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New Faces
Sanjeev Durge
Sanjeev is a data scientist and graduate student in data science at Michigan State University. He has contributed to advanced AI applications and has a strong foundation in machine learning, generative AI, big data analytics, and cloud technologies, with hands-on experience across academia, industry, and research. His professional journey includes impactful roles at BorgWarner, MSU, Inviz.ai, and HighRadius Corporation, where he worked on optimizing models, engineering scalable pipelines, and deploying AI solutions that drove measurable improvements in performance and efficiency. He has also demonstrated leadership as AI/ML Lead of the Google Developers Club and published research work on AI-driven computer vision challenges. Beyond academics and research, he is deeply committed to social causes and actively volunteers for events that create positive change, guided by his belief in using technology to deliver meaningful solutions that help people and communities. Outside of work, he is passionate about sports, having played football at the state level, and enjoying volleyball and chess. He also loves watching anime, playing video games, and aspires to explore game development with a particular interest in creating immersive VR experiences.
Sadie Liddy
Sadie Liddy is an undergraduate research assistant studying journalism with a concentration in international reporting at Michigan State University. She has covered stories on the student experience at MSU and local events, and loves learning more about the world and people. Sadie has also worked within the performing arts in communicative and artist hospitality roles, and has experience with event planning and social media content. Sadie is looking to expand her reporting and communicative skills in many fields, and is excited to explore different avenues and bring her creativity to them. Joining the Julian Samora Research Institute has been a great honor, and Sadie enjoys learning from her colleagues and working in this research.
Scholarship recipients
JSRI Graduate - Sofia Rosales
Sofia Rosales is a Ph.D. student in political science at Michigan State University, where she is a University Enrichment Fellow. Her research focuses on the Supreme Court, constitutional law, and public opinion, with a current project examining how Supreme Court rulings on immigration shape American voter attitudes. She holds a certificate in Chicano and Latino studies and earned her bachelor’s degree in political science, summa cum laude, from Cal Poly Pomona.
Passionate about mentorship, Sofia aspires to a career in academia, where she can advance political science through research, teaching, and supporting students from underrepresented backgrounds.
JSRI UnderGraduate - Lisbet Barragan
Lisbet Barragan is a first-year Latina student at MSU. She is a packaging major with a minor in Chicano/Latino studies. She plans to become a packaging designer/engineer in the cosmetic or personal care industry. She was born and raised in Michigan, but her family is from Jalisco, Mexico. She is also the proud owner of a small business called bloomsbylisbet, where she creates custom floral arrangements.
Lisbet is passionate about art, innovation, and creativity, and looks forward to using her skills to make a meaningful impact in whatever path she chooses to pursue.