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Jazmin Aguilar-Romero is an Assistant Teaching Professor at UCLA, where she focuses on chemical education and research. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, she attended Cornell University and participated in a chemistry summer bridge program, conducting undergraduate research in organic chemistry and chemical biology. She obtained her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), where she worked in the lab of Professor Steve C. Zimmerman, developing acid-generating polymers for applications in drug delivery and degradable plastics. Following her Ph.D., she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Sustainable Polymers under Professor Jessica Lamb, concentrating on developing non-isocyanate based polyurethanes. Throughout her time at Cornell, she aided in teaching organic chemistry courses and worked with organizations to support students from diverse backgrounds in STEM fields. Her research interests center on the challenges that introductory chemistry courses pose to students, particularly those from historically underrepresented groups, aiming to enhance students’ sense of belonging and academic success in organic chemistry.
University of California, Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA
Teaching and conducting research in chemical education, focusing on improving student success in organic chemistry.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.