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CIAN STUDENT SUCCESS CIAN students took advantage of a number of opportunities througout the year including industry internships, professional development meetings, and Student Leadership Council opportunities. TESTIMONIALS “Being a CIAN student means being a part of cut- “We successfully have the first ERC-to-ERC collaboration ting-edge research in exciting projects that I would usu- (CIAN and QESST) with Arizona State University...I really ally not have the chance to participate in. I am helping enjoyed the opportunity that CIAN gave, not only prac- to engineer something useful that people will actually tice presentation skills, but also social skills and collab- benefit from.” Jilian Nguyen (Undergraduate Student, orations!” Weiyang Mo (Graduate Student, University of University of Arizona) Arizona) “I became a visitor to a high school, Fremont High “During a previous internship, I had to quickly learn how School. I found it an amazing experience to understand to communicate with a large team of technicians who the value of teaching to such young students and how lacked college degrees, but possessed years of practical, to inspire them in a way that they can choose the best hands-on experience. I view CIAN outreach events as op- for their lives and I am truly thankful to CIAN for provid-