Angelika Tamura

Angelika Tamura

Former B.S. Student
Biomedical Engineering
11/2023-04/2025

Professional Quick Summary:
  • Joined lab: November 2023
  • Joined due to: Student-faculty lunches and Direct recruit due to faculty agreements
  • Member of American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Cube³ publications: 6 (2 journal co-author, 1 conference first-author, 3 conference co-author)
  • Cube³ presentations: 1 (BMES 2024)
  • Awards: 2 (2 at school level)
Bio:

Angelika Tamura graduated with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. She was a research assistant for the Cube3 lab, which primarily does research in engineering education. She was also deeply engaged in the Biomedical Engineering Society student chapter at UCD, where she serves as the vice president and actively contributes to the Outreach, Fundraising, and Picnic Day committees. Alongside her involvement in BMES, Angelika was an enthusiastic member of B-Hours, a student-run organization dedicated to projects benefiting clinics in Sacramento. Angelika is currently an engineer at Klein Tools in Texas.

Education and Degree(s)
  • B.S.E., Biomedical Engineering, 2025
Honors and Awards
  • Provost's Undergraduate Fellowship, UC Davis, 2024
  • Undergraduate Travel Award, UC Davis, 2024
Publications
  • X. Wang, T. M. Chan, and A. A. Tamura. "A Learning Module for Generative AI Literacy in a Biomedical Engineering Classroom," Frontiers in Education, vol. 10, 2025, doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1551385
  • T. M. Chan, A. A. Tamura, and X. Wang*, "Improving sense of belonging in biomedical engineering students through student-faculty lunches," Frontiers in Education, vol. 10, 2025, doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1510872.
  • X. Wang, V. Tran, G. M. Lee, S. J. Davis, M. Spooner, M. L. Chang, A. X. Stewart, C. J. Nitta, T. M. Chan, A. A. Tamura, G. G. Gurkoff, W. M. Joiner, E. Seker, and K. A. Moxon, "NeuralStorm: Training Graduate Students to Take Neuroengineering by Storm, " 2025 ASEE PSW Conference.
  • X. Wang, T. M. Chan, and A. A. Tamura, "Work in progress: Preparing Biomedical Engineers to Tackle Biases in Machine Learning," 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2025.
  • A. A. Tamura, T. M. Chan, and X. Wang, "Work in Progress: Fostering the Development of Engineering Identity in First-Year Women Engineering Students Through First-Year Seminars," 15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE) Proceedings, 2024, doi: 10.18260/1-2--48644.
  • D. J. Melnichuk, A. A. Tamura, T. M. Chan, A. M. Razavian, C. R. Calvin, and X. Wang. "Gals and Pals in Engineering: A First-Year Learning Community’s Impact on Women’s Engineering Identity," 2026 AERA Annual Meeting, 2026.