The Innovation Workshop is run primarily by the lab manager and the Workshop Wizards – undergraduate staff that assist with training, user-submitted jobs, lab maintenance, and more.

Bio: Brian Dincau graduated from UC Davis in 2012 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He then worked as an engineer in the semiconductor and kitchen HVAC industries for several years before returning to school. He completed his Master's at WSU Vancouver in 2018, and then his Ph.D. at UC Santa Barbara in 2022. His research was highly experimental, with an emphasis on using multiphase microfluidic platforms. He began managing the Innovation Workshop and Microfluidics Lab in July of 2022.

Hobbies & Interests Brian enjoys the tangible and creative aspects of cooking. When he finds time, he may be seen rollerblading around the UCSB campus on his lunch break around noon. In order to maintain his vision for small details and finger dexterity, he likes to occasionally build scale models, usually of Gundams or other mecha/sci-fi creations. He also likes working on RC cars and playing the occasional video game.

Brian is a firm believer that education is the most critical aspect in building an equitable, cohesive society. In particular, understanding how common everyday items function and learning to make/repair them is essential in fostering a community of creators (rather than consumers).

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Bio: Remy is an incoming second year double majoring in B.S. Electrical Engineering and B.S. Data Science and Statistics. She hopes to one day work on Electrical Vehicles and continue working in Artificial Intelligence. She has experience with Python, Arduino, and Matlab in which she used to complete several personal projects throughout the year. At school, Remy is a part of IEEE and SWE and has previously worked in FABs, clean rooms, and computer science fields.

Hobbies & Interests: Her hobbies include swimming, painting, digital art, reading, crocheting, and jewelry making. She loves going to the beach and biking during sunset. She also loves any sort of animal (mostly capybaras) and used to dog foster on the side. Her dog Chewie is pictured above. Feel free to reach out!

remywong@ucsb.edu | Linkedin

Kenneth is a second year Mechanical Engineering student who is interested in joining Gaucho Racing in the fall.

Hobbies & Interests: Kenneth likes to spend his free time playing video games, eating, and going to the gym. He's a HUGE Jeremy Zucker fan; he even got a medal and free concert ticket from spotify for being a top 25 listener! If you haven't heard of Jeremy, you NEED to give him a listen.

kennethkho@ucsb.edu | LinkedIn

Bio: Ava is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student at UC Santa Barbara. On campus, she is currently involved with the UCSB chapter of Engineers Without Borders and works as an undergraduate research assistant in the Transport for Energy Applications Laboratory. She hopes to continue learning and applying her knowledge to renewable energy fields.

Hobbies & Interests: Outside of school, Ava can be found outside hiking, surfing, climbing trees, and exploring. She enjoys sewing, crocheting, making jewelry, concerts, and playing spor