As a high school student trying to pick a college, Howard Hang was more interested in where he would be able to catch the best waves than academic programs. A native Californian, Hang looked at many of the University of California schools, finally choosing UC, Santa Cruz, which clearly had the best surf. It wasn't long before his surfboard was gathering dust, and Hang became serious about science, "The 'science bug' didn't catch me until I took organic chemistry, and then things started to actually make sense," recalls Hang.
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