College of Science Mentors

Dr. Sepehr Eskandari is a professor within Cal Poly Pomona’s Biology department. His areas of interest are molecular physiology and pharmacology of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporters.

Dr. Eskandari mentored Cohort 16’s Renee Estephan in conducting her own independent research project as part of the McNair Scholars Program.

Detailed catalogue of his research goals and experience

Dr. Ioana Mihaila is an assistant professor within Cal Poly Pomona’s Mathematics department. Her research area is analysis.

Dr. Mihaila mentored Cohort 16’s Roxane Mehrassa in conducting her own independent research project as part of the McNair Scholars Program.

Past Research

Dr. Jamie Snyder is an assistant professor in Cal Poly Pomona’s Biology department. Her areas of expertise are in Virology and Environmental Microbiology, and her research focuses on the role of viruses in the evolution and ecology of microbes inhabiting natural environments. 

Dr. Snyder mentored Cohort 18’s Veneese Brown in conducting her own independent research project as part of the McNair Scholars Program.

Past Publications

Dr. Snyder’s Student on Bronco Scholar

Dr. Andrew D. Steele is an assistant professor within Cal Poly Pomona’s Biology department. His research interests involve the impact of feeding on circadian rhythms.

Dr. Steele mentored Cohort 16’s Natalie Garcia in conducting her own independent research project as part of the McNair Scholars Program.

More information about the Steele lab’s research

Dr. Chantal Stieber is an assistant professor within Cal Poly Pomona’s Chemistry and Biochemistry department. Her expertise lies in Inorganic Chemistry and her research focuses on solving problems through complementary efforts in synthetic inorganic chemistry, spectroscopy and computational chemistry. 

Dr. Stieber mentored Cohort 18’s Hector Alarcon in conducting his own independent research project as part of the McNair Scholars Program.

Past Publications

Dr. Stieber’s Student on Bronco Scholar