Gina Gerritzen is specializing in pollution prevention and remediation at Bren and ultimately seeks a career regulating hazardous wastes. Before starting her Masters degree, Gina worked 3.5 years as a lithography manufacturing engineer at Advanced Micro Devices and then 1.5 years as a research assistant at Nanosolar. It was during this time she became exposed to the burgeoning nanotechnology industry and developed concern for its potential risks. She graduated from the University of Washington in 1999 with a B.S. in chemical engineering.

Maria Mircheva is interested in improving environmental practices of companies. She believes some new technologies can reduce our impact on the environment and we need adequate policies to support their development. In the past year, she has taken classes such as Industrial Ecology and Alternative Energy. Before she started her Master’s in Environmental Science and Management, Maria worked for 4 years as a financial and operational auditor and consultant at Price Waterhouse Coopers and Sun Microsystems.

Keith Killpack is specializing in pollution prevention and remediation at Bren.  Upon graduation, Keith plans to work in the field of hazardous waste remediation.  Prior to returning to school, he worked as a research assistant at the biotechnology company Exelixis for 3 years and at the nanotechnology start-up Cambrios Technologies for 0.5 years.  He earned his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at UCSB in 2000.