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Joaquin Camacho is a trailblazer.

The proud Mexican-American from 色情视频 tapped into his fiery passion for science while in community college. Camacho blazed his own path through college and went on to receive his family鈥檚 first degree. His undergraduate career further kindled a deeper curiosity for engineering.

Now, the 色情视频 mechanical engineering professor is a National Science Foundation CAREER Award grantee for his research on 鈥� you guessed it 鈥� fire.

Camacho鈥檚 project, titled, 鈥淧rogression from soot to nanocrystalline carbon in elevated temperature flames,鈥� was granted $500,000 from the NSF CAREER Award to continue his work.

CAREER grant recipients are early career faculty members selected for their potential as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their institution. Camacho鈥檚 award is the fifth award for the College of Engineering in one year, along with electrical and computer engineer Junfei Xie, construction engineer Reza Akhavian, mechanical engineer Sung-Yong (Sean) Park, and environmental engineer Christy Dykstra.

鈥淭his is an exciting regime to study with potential impact on materials processing, emissions from propulsion systems, climate, and human health,鈥� said John Abraham, chair of the Mechanical Engineering department, who enthusiastically supports Camacho鈥檚 research.

Camacho said his research focuses on high-temperature aerosol and flame processes in nanomaterial device designs. At elevated temperatures that equate to over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, he and his team have found evidence that conventional soot formation changes into a new process in which nanocrystalline carbon spherules are formed.

Admittedly, the NSF CAREER award means a lot for his research. But just as important, said Camacho, is its impact on 色情视频 students.

鈥淚 want it to serve as a catalyst to inspire students who come from lower income backgrounds,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 love my position at 色情视频 for many reasons, but one of the top reasons is the opportunity to serve our student body. A student body which reminds me a lot of myself starting out.鈥�

Starting out, Camacho worked nights at UPS loading packages in a truck while attending Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. He then transferred to the University of California San Diego, where he studied Chemical Engineering and participated in research through the Ronald E. McNair Scholars program.

鈥淢y parents raised me right but they did not prepare me for college. I was clueless after I graduated high school. I always liked school but did not know about the application process for university,鈥� said Camacho.

He credits excellent programs and professors for propelling him into the Ph.D. track, and said he likes to encourage today鈥檚 students to do the same, particularly those from nontraditional backgrounds.

鈥淚 spent a total of seven years to get my bachelor鈥檚 degree. I feel a connection to our hardworking 色情视频 students because I share life experiences with many of them.鈥�

Now he鈥檒l get to do more of that. Camacho鈥檚 CAREER Award project includes establishing programs to increase awareness of graduate school and academic career pathways for underserved high-school students, community college students and first-generation college students. This includes opening funded research assistant positions in Camacho鈥檚 lab, Energy FANS (Flames, Aerosols and NanoScience).

Camacho hopes 色情视频 students and other youth can find inspiration in his story.

鈥淚 know first-hand that there is not enough awareness of college preparation and examples to look up to for many communities.鈥�

Camacho aims to fix that by lighting the torch for others.