UC Irvine alum Samantha Tan has overseen and driven for team racing sports cars in a number of formats, , aiming to challenge stereotypes as the rare Asian woman in her sport.

What do film directors, health care innovators, startup founders, game designers and even a race car driver have in common? A spot on the 2025 Forbes “30 Under 30” list, which features 46 UC alums, students and faculty from eight campuses and two national labs.

The awards span 20 categories of 30 honorees each across the arts, technology and social impact. To make one of the lists, candidates must evaluated by Forbes staff and a panel of independent, expert judges on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) funding, revenue, social impact, scale, inventiveness and potential — along with being 29 or younger as of December 31, 2024.

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