<span id="docs-internal-guid-51376e0f-dc4d-3f00-7236-88058d774bbd"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michael Mehta is a University Innovation Fellow candidate studying mechanical engineering at Santa Clara University in the [[File:Michaelmehta.jpeg|thumb|Michaelmehta.jpeg]]heart of Silicon Valley. Michael is originally from Chatham, New Jersey where he discovered a passion for physics and mathematics from a young age.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-51376e0f-dc4d-3f00-7236-88058d774bbd"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since coming out to California, Michael has been exposed to a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation that has peaked his curiosity. Through Santa Clara University, Michael has participated in the Santa Clara Innovation and Design Club gaining experience in design thinking through participating in entrepreneurial mindset challenges and “design-a-thons”.</span></span>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a UIF candidate, Michael hopes to be a part of the continuous improvement and development of the innovation and entrepreneurship education on campus at Santa Clara.</span>
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= Related Links =
[https://www.scu.edu/ Santa Clara University]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_University_Student_Priorities Santa Clara University Student Priorities]
<u>Spring 2018</u>
Taylor Mau
Connor Tisch
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mariah_Manzano Mariah Manzano]
<u>Spring 2017</u>
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Andrew_Torrance Andrew Torrance]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Will_McMullen William McMullen]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Mjbelford Matt Belford]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rory_Pannkuk Rory Pannkuk]
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