1 supporter, and D1 Rocket League guru. Thank you for being the embodiment of chaotic good.
Yamm Elnekave
Computer Science
Transfer from Foothill College
First Destination
Computer Science, M.S., Weizmann University or Computer Science, M.S., UCLA
Transfer Champion
Jeff Anderson
Hi Jeff. From making me believe in myself, to setting me up to succeed in hard classes, and supporting me through hard times. You have always been there as a mentor and friend I can reach out to. I sadly only have 300 characters, so quickly: Love ya and thank you!
Congratulations to our 2025 eTransfer Student Graduates!
Congratulations to you on the enormity of your accomplishments! Good luck on your next chapter and come back and visit us!
Reigh Andrew Abaoag – Mechanical Engineering
Mohammad Abrar – Electrical Engineering
Abdulla Falah Hassoon Al Kinani – Mechanical Engineering
Jacob Haratune Apoian – Electrical Engineering
Joseph Nathaniel Arellano – Mechanical Engineering
Omar Amin Badar – Mechanical Engineering
Alec Baghdasarians – Chemical Engineering
Steven Edward Bash – Computer Science
Ethan Bobadilla – Mechanical Engineering
Ethan Bresk – Computer Science
Adriann Josef Brodeth – Bioengineering
Edwin Alexander Bujanda – Mechanical Engineering
Neiro Aidan Cabrera – Computer Science
Paul Ryan Cano – Electrical Engineering
Clayton Robert Castro – Computer Science
Juan Castro – Computer Science
Sebastian Cervantes – Electrical Engineering
Dylan James Cesar – Civil Engineering
Justin Bruce Chan – Civil Engineering
Alex Hyunjoon Chang – Computer Engineering
Anthony Zhewei Cheung – Electrical Engineering
Chrissy Chien – Computer Engineering
Hayk Chilingaryan – Computer Science
Victor Chinnappan – Computer Science
Austin Chuang – Computer Science
Matthew Daiki Chung – Electrical Engineering
Nicholas Gerald Councell – Aerospace Engineering
Nicolas Walter Cuenca – Computer Science
Lintao Cui – Computer Science
Saaraa Uroos Danish – Bioengineering
Benjamin Jose Delgado – Electrical Engineering
Max Dee Deng – Computer Science
Sonny Ding – Electrical Engineering
Don Quy Doan – Mechanical Engineering
Harris Doan – Computer Science
Amin Doosti – Computer Science and Engineering
Lynne Thuy Duong – Mechanical Engineering
Iyesomi Eigbe – Aerospace Engineering
Yamm Elnekave – Computer Science
Mohamed A Elshal – Aerospace Engineering
Andres Martin Enriquez – Computer Science
William Joseph Escobar – Electrical Engineering
Sasan Esfahani – Computer Science
Jaelyn Fan – Computer Science
Junjie Fang – Electrical Engineering
Gavin Foote – Electrical Engineering
Ireedui Ganzorig – Materials Engineering
Jose Garcia – Electrical Engineering
Sienna Gilliam – Mechanical Engineering
Aaron Stan Gin – Mechanical Engineering
Noah Tyler Gin – Electrical Engineering
Eduardo Gonzalez – Mechanical Engineering
Laura Gonzalez – Electrical Engineering
Parker Terence Gray – Electrical Engineering
Holden Grissett – Computer Science
Junzheng Guan – Electrical Engineering
Wesley Gunawan – Electrical Engineering
Carter Kenneth Hallum – Aerospace Engineering
Torin Rory Hamilton – Electrical Engineering
Haniah Batul Hamza – Aerospace Engineering
Akira Chandler Harris – Electrical Engineering
N Siddarth Harrison – Aerospace Engineering
Abbas Hassani – Electrical Engineering
Chloe Michelle Hislop – Mechanical Engineering
Junlong Huang – Mechanical Engineering
Yudi Lydia Huang – Electrical Engineering
Edgar Hukassian – Computer Science
Jetandrew Hum – Electrical Engineering
Noelan Bomon Hum – Mechanical Engineering
Chris Hrant Imasdounian – Aerospace Engineering
Justin Shayan Jadali – Mechanical Engineering
Riley Cyrus Jahanshahi – Computer Engineering
Gabriel Jiang – Electrical Engineering
Yuchi Jiang – Bioengineering
Dane Alan Kaestner – Mechanical Engineering
Bosko Kandic – Mechanical Engineering
Keivan Karimi Hashjin – Electrical Engineering
Pranav Sai Kesani – Computer Science
Shafee Khan – Electrical Engineering
Umair Sohail Khan – Computer Science and Engineering
Afnan Kamran Khawaja – Computer Science
Luciano James Kholos – Computer Science
David Hyun-Tae Kim – Mechanical Engineering
Ezekiel J Kim – Computer Science
Jonathan Henry Kim – Electrical Engineering
Youngseok Kim – Civil Engineering
Pearl Klassen – Mechanical Engineering
James Edward Kotecki – Aerospace Engineering
Allen Zih-Wei Kuo – Bioengineering
Solomon Kwon – Computer Science
Teddy Kyriakis – Mechanical Engineering
Anthony Tuan La – Computer Science
Leona Madelyn Lai – Civil Engineering
