TBP Past Presidents' Theme Page
This page was last modified on May 10th, 2001

Welcome to the TBP Past Presidents' Theme Page! This page is an archive of the themes and goals of past presidents of the California Alpha Chapter. It is intended to provide future presidents with insights to the history of our chapter, as well as guide them on the path to a stronger TBP. Here, you will learn about the hard work of many presidents and their very dedicated officer corp. You will also find out when certain "traditions" that you're so used to were started. The last thing I would like to mention is, our chapter would not be where it is right now without the help of the OFFICERS!!! Even though this page is about what the presidents' themes for their semester are, I would like to acknowledge the hard work of all the past officers of TBP for making our chapter the best it can be! I also hope that this will be beneficial to the new president's term! - Bernie L.

Please click on the presidents' pictures for a detailed summary of their term!

Questions? Comments? E-mail: Bernie and he'll try to write back!


Andy Wang (President Fall 1994) Summary coming soon!


James Hong (President Spring 1995) Summary coming soon!


Name: Babak Razani
Major: EECS

Babak is currently doing an MD/PhD program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City sponsored by NIH. He's in his 5rd year of the program. - Last updated 5/10/01
e-mail at Babak Razani


Name: Mason Freed
Major: ME

Mason is currently working on a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley. - Last updated 5/10/01
e-mail at Mason Freed


Name: Tai-Ping Yu
Major: EECS

Tai-Ping is currently working on a PhD in the EECS department at Berkeley. He also spends some time helping the TBP ultimate frisbee team out and led them to a gold medal finish at the EJC mini-olympics. - Last updated 5/10/01
e-mail at Tai-Ping Yu


Name: Omid Shakernia
Major: EECS

Omid Shakernia professes to enjoying mountain biking, skiing, chess, and playing the classical guitar. A resident of Palo Alto, his more select pieces of literature include "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", Catch-22", "Fountainhead", and "Franny and Zooey"; he enjoys Asturias, by Isaac Albeniz, and is a great fan of "The Usual Suspects". He is currently a PhD student in the EECS department at UC Berkeley. - Last updated 5/10/01
He can be reached internet e-mail at Omid Shakernia


Name: Sayali Vinayak Upasani
Major: Bio E

There is a moderate amount of information about the ex-Prez of TBP. Apparently, this ex-resident of the Bay Area is a fan of "The Beatles", and enjoys mythological stories. She hopes to go into medicine, and has a distinct fondness for mint-chocolate chip ice-cream. Sayali is currently studying for an MD at UCLA medical school. - Last updated 5/10/01
She can be contacted by internet e-mail at Sayali Upasani


Name: Alvin Y. Chen
Major: EECS

Alvin Chen has a number of hobbies. Among them are singing (especially musicals), running, hiking, swimming, computer-related activities, reading, playing games, and talking with his friends. He is also something of a storyteller. Alvin is currently pursuing a PhD at UCLA in CS. - Last updated 5/10/01
He can be reached by internet e-mail at Alvin Chen


Name: Bernie Lin
Major: EECS

Bernie enjoys a variety of activities such as violin playing, classical music, ice skating, tennis, volleyball, sci-fi books, computer games, any racket sport, and astronomy. His favorite genre of music is classical, but he can listen to just about any type of music, including *country*! He picked up photography as a hobby a few years ago and takes lots pictures (along with Mike M.). If you see a guy with a camera snapping photos at you, there's a large chance it'll be him.

If you want to know more about Bernie, or just want someone to talk to, he has an internet e-mail address at Bernie Lin. He also has a webpage here. - Last updated 5/10/01


Name: Jo Kay Chan
Major: Bio E

Jo Kay is a 4th year Bioengineering major. She says she's from Santa Ana (as in the winds or "the 5" freeway), but she's originally from Canada, where 25% of the population suffers from mental disorders. Jo Kay strives to be a part of the 75%. As if schoolwork and Tau Beta Pi weren't enough to keep her busy, she tries to find time for hobbies--swing dancing, random music, restaurant tasting, puzzles, etc. She is a recovering coffee addict, and has developed a liking for Coke. - Last updated 10/99
If anyone has an interesting Brainteaser, please email Jo Kay Chan.


David Cwiertny (President Fall 1999) Summary coming soon!

Susheem Gupta (President Spring 2000) Summary coming soon!

Susheem graduated in May 2001 and is heading across the bay to Stanford.
E-mail: susheem@tbp.berkeley.edu


Caroline Lau (President Fall 2000) Summary coming soon!

Caroline graduated in May 2001 and is heading across the country to MIT.
E-mail: caroline@tbp.berkeley.edu


Carl Wang (President Spring 2001)

Carl still has to serve one more year of his 4-year sentence in Cory Hall. He's into Star Wars and other sci fi stuff. Carl's from Cupertino, CA, but, like Jo Kay, he's originally from Canada, eh? That's a crepe he's holding in his hand. It was tasty.

Send him an e-mail: calwang@tbp.berkeley.edu


***Disclaimer: This page was created Summer of 1999, therefore there is less information on the presidents of farther past... If you notice any inaccurate info, please mail Bernie Lin and he'll correct it ASAP, thanks!