About Us

Meet The Curio Cat:

The Curio Cat is our mascot! He represents curiosity about the world we live in, learning, academia, and playfulness. He was designed after our sweet rescue cat Lil’ Stebe.

Meet the Faces Behind The Curio Cat:

About Derek

Derek (B.S., P.E.) is our AI expert and research guru! He is an alumnus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was a Lockheed Engineering Scholar and a UCLA Alumni Association Scholar. By day, Derek is a senior engineering supervisor. By night, Derek pursues his true passion: teaching students how to do AI research! Derek’s students have 50+ publications and contributed lectures with ACM, IEEE, SIAM, AMS, CJSJ, and more. Want to reach out to the expert? Email hannah@thecuriocat.com for a free consultation!

This is Hannah – our media/content manager, resident photographer and videographer, and field research assistant! She is a former-nurse-turned-conservationist and photographer who likes to spend her free time exploring, hiking, birding, and playing with her cameras and three rescue cats. In particular, she specializes in nature photography and videography, research assistance (citizen science), and data collection. She is very passionate about sharing her love of nature with the world. She is also part of the Yelp Elite Squad – Find her on Yelp here!

About Hannah
About Christian

This is Christian – our field and media assistant! After finishing his service in the United States Marine Corps, Christian became a full time engineering student at the University of Utah. In his spare time, you’ll find him country dancing, fly fishing, riding his motorcycle, hiking, camping, or gaming on the PC he built himself!

Welcome Robert to our team! Robert holds a BS in Biochemistry from UCLA and a PharmD from UCSD. On top of being an accomplished pharmacist, Robert has a wealth of experience conducting chemistry and biochemistry research.

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What We Do at The Curio Cat

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Sharing Bits of Curious Knowledge

Sharing curious knowledge and current events on Instagram @curiocatnews and on our YouTube Channel here!

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AI Programs

Does your child love AI? Is he or she interested in building the world’s fastest AI simulations? Then consider enrolling in one of our unique AI programs!


Curious for more?

If you’d like more information on our AI programs, or for any general information, please feel free to reach out by clicking the link above to be taken to our contact form.

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