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Gates Cambridge Trust Gates Cambridge Scholars 2004 Gates Cambridge Trust Gates Cambridge Scholars 2004 Preface What a delight it is to see the Gates Cambridge Scholars program continue to grow and succeed as it enters its fourth year. There have now been nearly 450 Gates Scholars from over sixty countries; highly talented young men and women from all over the world stretching their minds and abilities while enrolled at the University of Cambridge. But the rewards of this program are beginning to manifest in more than students getting excellent graduate education. There are now over 200 Gates Scholars who have completed their studies at Cambridge and are putting their knowledge and experience to work in a variety of settings – from inner-city classrooms to global NGO’s. They are bringing new vision in seeking solutions to the world’s pressing issues, and are apply- ing their education to the benefit of society at large. As a result, each new class of Gates Cambridge Scholars has bigger shoes to fill. But it is clear from reading the profiles in this yearbook that they are all smart, imaginative people who are already aware of the many needs to be served in this world. That awareness coupled with a Cambridge education will prepare them to be the authors of significant change – by having the intelligence to see the injustice and inequity in the world, having the courage to commit to addressing that dispar- ity, and having the ability to find solutions. I welcome the new class of Gates Cambridge Scholars, and wish you an enriching time during your studies at the University of Cambridge. William H. Gates Sr. Trustee, Gates Cambridge Trust Co-Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Gates Cambridge Scholars 2004 Scholars are listed alphabetically by name. The list includes current Scholars, although a few will start their course in January or April 2005. Three Scholars who won their award in the competition for 2004 have been given permission by the University and the Trust to delay taking up their place in Cambridge until after 30 September 2005: they are not included in this edition of the Scholars Year Book. Several students listed here may be spending all or part of the academic year 2004-05 working away from Cambridge whilst undertaking field-work or other study as an integral part of their doctoral research. The list also retains some Scholars who will complete their PhD thesis and will be leaving Cambridge before the end of the academic year. Some Scholars shown as working for a PhD degree will be required to complete successfully in 2005 a post-graduate certificate or Master's degree, or similar qualification, before being allowed by the University to proceed with doctoral studies. © 2004 Gates Cambridge Trust All rights reserved. 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Gates Cambridge Scholarship Year Book | October 2003 Gates Cambridge Scholarship Year Book | October 2003 Gates Cambridge Trust: Trustees Mr William H Gates Sr Professor Lord Broers Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of the Gates Foundation University, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering Dr William Gerberding Mrs Anne Lonsdale Former President of the University President of New Hall, Cambridge of Washington Baron May of Oxford Baroness O’Neill President of the Royal Society and of Bengarve Fellow of Merton College, Oxford Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge Viscount Runciman Professor Alison Richard of Doxford Vice Chancellor of the University President of the British Academy of Cambridge and Chairman of and Fellow of Trinity College, the Gates Cambridge Trust Cambridge Gates Cambridge Trust: Officers Dr Stephen Fleet Dr Gordon Johnson Formerly Master of Downing President of Wolfson College and College, Cambridge (Treasurer) Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Cambridge (Provost) Dr Anil Seal Dr Timothy Mead Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge Registrary of the University and (Director) Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge (Secretary) Gates Cambridge Trust: The Scholars 2004 8 Gates Cambridge Scholarship Year Book | October 2004 Mr Ryan COURSE IN CAMBRIDGE: Bayesian statistical techniques. I believe Prescott Adams PhD Physics; St John’s College that this approach to AI has far-reaching implications both for understanding the PREVIOUS UNIVERSITIES: USA brain and for the long-term development Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Bayton, Texas of machine intelligence. BSc Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (2003) INTERESTS: I like to play and coach water polo, race cars and Although I am perfoming my PhD work in karts. I also enjoy creative writing, and