irene_cocacola[1]Skyline College student Irene Yim received a Coca Cola scholarship. These scholarships are awarded to community college students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and significant campus and community engagement. Irene is an active member of the Phi Theta Kappa chapter and currently works in the Biology Stockroom. Irene is a food science major and  completed a summer internship at the USDA to evaluate nutritional quality of carrots. She presented her research at the SACNAS conference in October. Irene developed and is presenting a workshop at the March 15th Expanding Your Horizons on Molecular Gastronomy: polymer chemistry.

Article by Christine Case