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Angela M. Berti is a Ph.D. candidate in physics and concentrating in observational astrophysics at the University of California San Diego. Her research focuses on the relationship between galaxies and dark matter halos and their co-evolution throughout cosmic time. Angela received a Bachelor of Science in physics from Harvey Mudd College and a Master of Science in astrophysics from San Francisco State University. At UCSD Angela is a class representative on the Physics Graduate Council and a co-leader of the Graduate Women in Physics (GWIP) group. She is also a 2019 recipient of the Carol and George Lattimer Award for Graduate Excellence within the UCSD Division of Physical Sciences, and has mentored undergraduate students interested in graduate school as a graduate advocate for UCSD’s Summer Training Academy for Research Success (STARS) program since 2016. Angela enjoys drawing on the experience of her own non-traditional journey into the physics Ph.D. program at UCSD to encourage others seeking alternative paths into academia and scientific research.
