This March, Tracy C. Dyson, who graduated from the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis with a doctorate in chemistry in 1997, will travel to the ISS as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 70/71 crew. The journey marks her third trip to space where she has seen our planet from both inside the International Space Station (ISS) and outside of it during spacewalks.
College Students Told ‘You Belong Here,’ ‘Work Hard,’ ‘Own Your Education,’ ‘Connect as Much as Possible’
What is research? What are graduate students? How do I get all of my work done when the quarter is going so fast? I really need to go home and be with my family, but should I? What should I do if I'm interested in studying something different than what my family expects? If you’re a first-generation college student, you may have questions you’re not sure who to ask.
Inspired by UC Davis Mentors, Alumnus Pursues Global Opportunities and Leaves Legacy
Editor’s note: This alumni success story is presented here as it was first published for #aggiesatwork on the Cal Aggie Alumni Association website in 2016. According to LinkedIn, Shehzad is now working as a software developer at One Acre Fund in Kenya.