playing the Physics Department at the Cavendish poker and Go. I would love to learn to play rugby Laboratory, my primary research is in while in Cambridge. Statistical Machine Learning, a sub-field of Artificial Intelligence. I study the mathematical properties of collections of independent adaptive entities, using Mr Adewale COURSE IN CAMBRIDGE: research will be conducted on the Niyi Adebanwi PhD Social Anthropology; Trinity Hall transformative potentials of politics, culture and communications on the African PREVIOUS UNIVERSITIES: Nigeria continent. I also plan to use my intellectual University of Lagos: Ibadan resources in working with progressive BSc Mass Communication forces anywhere in the world to make the University of Ibadan: world safer, better and more livable MSc Political Science INTERESTS: Football, Poetry and Movies My principal future goal is to contribute to the transformation of my society, my continent and the world. I intend to set up a centre for political and cultural communication in my country where Miss Sinéad COURSE IN CAMBRIDGE: me to understand better the social, Agnew MPhil Social and Economic History; economic and political forces that drive Pembroke College the making of law. This in turn will make Ireland me a better lawyer, advocate and teacher. Dublin PREVIOUS UNIVERSITIES: University of Dublin, Trinity College: LLB INTERESTS: Singing , running, music, literature, music, football, St Edmund Hall, Oxford: dancing and shoes. MJuris in European and Comparative Law I hope to develop my expertise and breadth of knowledge as a lawyer, either in practice or by teaching. I believe that my time in Cambridge reading for the MPhil in Social and Economic History will help Mr Salman Ahmad COURSE IN CAMBRIDGE: position. I intend to use all the resources PhD Economics and Finance; Christ’s College available to me to work towards this aim. Pakistan A secondary goal is to be available in the PREVIOUS UNIVERSITIES: Faisalabad education sector of Pakistan as a Lahore University of Management Sciences: professional educator. I feel that a PhD BSc (1999) from Cambridge together with resources of University of Cambridge: Gates will be invaluable tools to MPhil (2001) accomplish this target. INTERESTS: My first goal is to go back to Pakistan and I love reading fiction and politics. In my spare time actively pursue a decision making role in I like to do volunteer work helping the community. the area of finance. I believe that being a On the fun side, I love clubbing and playing Gates Scholar in Cambridge will provide Playstation games. me with an excellent opportunity to prepare myself for this challenging Gates Cambridge Scholarship Year Book | October 2004 9 Miss Sarah COURSE IN CAMBRIDGE: I hope to apply the knowledge and skills Alexander MPhil in Classics; St John’s College developed in studying the ancient world in our modern one. Ireland PREVIOUS UNIVERSITIES: Dublin Trinity College, Dublin: INTERESTS: BA Classics (2002) For the last two years I have been living in Berlin, working in financial research. This experience has I am delighted to be able to start working increased my interest in history, particularly that of towards a PhD in Classics at Cambridge. modern Europe, and in travel. I also enjoy most My particular areas of research will be kinds of literature, music, cinema and theatre. Theocritus, a poet of the Hellenistic period, and Greek philosophy with initial focus on Plato and Aristotle. In the future Mr Gil COURSE IN CAMBRIDGE: INTERESTS: Alexandrowicz PhD Physics; Gonville & Caius College (Married to Noa). Developing novel medical equipment in the field of magnetic resonance. Israel PREVIOUS UNIVERSITIES: Hebrew University of Jerusalem: BSc (Physics) (1997), MSc (Physics) (1999) I think that studying in Cambridge will give me the necessary tools for innovation, either in industry or in further research. Ms Laura COURSE IN CAMBRIDGE: now have remained unanswered. A clearer Elizabeth Allan PhD Psychopharmacology; Queens’ College understanding will have a tremendous impact on both the therapeutic PREVIOUS UNIVERSITIES: Germany management and the quality of life of University of Newcastle: patients, of those individuals associated BSc Pharmacology (2004) with them and society at large. While at Cambridge, I intend to investigate INTERESTS: gene environment interactions in the I enjoy music and dance of all kinds and both aetiology and pathophysiology of indoor and outdoor sporting activities. psychiatric disorders and drug addiction. I would like to make a positive contribution towards elucidating questions which until Ms Ioanna COURSE IN CAMBRIDGE: external magnetic fields in a wide range of Antypas PhD Materials Science & Metallurgy; Queens’ College technologically important materials samples. Yanna was