Ashley Le – Computer Science
Seungha Lee – Bioengineering
Won June Lee – Computer Science
Leapheng Leng – Chemical Engineering
Michael Leonard – Electrical Engineering
Tristan David Leonetti – Mechanical Engineering
Beatrice Leung – Computer Engineering
Leo Li – Electrical Engineering
Brandon Liang – Computer Science and Engineering
Thomas Lin – Computer Science
Brandon Jay Lindquist – Aerospace Engineering
Anusha Lingampally – Bioengineering
Jingyu Liu – Electrical Engineering
Archie Noel Cambronero Lleva – Electrical Engineering
Victor Manuel Lopez Cortes – Electrical Engineering
Ivey Dai Luo – Chemical Engineering
You Lyu – Electrical Engineering
Matthew Kiyoshi Maeshiro – Electrical Engineering
Alec Matthew Markarian – Electrical Engineering
Carlos Alberto Martinez – Computer Science
Katarina Maria Martinez – Electrical Engineering
Venicia Massey – Electrical Engineering
Ofri Mayer – Computer Science
Christopher Patrick Mccormick – Aerospace Engineering
Colin William Richard Melendez – Computer Science
Dante Mendez – Electrical Engineering
Luke Christian Miyaki – Mechanical Engineering
Albert Mkhitaryan – Computer Science
Dena Mohammadian – Bioengineering
Kausha Mohottige – Mechanical Engineering
Justin Evan Morgan – Computer Science
Soohyun Mun – Computer Science
Kelly Anne Murphy – Mechanical Engineering
Sophie Mowaffak Naddour – Bioengineering
Hyeongtaek Nam – Mechanical Engineering
Brianna Hong An Nguyen – Materials Engineering
Charles Nguyen – Computer Science
Chloe Quynh Tram Nguyen – Chemical Engineering
Hao Nguyen – Electrical Engineering
Huu Nhan Nguyen – Computer Science
Khanh Nguyen – Bioengineering
John Hovik Ohanian – Computer Science
Maria Del Carmen Parada Hernandez – Civil Engineering
Eduardo Daniel Perez – Electrical Engineering
Mahan Pourfakhr – Bioengineering
Snigdha Prakash – Mechanical Engineering
Michael Steven Presunka – Bioengineering
Shayan Modir Rahimian – Mechanical Engineering
Felipe Ramirez – Electrical Engineering
Jaz Reyes – Electrical Engineering
James Alan Rieger – Electrical Engineering
Sophie Ristorcelli – Aerospace Engineering
Lucas Allen Rolston – Electrical Engineering
Aneesh Saba – Computer Science
Deena Donya Sadegh – Electrical Engineering
Sepehr Safari – Chemical Engineering
Christian Salazar – Computer Science
Eduardo Salazar – Mechanical Engineering
Leena Alicia Sanchez – Civil Engineering
Richard Sandoval – Aerospace Engineering
Kasra Sassani – Mechanical Engineering
Aidan Scott – Aerospace Engineering
Bishwombhar Sedai – Electrical Engineering
Celine Augustine Shaw – Materials Engineering
Matthew Sheh – Electrical Engineering
Daniel Sam Shehayeb – Electrical Engineering
Jonathan Si – Computer Science
Christopher Hazim Simaan – Computer Science and Engineering
Ashton James Slattery – Electrical Engineering
Zaid Slayyeh – Bioengineering
Max Smith – Aerospace Engineering
Parikshit Sood – Computer Science
Jake Matthew Spencer – Mechanical Engineering
Julia Cooper Stoneburner – Bioengineering
Allan Chieu Ta – Mechanical Engineering
Anika Tabassum – Chemical Engineering
Matthew Anderson Tamin – Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Isaiah Tapia – Computer Science
Daniel Tat-Loong Teo – Computer Science
Aaron Joshua Sun Tolentino – Mechanical Engineering
Jesse Irving Torres – Mechanical Engineering
Phoenix Tsou – Electrical Engineering
Kimya Roxanne Vakilian – Aerospace Engineering
Rony Vayner – Computer Science
Kian Campbell Vaziri – Electrical Engineering
Andrew Velasco – Civil Engineering
Aparna Venkatachalapathy – Aerospace Engineering
Jasper Von – Aerospace Engineering
Daniel Wang – Computer Engineering
Tzuhao Wang – Computer Science
Damien Xavier Weigner – Electrical Engineering
Leslie Lindhorn Weisher – Aerospace Engineering
Junpeng Weng – Electrical Engineering
Anthony Corey Williams – Computer Science
Jason Christopher Wilson – Mechanical Engineering
Richard Aaron Wiyono – Mechanical Engineering
Devon Le Wong – Computer Science
Bailun Wu – Electrical Engineering
Effie Wu – Computer Science
Angel Xie – Mechanical Engineering
Jermaine Xie – Computer Science
Antonio Vita Yambot – Mechanical Engineering
Edmund Yau – Electrical Engineering
Huaqiang Ye – Computer Engineering
Joshua Andrew Yeh – Computer Science
Richard Yin – Computer Science
Sung Hyuk Yoon – Electrical Engineering
Xi Zhang – Electrical Engineering
Huxin Zhao – Electrical Engineering
Mingqi Zhao – Computer Science
Christopher Zhong – Computer Science
Shengjie Zhu – Electrical Engineering