While he doesn’t quite know the exact path his career will take after he graduates in 2024, Suen knows that he wants to work with and for the environment. He has been “lab-hopping” to learn about different fields of study.
In his sophomore year, Suen worked in the Adam Martiny lab, where he helped collect and analyze water samples from Newport Beach. In summer 2022, Suen participated in the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration Research to study ice samples and create a fire map of Antarctica.
Suen knows there is still a lot more nature to explore and looks forward to doing just that. Exploration and research are not solo activities, and Suen is happy to be able to do it all in the collaborative environment of UC Irvine.
“When I was choosing schools, I tried to look for ones where people are happier to work with each other than to compete with each other,” Suen says. “And I really found that sense of support at UCI.”